PAS 2025 Best Student Paper Award

The Population Association of Singapore (PAS) invites students to participate in the PAS 2025 Best Student Paper Award for papers in the field of population studies.

Papers may address any topic under the broad ambit of population studies, including (but not limited to): union formation and dissolution; mortality, morbidity and health; population aging; children and youth; family complexity and diversity; kinship and intergenerational relations, and more.

NOMINATION DEADLINE: 10 FEBRUARY 2025

Details:

  • Self-nominations and nominations by a student’s supervisor are welcomed. Nomination Deadline is 10 February 2025.

  • Student papers already submitted for PAS Annual Meeting 2024 are highly welcomed, if they meet eligibility requirements.

Award:

  • The winner will receive a $250 cash prize, free attendance at the PAS 2025 Annual Meeting, and a timing slot to present their paper at the conference, and be formally recognized for their achievement.

Eligibility Requirements:

  1. Nominees must be a registered student (full-time or part-time), with a PAS Student Membership, at the point of submission. For membership registration or renewal, please visit https://www.sgpopulation.org/join-us for more details.

  2. Papers must be primarily authored by the student. If the manuscript is co-authored with a faculty member, a letter from the other author is required to verify that the student applicant had the primary responsibility for the work.

  3. Papers authored by Ph.D., Master’s and Undergraduate students are welcome.

  4. Student papers already submitted for PAS 2025 Annual Meeting are also welcome to join, if they meet the eligibility requirements.

  5. Papers should not have been published or accepted for publication at the point of submission. Papers under review or submitted for publication are allowed.

  6. Papers should not exceed 8,000 words of text (excluding references, tables, etc.).

  7. Papers and any letters should be uploaded in PDF format.

Any information provided will be kept confidential.

If you run into any problems during the submission process, please contact us at contactus@sgpopulation.org.

IMPORTANT DATES

2025

Feb 10

Nomination/ Submission Deadline

Notification of Award Winner

Mar 3

Registration Deadline for PAS 2025 Annual Meeting Accepted Presenters

Mar 10

Presentation of Winning Paper at PAS 2025 Annual Meeting

Presentation of Award

May 15-16