<div dir="ltr"><div><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><b style="scroll-behavior: auto;"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></b></span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><b style="scroll-behavior: auto;"><font face="times new roman, serif">2026 SLA UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ESSAY PRIZE</font></b></span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br style="scroll-behavior: auto;"></font></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><font face="times new roman, serif">We write to invite submissions for the Society for Linguistic Anthropology <b style="scroll-behavior: auto;">undergraduate</b> essay competition. Submissions are due<b style="scroll-behavior: auto;"> 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.</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><font face="times new roman, serif"> </font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><font face="times new roman, serif">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. </font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><font face="times new roman, serif"> </font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><font face="times new roman, serif">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. </font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><font face="times new roman, serif"> </font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><font face="times new roman, serif">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 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