Named in honor of Charles Lave, (an economics professor who served on the UCI faculty for more than 30 years), the $1,250 prize will be awarded to papers that display clear exposition of creative models (theories) and point to, or include, data that permit evaluation of the models. Any UCI student is eligible for the prize. The paper may be in any social or behavioral science discipline, or interdisciplinary in nature. It may be qualitative (with words only) or quantitative (with mathematical expressions) and may range from a scholarly article (including papers done as class assignments or dissertation chapters) to an op-ed piece. In keeping with Charles Lave’s values, clear and concise writing will be appreciated. The deadline for submission is Friday, May 15, 2009. Papers should be turned in to Teresa Neighbors, Undergraduate Program Coordinator, in SSPA 5135. Click here for the application.