The purpose of the Father James B. Macelwane Annual Awards in Meteorology is to stimulate interest in meteorology among college students through the submission of original student papers concerned with an aspect of the atmospheric or related sciences. The student must be enrolled as an undergraduate at the time the paper is written, and no more than two students from any one institution may enter papers in any one contest. The author of the paper awarded first place by the committee of judges will receive a stipend of $300.

To apply, students must submit the following:
1. Original paper plus four photocopies (a total of five copies).
2. A letter of application, which should include contact information from the author stating the title of the paper and the name of the university at which the paper was written.
3. A letter from the department head or other faculty member of the major department, confirming that the author was an undergraduate student at the time the paper was written, and indicating the elements of the paper that represent original contributions by the student.
4. Write an abstract of no more than 250 words describing your paper.