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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I write to invite submissions for the Society for Linguistic Anthropology
<b>undergraduate</b> essay competition. Submissions are due<b> June 15, 2026</b>. In order to be eligible for this award, the applicant must have been an undergraduate student in a degree-granting program when the paper was written; must be the sole author
of the paper; and must submit the paper no more than two years after it was written.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A paper may be submitted in either of two categories: (1) a paper written for
a course or (2) a senior thesis or honors thesis or equivalent. The paper must be an original work based on original research conducted by the author. It will be evaluated on the basis of clarity, significance to the field, and substantive contribution. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Awards will be announced at the 2026 meeting of the American Anthropological
Association. Each undergraduate winner will receive a cash award, a certificate of accomplishment, and a small travel grant to the AAA meeting. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The paper must not exceed 8000 words for the thesis or equivalent category or
4000 words for the course paper category, including bibliography. At the time of submission for this competition, the paper must not have been published or submitted for publication.</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);" role="presentation"><u><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiHpIEnyswqyVRMy4wkJpU6x3S8Ve0JLv1H6HChxNWGMVjVg/viewform" data-outlook-id="afe840ec-99a0-48ec-8876-4849a13a68ae" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">SLA
Undergraduate Prize Submission Form</a></u></span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);" role="presentation"><u><a href="https://linguisticanthropology.org/about/prizes/" data-outlook-id="04afe1cb-d66f-4576-b6e7-45131d2af32e" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">More Information</a></u></span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);" role="presentation"><u><a href="https://linguisticanthropology.org/about/prizes/previous-student-essay-prize-winners/" data-outlook-id="fedb550c-1315-4aff-b7d6-48e5c47d5ed6" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">Past Awards</a></u></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Nicholas Harkness</p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Modern Korean Economy and Society Professor of Anthropology</p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Director, Program in Social Anthropology</p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Director, Harvard Korea Institute</p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Senior Scholar, Harvard Academy
<span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">for International & Area Studies</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Harvard University</p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://scholar.harvard.edu/harkness" data-outlook-id="357f5081-1377-40eb-a641-ba882c5b4721" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">scholar.harvard.edu/harkness</a></u></span></p>
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of </a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666667px;"><a href="https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/event/designers-of-mountain-and-water-alternative-landscapes-for-a-changing-climate/" data-outlook-id="5a9e8ead-aab0-4b89-bae0-c86142edaba4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Mountain
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Intelligence in South Korea: An Interdisciplinary Study</a></span></p>
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