Top 25%

Students marked as the top 25% "awards level" will be flagged as award contenders on the conference schedule. The submission reflects:

• One or fewer punctuation or grammar errors. No use of first person.

• Citations and at least one of the following: source material, inspiration material, references, data collection method.

• Use of APA, MLA, or Chicago as appropriate to the subject.

Middle 50%

Most students may fall in this category. 

• Some punctuation or grammar errors.

• Citations or at least one of the following: source material, inspiration material, references, data collection method.

• Errored but recognizable use of APA, MLA, or Chicago as appropriate to the subject.

Bottom 25%

Students in this category who submit on time may still be accepted to the conference if there is space.

• Many punctuation or grammar errors.

• No evidence.

• No citations. Urls or DOIs only or unrecognizable format for sources.