The Zarem Graduate Student Awards have been established to exist in perpetuity. The identified master's level winner in each area, aeronautics and astronautics, will receive distinctive bronze medals and a certificate as recognition of their technical excellence at the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting (ASM). Additionally, the student will receive a travel stipend to present his/her work at the established biennial International Conference of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS) or the annual International Astronautical Congress. The technical work of the winners will also be submitted for publication in the professional media of aeronautics and astronautics, as well as announced in the media of all other professional societies. In addition to the student's award, the research advisor of the winning student is also recognized for his/her role in guiding the student.

The research advisor of the winner will receive a check for $500 to help cover travel expenses to the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting where they will be presented a certificate of recognition. Additionally the hotel stay for up to five nights will be paid for through the award.

1. All master's level AIAA student members in good standing are encouraged to participate.

2. To enter, the student must submit a writing of technical work (research paper) done at the master's level.

3. Technical papers that are used as part of a research thesis are eligible and encouraged for the competition. Papers prepared for the Regional Student Paper Conferences may also be entered.

4. Copies of the paper must be submitted via e-mail; each must bear the name and the student number of the author. The paper must also bear the name of the faculty advisor sponsoring the research.

5. The author may enter the paper in the aeronautics category or the astronautics category.

6. The papers are judged on technical merit. Criteria for judging of the papers are as follows: technical content, originality, practical application, style and form. Judging of the papers will be handled by the AIAA Student Activities Committee. Only single authored papers are permitted.

7. The top paper in each category will be the Zarem Award Winner.

8. Anyone involved in an AIAA National Technical Committee, Education Committee, or other AIAA National Member Committee, or National Subcommittee is not eligible for this award.

1. The manuscript must follow the requirements of all AIAA technical papers. Papers for the Zarem Award are limited to 11 pages. There should be one inch margins on the left, right, top and bottom. The title, author name, byline, footnotes, references, and figure captions also must follow technical paper format. Papers shoud be e-mailed to studentprograms@aiaa.org. The AIAA author kit is available online.

2. The abstract must be one paragraph of not more than 500 words and should be a self-sufficient summary of the paper, not merely an introduction to it. It should not include numerical references. It should indicate the subjects dealt within the paper and should state the objectives of the investigation. Newly observed facts and conclusions of the experiment or argument discussed in the paper should be stated in summary form.

3. If there is nomenclature, it should be inserted directly after the abstract, proceeding the introduction. The nomenclature should be listed in alphabetical order, with Greek letters following Latin letters, and superscripts and subscripts last. It is better to provide a complete nomenclature at the beginning of the paper than to have definitions scattered throughout the text.

4. In the mathematics, wherever feasible, use the solidus for fractions. Omit all radical signs and use parentheses with fractional exponents. Identify Greek letters and unusual symbols.

5. References should be typed in the following form:

Books Turner, J.M., Martin, H.C., and Leible, R.C. "Further Development and Applications of Stiffness Method," Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis, 1st ed., Vol 1, MacMillan, New York, 1964, pp. 203-266.

Journals Griffin, J.L. and Sherman, P.M. "Computer Analysis of Condensation in Highly Expanded Flows," AIAA Journal, Vol. 3, No. 10 Oct. 1965, pp. 1813-1819.

Reports Book, E. and Bratman, H., "Using Compiler to Build Compilers," SP-176, Aug. 1960, System Development Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif.

Proceedings Soo, S.L., "Boundary Layer Motion of a Gas-Solid Suspension," Proceedings of the Symposium on Interaction Between Fluid and Particles, Institute of Chemical Engineers, Vol. 1, 1962, pp. 50-64.

6. All figures, tables, references and footnotes must be numbered consecutively and cited in numerical order in the text. Important equations also must be numbered consecutively.

Technical Content
This concerns the correctness of theory, validity of the reason used, apparent understanding and grasp of subject, etc. Are all major factors considered and a reasonably accurate evaluation of these factors made?

Originality
Is the paper just a compilation of standard textbook information, or does the author show independence of thinking or a fresh approach to the subject? Is his/her subject a well worn one, or does the author's choice and treatment show some imagination?

Practical Application
Does the author reach conclusions or recommendations that are feasible and practical for use, or does he/she merely lead the audience into further difficult or insoluble questions?

Style and Form
Is the paper written in commendable English and does it present the material in a clear and acceptable form for