Undergraduate Student Essay Award

Participants in the Undergraduate Research Forum are eligible for the annual Undergraduate Essay Award. The winner receives a $100 honorarium, complimentary registration for the following year's conference, and publication of the winning paper in the next issue of SAMLA News.  

Costs & Requirements

• Current SAMLA membership is a prerequisite for conference registration. Although there is no membership fee for undergraduate students, each undergraduate participant must fill out either a New Membership or Membership Renewal form for the conference year. 
• The conference registration fee for undergraduates is $40 per student.

Submissions

• Undergraduate students should either: 1) work with a faculty member in putting together a session/panel or 2) submit their individual abstract to the General Call for Abstracts.
• Faculty members should complete the following form once they have selected and confirmed their topic and participants: SAMLA 95 URF Session Information Form. Submissions will be accepted through September 7, 2023.

 Please contact Dan Abitz at [email protected] with any additional questions.