Organization: American Anthropological Association & Related
Spring (not updated yet?)
AfAA Undergraduate Student Paper Award
(http://www.aaanet.org/sections/afaa/awards.html)
The Association for Africanist Anthropology (AfAA) is sponsoring an annual AfAA Undergraduate Paper Award. The prize will be awarded to the best undergraduate paper in Africanist anthropology. Submissions should be sent to Nancy Schwartz (nancy.schwartz[@]csn.edu). In determining the award, the following criteria will be applied:
- Originality of scholarship, creativity of insight, and quality of writing. A well-argued and innovative perspective on a current issue of concern to Africanist and African diaspora scholarship or to the issues facing Africa more generally.
- Clear potential for supporting future research at the graduate level or beyond. Special consideration will be given to undergraduates planning to pursue a career in anthropology or in service and education on the African continent.
- Original research involving primary materials or fieldwork is useful, but not essential for consideration.
- The deadline for submission is May 15, 2008. Submissions should include a letter of nomination by an academic mentor and a copy of the student paper.
- Candidates must not have completed their undergraduate studies at the time of nomination, and all award recipients must be members of the AfAA.
