[Linganth] Call For Submissions: John Gumperz Graduate Student Essay Prize

[Swinehart, Karl]

The John Gumperz Graduate Student Essay Prize is the Society for Linguistic Anthropology’s  annual student essay competition at the graduate level. In order to be eligible for this award, the applicant must have been a graduate 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.

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. The paper must not exceed 10,000 words, including bibliography. At the time of submission for this competition, the paper must not have been published or submitted for publication.

The award winner will receive a cash award, a small travel grant to present their paper at the annual AAA meeting, and an invitation to submit the paper for consideration for publication with the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology.

The deadline for submission is Jan. 15, 2026. Submissions should be in English. Membership in SLA is not required for submission, although it is required for prize winners who wish to present their papers at the AAA conference.

Inquiries about the prize should be directed to:

Graduate prize: slagumperzgradessayprize at gmail.com

Please submit using the appropriate google form as follows:

Graduate prize submission form<https://forms.gle/d1qaF9J3J96nXJ9b9>







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