You may be enrolled as either an undergraduate and graduate student. You must indicate your intent to participate in the competition when submitting your abstract to the conference program organizer. Submit three copies of the written version of your paper to the current PA editor by October 1, 2001. Register for the conference. On the abstract form, note your intention to enter the Student Paper Award competition.
Entrants are responsible for conference registration.
A panel of three judges, including the editor of the Plains Anthropologist, chooses the award recipient. The award is based on both the oral presentation and written version. The written version of your paper will not be the same as the oral presentation. About 15 pages double-spaced is a good length to aim for. You will have 20 minutes for the oral presentation.