DEADLINE: Application for 3rd Annual HSRProj Research Competition for Students

The submission window for this competition will close on March 1, 2019 5:00 p.m. ET.

AcademyHealth is proud to announce the third annual HSRProj Research Competition for Students hosted by AcademyHealth and the National Information Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). This annual competition invites students to use data from the Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj) database in conjunction with other sources to identify research gaps in health services and systems research.

To be eligible, students must:

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in health services research, communication science, data science, informatics, information science, public health, health economics, statistics, or a related field;
• Work alone or in groups of no more than three;
• Work with an academic advisor (and it is strongly encouraged, but not required, for students to seek out university librarians for advice on your project);
• Use the HSRProj full database, which is available online in .xml here and Excel format here; and
• Use at least one supplemental data source, such as those listed below under “Resources.

Submissions are to be made through the application webform. A complete submission needs to include:

• The application form with each team member’s and faculty advisor's information;
• A structured abstract for the project of no more than 500 words, using the judging criteria as a guide; and
• Up to three data visualizations that illustrate the authors’ approach and findings

Prize:

The winner or winning team will be invited to present their research as a featured poster at the 2019 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in Washington D.C., on June 2-4, 2019.  Please note that the winner(s) will need to cover their own lodging, transportation, and registration. In addition, the winner(s) will be invited to work with AcademyHealth staff to write a blog post to be featured on AcademyHealth’s website describing their project and experience.

Students are encouraged to seek course credits through their university for participation in this competition.