All high school juniors and seniors are eligible to enter the 2009 – 2010 AASM High School Topical Review in Sleep Science Contest.  This writing contest offers a top prize of a $1,000 U.S. savings bond and a trip for two to San Antonio, Texas.

To enter, students must write an original topical review paper related to sleep and sleep disorders.  They can choose a topic from 12 subject areas.  These include sleep deprivation, insomnia and drowsy driving.  Entrants must be sponsored by their science teacher.

The first-place student and one parent or guardian will receive a three-day/two-night trip to San Antonio, Texas, in June.  There they will attend the SLEEP 2010 24^th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.  SLEEP 2010 is an annual meeting where the latest sleep research from around the world is presented.

Prizes also will be awarded for second place, third place and honorable mention.  All award recipients will have their paper posted on the AASM Web site at www.sleepeducation.com.  All recognized papers also will be considered for publication in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.  JCSM is the official publication of the AASM and a leading scientific journal in the field of sleep.

There is only one week left to enter the 2009 – 2010 AASM High School Topical Review in Sleep Science Contest.  The submission deadline is Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.

This writing contest offers a top prize of a $1,000 U.S. savings bond and a trip for two to San Antonio, Texas.