[Linganth] 2026 SLA Undergraduate Essay Prize

[Harkness, Nicholas H.]

Dear Colleagues,

I write to invite submissions for the Society for Linguistic Anthropology undergraduate essay competition. Submissions are due June 15, 2026. 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.

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.

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.

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.


  *   SLA Undergraduate Prize Submission Form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiHpIEnyswqyVRMy4wkJpU6x3S8Ve0JLv1H6HChxNWGMVjVg/viewform>
  *   More Information<https://linguisticanthropology.org/about/prizes/>
  *   Past Awards<https://linguisticanthropology.org/about/prizes/previous-student-essay-prize-winners/>


For questions, please write to: slaundergradessayprize at gmail.com<mailto:slaundergradessayprize at gmail.com>




Nicholas Harkness

Modern Korean Economy and Society Professor of Anthropology

Director, Program in Social Anthropology

Director, Harvard Korea Institute

Senior Scholar, Harvard Academy for International & Area Studies

Harvard University

scholar.harvard.edu/harkness<https://scholar.harvard.edu/harkness>


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