2. Before being considered for the award, student papers must be accepted for presentation at the Chapter meeting through the normal reviewing process. If his or her paper is accepted, the student must attend the Chapter meeting and present the paper.

3. Three complete copies of the paper, including handouts, musical examples, or other accompanying audio-visual materials, must be received by the President of the Chapter one month prior to the first day of the meeting.

4. The award will consist of $250 dollars. The winner will be notified after the annual meeting and announced in the next newsletter.

5. The committee reserves the right not to make an award, if the members deem no student paper is worthy. A student who wins the award is ineligible to receive the award again in the year immediately following.

Students who are notified that their paper has been accepted must submit three hard copies of both their paper and any accompanying materials to the current abstracts editor no later than 30 days before the start of the chapter meeting.