Application Checklist for an Award for Excellence in Research 2005-2006 Please submit one copy of this form, along with five copies of each paper. Submission deadline is December 31, 2005 to the address below. Any papers received after the deadline will automatically be held over for next year's competition. Name of Applicant:   Senior or Junior Investigator:  Senior Investigator     Junior Investigator Senior Investigators: researchers who received their degrees more than five years ago who since then have been active in their fields Junior Investigators: (1) graduate students, (2) researchers who have earned their degrees within the past five years, (3) those who had previously earned degrees in other fields and entered their present fields within the past five years. In the case of multi-author papers, the category is determined by the status of the first author listed, unless another author is designated at the time of submission as the primary investigator, in which case the latter will also be the award recipient. Authors need not be members of Mensa. Country in which Applicant Lives:   Title(s) of Submitted Paper(s): Does Each Submission Concern Intelligence and/or Intellectual Giftedness:   Does Each Submission Fit the Judging Criteria:   Submissions may include (1) reports of original research findings; (2) theoretical papers proposing new directions in research (including reviews of research that provide direction and focus to the field). Do not submit (1) run of the mill literature reviews that do not provide new direction and focus to the field; (2) book or textbook chapters; and (3) articles written for the lay public but not for the research community. Has Each Submission Undergone Peer Review:  Yes     No Entries must have been first published in or accepted by (not just submitted to) a peer-reviewed journal, or presented at a peer- reviewed professional conference, no earlier than January 1, 2003. Has Each Submission Been Published or Presented since January 1, 2003:  Yes     No If a paper has been accepted by a journal, or is in press, send the manuscript or galley proofs by the deadline, and send the complete reference later. Previous winning entries may not be resubmitted by a different author. There is a limit of 20,000 words (not including abstract, references and appendices). Address to which Applicant Wants Mail Sent: Telephone Number:   Email Address:   Send application information to: Mensa Education & Research Foundation Awards for Excellence in Research 1229 Corporate Drive West Arlington TX 76006-6103