The 2024 IMPS Graduate Student Research
Competition calls for proposals on the use of generative
AI, such as ChatGPT, to advance psychometric research. The
competition is open to all graduate students who can form teams
of up to 5 people. Each team is required to submit a proposal
outlining their study design, research questions, data sources or
collection plan, and analysis methods.
Students have until May 27, 2024 to submit their
proposals, which will be evaluated by a panel of judges. The
three top teams will be invited to give a presentation at IMPS
2024. To receive full consideration, at least one member
from the team needs to register for IMPS 2024 by May 15,
2024 and agree to present at the conference in July.
Judges will select a winning team from the three top teams based
on the submitted proposal and conference presentation. The winner
will be announced at the award session. One can only participate
in no more than one team.
The award comes with a certificate and a cash prize of
$2000, co-sponsored by the Psychometric Society
and the Vector Psychometric Group, LLC.
Criteria
All proposals will be evaluated on their novelty, impact for the
field of psychometrics, and feasibility.
Eligibility
Proposals will receive full consideration if all of the following
three criteria are met:
- All team members are full time graduate students or have
graduated no earlier than January 31, 2024;
- Proposal needs to be received by Monday, May 27, 2024,
11:59pm PST;
- At least one member from the team is registered by May 15 for
IMPS 2024 and agrees to present in July.
Proposal Format and Submission
Please submit your proposal using this form:
Submission Form
A gmail account is needed to complete the form. Each project
proposal must be uploaded as a single PDF document with the
naming convention of “<TeamLeadLastName>_IMPS2024.pdf” and
include the following items in the order listed:
- Cover page (one-page maximum)
- Designated Team Lead’s name, email, and affiliation with
a graduate program;
- Name of other team members and their affiliation with a
graduate program;
- Name of the presenter (can be different from the team
lead but must be one of the team members) and email.
- Abstract (250 words)
- Description (three pages maximum)
- The objective of the project
- Background, previous work, and motivation as appropriate
- The project approach, methods and results
- Contribution to the field
- References, optional (one-page maximum)
Times New Roman 12 point with double spacing and one-inch margins
is required. Please do not submit the form more than
once from the same team. If you do, only the first will be taken
into full consideration. Each team can only submit one proposal.
Review Process
Projects will be confidentially reviewed by a panel of judges
consisting of senior researchers in psychometrics. The panel will
select the top three teams to present at IMPS 2024. Selected
teams will be notified by Friday, June 21, 2024.
Acceptance Conditions
In accepting an award from the 2024 IMPS Graduate Student
Research Competition program, the awardee:
- Understands that the award is contingent on secure approval
of any protocols for research involving the use of live
vertebrate animals, recombinant DNA molecules, and/or human
subjects.
Need More Information?
If you have any questions or if you run into any issues
submitting your proposal, please contact the Chair of the
Psychometric Society Graduate Student Committee, Silvia Cagnone
at
silvia.cagnone@unibo.it.