Submissions are being accepted for the forthcoming Annual Awards and Medals Competition, which carries prizes in cash and travel of over US $200,000! Submissions can be for a new research proposal or for a completed research paper. The last day for submissions is September 17, 2006. Under each category, GDN welcomes submissions from all branches of the social sciences (Economics, Political Science, Sociology etc). Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary submissions are particularly encouraged. The finalists will present their papers and proposals at GDN’s Annual Global Development Conference in Beijing, China in January 2007. Category 1: Global Health Concerns, Domestic Responses and Reforms Category 2: Reforms, Public Services and Poverty Category 3: Resource Flows in an Interdependent World: Implications of Changes in Demand and Supply Category 4: Changes in Global Trade: Causes and Consequences Category 5: Industrial Development and Long -Term Growth Please disseminate this information amongst your colleagues. For more information on the competition, including full descriptions of the categories, visit our website at www.gdnet.org.