RESNA Student Scientific Paper Competition

Scholarship Description:
RESNA holds a Student Scientific Paper Competition (SSPC) each year. Full time students in either an undergraduate or a graduate academic program are encouraged to submit a manuscript to the competition. Submit your paper through the online Student Scientific Paper submission OORTAL.

Scholarship Details:
$1,000 available in cash prizes
Free RESNA student membership for finalists
Winning papers presented in a special Platform Session at RESNA
Other accepted papers presented as posters during RehabWeek
Accepted papers published in RESNA’s online proceedings, with abstracts or summaries included in the Assistive Technology Journal

Eligibility Criteria:
Lead author must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at the time research was conducted
Research must be substantially performed while the lead author was a student
Multiple submissions allowed, but no student may receive more than one honorarium per year
Papers submitted to SSPC cannot also be entered in the Student Design Competition
Submission must include a Letter of Certification from a faculty member confirming the first author’s student status and role in the work

Application Process:
Prepare a manuscript based on original research conducted as a full-time student
Obtain a Letter of Certification from a faculty member verifying student status and majority contribution
Submit your manuscript through the online Student Scientific Paper submission portal
Await review and scoring by RESNA expert reviewers
If accepted, prepare to present your paper as a platform presentation (if a winner) or as a poster during RehabWeek
Choose a publication option: full paper in proceedings, or abstract/summary if planning future journal submission

Authors of non-winning accepted papers may select between publication of their full paper as submitted or a shorter abstract or plain language summary in the online proceedings. The abstract or plain language summary option is ONLY for authors who plan future submission to scholarly journals and wish to avoid strict restrictions on “prior publication” established by some journals (e.g., Archives of PM&R and some medical journals)