NDNR’s Student Writer’s Scholarship

As a forum for the naturopathic community, participation in Naturopathic Doctor News and Review (NDNR) has often been a vantage point for growth, communication and new collaborations within and among the naturopathic community. NDNR embraces what is unique to naturopathic medicine in the broader scope of natural medicine. It is in this spirit that we launch the annual NDNR Student Writer’s Scholarship.

Submission Categories

Entries for the scholarship will be accepted in one or both of two categories and must be co-written by or supervised by a licensed ND, whose name shall also appear with the author(s). Multiple entries per author(s) are allowed and will be considered.

• Research Review
• Case Study

Submission Deadline

Submissions Due Jan 31 at 5:00 PM PST

Send in your article (word doc), student author headshot + bio, co-author headshot + bio to editor@ndnr.com

Scholarship Awards

Research Review

• First Place: $2,000.00 (USD) + publication of author(s) and co-author(s) in ND News & Review and/or on NDNR.com
• Second Place: $500.00 (USD) + publication of author(s) and co-author(s) in ND News & Review and/or on NDNR.com
• Third Place: publication of author(s) and co-author(s) in ND News & Review and/or on NDNR.com

Case Study

• First Place: $2,000.00 (USD) + publication of author(s) and co-author(s) in ND News & Review and/or on NDNR.com
• Second Place: $500.00 (USD) + publication of author(s) and co-author(s) in ND News & Review and/or on NDNR.com
• Third Place: publication of author(s) and co-author(s) in ND News & Review and/or on NDNR.com

Honorable Mention:

• Submissions that meet or exceed our guidelines may be published as Student Scholarship Honorable Mention in ND News & Review and/or on NDNR.com as space allows

Eligibility

Research Review

• Open to 3rd or 4th year students in either the United States or Canada
• Student must be enrolled in a CNME-accredited naturopathic program (Bastyr California Campus, Bastyr Washington Campus, Boucher, CCNM, NCNM, National University of Health Science, SCNM)
• All entries must be co-authored with a licensed ND from a CNME Naturopathic Program (Bastyr California Campus, Bastyr Washington Campus, Boucher, CCNM, NCNM, National University of Health Science, SCNM)
• Research Review Submissions must follow ND News and Review’s submission guidelines
• Submissions must be 1500-2000 words
• Employees of NDNR are not eligible to submit and/or co-author with students’ submissions

Case Study

• Open to students in either the United States or Canada
• Open to 3rd and 4th year students enrolled in clinic at a CNME-accredited naturopathic program (Bastyr California Campus, Bastyr Washington Campus, Boucher, CCNM, NCNM, National University of Health Science, SCNM, Univeristy of Bridgeport)
• All entries must be co-authored with a licensed ND from a CNME Naturopathic Program (Bastyr California Campus, Bastyr Washington Campus, Boucher, CCNM, NCNM, National University of Health Science, SCNM, Univeristy of Bridgeport)
• Research Review Submissions must follow ND News and Review’s submission guidelines
• Submissions must be 1500-2000 words
• Employees of NDNR are not eligible to submit and/or co-author with students’ submissions

Judging Criteria:

• Purpose is worth 20 points: The writer’s central purpose or argument is readily apparent to the reader.
• Content is worth 20 points: Balanced presentation of relevant and legitimate information that clearly supports a central purpose or argument and shows a thoughtful, in-depth analysis of a significant topic. Reader gains important insights.
• Organization is worth 20 points: The ideas are arranged logically to support the purpose or argument. They flow smoothly from one to another and are clearly linked to each other. The reader can follow the line of reasoning.
• Creativity is worth 20 points: How is the material presented in such a way that is intriguing to naturopathic professionals.