{"id":67132,"date":"2024-02-06T16:31:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T21:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/graduate-education\/?page_id=67132"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:48:57","slug":"public-policy-pitch-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/graduate-education\/public-policy-pitch-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"One-Page PhD Public Policy Pitch Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/one-column.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-67132","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"","subtitle":"Fostering Collaboration and Innovation<\/em>","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"no_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":"","hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules_above":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"pt-15","title":"","content":"The One-Page PhD Public Policy Pitch Competition is designed to empower the next generation of researchers to effectively communicate the public policy implications of their research, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation at the intersection of academia and public policy.\r\n\r\nThis competition is brought to you by the University Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs Office in collaboration with the Office of Government and Community Relations.\r\n

2026 competition details<\/h2>\r\nREGISTRATION IS OPEN<\/strong> through April 6, 2026.<\/strong> Please contact UnivGradEducation@UR.Rochester.edu<\/a> for more information.\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, review the full contest schedule<\/a> and the rest of the information on this page to help you prepare for your entry.","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"}],"sidebar":"show__sidebar","sidebar_feed":"menu_select","menu":"652","page_links":null,"sub_menu":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"overview","css_class":"","title":"

Contest overview<\/h2>","content":"By encouraging the translation of academic research into actionable and understandable policy recommendations, the competition aims to help student researchers develop and succinctly communicate evidence-based policies that address real world challenges... using just one page.<\/em>\r\n\r\nStudents will submit a written one-page abstract outlining the policy implications of their research aimed at a non-specialist audience. A panel of reviewers will evaluate the submissions based on clarity, relevance, and potential impact on public policy.","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"schedule","css_class":"","title":"

Schedule<\/h2>","content":"