{"id":180,"date":"2025-02-26T10:37:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/lasa\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:04:12","slug":"summer-project-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/lasa\/apply\/summer-project-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Francine Werner Summer Research Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Francine Werner Summer Research Prize<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Prize: $1,000 grant for Education-related Expenses<\/h2>\n<p>Each year, LASA awards several $1000 research prizes to students from the school year cohort. The prize supports independent student research projects over the summer between the students&#8217; junior and senior years of high school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.docusign.com\/webforms\/us\/c81a7711c884fb3c8d6b71c2b0f80a10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here for the Signable Parent Permission Slip<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\"><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Complete Project Proposal<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\">Prompt: LASA\u2019s mission is to connect civic-minded, exceptional students in Los Angeles (that\u2019s you!) with aspects of Los Angeles\u2019 infrastructure so that you can imagine and plan for how you fit into the future of the city. LASA sponsors this contest to connect our mission to the summer after you complete the program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\">We invite you to pose a question or project to tackle this summer based on your interests in a specific LASA day or LA civic engagement question. Let us know the details of your question or project. If you want to brainstorm with one us as you prepare your submission, feel free to reach out at\u00a0<a class=\"ms-outlook-linkify\" href=\"mailto:laserviceacademy@usc.edu\">laserviceacademy@usc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please limit your response to 3 double-spaced pages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\"><b>Deadline: May 1, 2026<\/b>\u00a0(via email to\u00a0<a class=\"ms-outlook-linkify\" href=\"mailto:laserviceacademy@usc.edu\">laserviceacademy@usc.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\">The winners will be announced at the May LASA meeting. The winner will work with Bill, Elizabeth, and Eryn on the project this summer and write a brief report at the end of the summer detailing the results of the project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\">Essays (or portions of essays) may be featured on the LASA website or ICW\u2019s website or social media platforms. 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