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research using IPUMS data to advance or deepen our understanding of social and demographic processes. We look for papers that use innovative approaches, comparative analyses, and showcase the power of the IPUMS data collections. Cash prizes are awarded for best <a href="#*">published work*</a> and best <a href="#**">graduate student work**</a> (published or unpublished) in eight categories.</p><h2>Award Categories</h2><p>Each category includes an award for published work and student work (published or unpublished). </p><ul><li><strong>IPUMS USA</strong>: Best paper using data from <a href="https://usa.ipums.org/usa/" target="_blank">IPUMS USA</a> (including full count data)</li><li><strong>IPUMS CPS</strong>: Best paper using data from <a href="https://cps.ipums.org/cps/" target="_blank">IPUMS CPS</a></li><li><strong>IPUMS International</strong>: Best paper using data from <a href="https://international.ipums.org/international/" target="_blank">IPUMS International</a></li><li><strong>IPUMS Health Surveys</strong>: Best paper using data from <a href="https://nhis.ipums.org/nhis/" target="_blank">IPUMS NHIS</a> and/or <a href="https://meps.ipums.org/meps/" target="_blank">IPUMS MEPS</a></li><li><strong>IPUMS Spatial</strong>: Best paper using data from <a href="https://www.nhgis.org/" target="_blank">IPUMS NHGIS</a>, <a href="https://ihgis.ipums.org/" target="_blank">IPUMS IHGIS</a>, and/or <a href="https://cdoh.ipums.org/" target="_blank">IPUMS CDOH</a></li><li><strong>IPUMS Global Health</strong>: Best paper using data from <a href="https://www.idhsdata.org/" target="_blank">IPUMS DHS</a>, <a href="https://mics.ipums.org/mics/" target="_blank">IPUMS MICS</a> and/or <a href="https://pma.ipums.org/" target="_blank">IPUMS PMA</a> (2023 and 2024 publications using IPUMS MICS data are eligible for this year’s competition)</li><li><strong>IPUMS Time Use</strong>: Best paper using data from <a href="https://www.atusdata.org/" target="_blank">IPUMS ATUS</a>, <a href="https://www.ahtusdata.org/" target="_blank">IPUMS AHTUS</a>, or <a href="https://www.mtusdata.org/" target="_blank">IPUMS MTUS</a></li><li><strong>IPUMS Excellence in Research Award</strong>:<strong> </strong>The IPUMS mission of democratizing data demands that we increase representation of scholars from groups that are systemically excluded in research spaces. This award is an opportunity to highlight and reward outstanding work using any of the IPUMS data collections by authors who are underrepresented in social science research<a href="#†">†</a>. 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