Call for Participation

This is the official call for submissions to the 2010 PhD Challenge. All men and woman who are currently graduate students at an accredited University or Institute of higher-learning are welcome and encouraged to participate. The idea of the PhD Challenge is to have students perform some task that the average graduate student is too timid to perform. It takes a unique caliber of student to overcome adversity and the ire of their adviser in order to complete this challenge.

Challenge

The goal of this year’s challenge is to get the phrase "I SMOKE CRACK ROCKS" into the final, camera-ready version of a peer-reviewed academic paper (see the rules for additional information about conference requirements). The target phrase must appear contiguously in the text and must be visible by the human eye. The paper must be at least three pages and published in proceedings or journal of an English-speaking academic organization.

The challenge lies in being able to seamlessly blend the target phrase in your paper in a manner that passes the general scrutiny of the reviewing committee.

Submission

All entries to the PhD Challenge contest must be submitted using the official entry form prior to the end of contest date. Each entry must include a link to the official download link of their paper in order to ensure that the phrase will appear in final print version of the document.

Important Dates

Note that you will receive feedback within 14 days from your submission on whether your entry meets the criteria.

Awards

The PhD Challenge organization is proud to announce that the 2010 winner will receive a handsome reward along with the distinguished honor of winning the contest. We have procured the following items that will be rewarded to the individual that scores the highest in the final judging:

All items subject to availability. The PhD Challenge organization reserves the right to substitute any prize with a different item of equal value.

Eligibility

All graduate students in any field (including medical and law) are eligible to submit entries to the PhD Challenge. Faculty submissions are not permitted. Recently appointed faculty members are eligible if their paper was written and submitted prior to becoming a professor. See rules for additional information about eligibility requirements.

 

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