🌱 About ABS Young Scholar Development Program (YSDP)

The ABS Young Scholar Development Program is designed to:

• Build academic capacity among students and early-career researchers.

• Provide hands-on training in research writing, methods, ethics, and publishing.

• Create inclusive opportunities for underrepresented and low-resource scholars.

• Promote interdisciplinary and international collaboration.

• Offer mentorship, workshops, internships, and publishing platforms.

📚 Young International Research Letters Competition (YIRLC) 2025

Theme: Fostering Innovative and Impactful Research Among Young Scholars
Organizer: ABS Research Academy
Mode: Online (with optional hybrid award ceremony)
Tentative Date: November 15, 2025
Eligibility: Undergraduate, Master's, and Early-stage PhD students (below 35 years)
Submission Deadline: October 10, 2025
Languages: English
Disciplines: Multidisciplinary (Economics, Management, Technology, Finance, Development Studies, Sustainability, Education, Public Health, etc.)

🔍 Objectives

• To promote research communication skills among young scholars.

• To foster international collaboration and academic writing capacity.

• To recognize and reward impactful short research contributions.

• To identify promising early-career researchers for mentorship and publication support.

📝 Format of the Research Letter

• Word Count: 2,500 to 4,000 words
  
  

• Structure:

  • Title (concise and informative)

  • Author information (with affiliation and contact)

  • Abstract (100 words)

  • Introduction (problem statement and rationale)

  • Methodology or Data (brief if empirical)

  • Key Results / Argument

  • Implications (theoretical, practical, or policy)

  • References (APA)
    
    

🧑‍🎓 Eligibility Criteria

• Open to students or early-stage researchers under the age of 35.

• Submissions must be original and unpublished.

• Only individual submissions (no group submissions).

• Each participant may submit only one letter.
  
  

🏆 Awards & Recognition

• Best Research Letter (Gold Award): $200 + Certificate + Publication opportunity

• Silver Award (x2): $100 + Certificate + Publication opportunity

• Bronze Award (x3): $50 + Certificate + Publication opportunity

• Top 20 Shortlisted Authors: Certificate of Merit + Invitation to research training workshop

• All Participants: Digital Certificate of Participation

🧪 Evaluation Criteria

• Originality and novelty

• Clarity of argument and logical flow

• Relevance to real-world or academic issues

• Quality of writing and presentation

• Soundness of methodology or insight

👩‍⚖️ Review Process

• Phase 1: Technical Screening (Plagiarism, Format, Word Count)

• Phase 2: Double-Blind Review by at least 2 academic reviewers

• Phase 3: Final Judgment by a panel of senior researchers and journal editors
  
  

📬 Submission Process

• Submissions must be made through a Google Form or ABS submission portal.
  link: will be updated soon.

• Format: Word document (.doc/.docx)

• File Name: YIRLC2025_Firstname_Lastname_Title.docx
  
  

📢 Promotional Plan

• LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter campaigns

• University circulars and email newsletters

• Collaboration with campus ambassadors

• Academic networks and partner institutions
  
  

🤝 Partnerships & Support

• Invite journal editors, professors, and institutions as supporters

• Media partners and sponsors for award fund

• Collaboration with ABS Publishers for selected publication