Papers may be submitted through TAK chapter moderators or independently. In either case, a cover letter should indicate the name of the entrant, the school, status as undergraduate or graduate, permanent mailing address, and mailing address to be used in January after the year of submission.
Papers are welcome in religious studies and in all fields of theology.
Papers should not exceed 21 pages in length, double-spaced, when printed in customary font size, including endnotes. A manual of style should be followed, preferably the Chicago Manual of Style . Nominations are received from individual members or chapters, and the winner is selected therefrom by the Board of Directors. The Theta Alpha Kappa Undergraduate Achievement Award is given annually by the national Board to a deserving student upon the recommendation of selected local chapters. Chapters are selected by the national Board to offer a recommendation based on a rotating system among all active chapters in good standing.