SPE coordinates 14 regional student paper contests (SPC) at the undergraduate, master's, and PhD level. Students compete against other students from their region for the opportunity to advance to the International Student Paper Contest, held during the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE). Contestants enter with an abstract of their paper, of which they perform a presentation on the day of the competition, and then the victors who proceed to the International contest at ATCE have their papers published in the conference proceedings and on OnePetro.

Currently, the 14 regional contests recognized by the Society are: Africa, Asia Pacific, Canadian, Eastern North America, Europe, Gulf Coast North America, Middle East, Mid-Continent North America, Rocky Mountain North America, Russia and Caspian, Western North America, South America and Caribbean, South Asia, and Southwestern North America.

SPE Student Paper Contest at MUN

The MUN SPE Student Chapter has hosted the 2014 and 2016 Canada Region Student Paper Contests. For more information about each contest, please view the following links:

2014 Canada Region Student Paper Contest; August 27-28, 2014

2016 Canada Region Student Paper Contest; March 24-25, 2016

Prepare for the Contest

• Read the Rules and Regulations (pdf)
• Learn how to write a good paper
• Learn how to create an effective presentation from your paper
• Download the publications style guide