Undergraduate Student Essay Award

Session Chairs or Respondents are invited to nominate an outstanding undergraduate participant from the SAMLA 89 Undergraduate Research Forum for the Undergraduate Student Essay Award. The Undergraduate Student Essay Award includes a $125 honorarium, publication in SAMLA News, and complimentary conference registration for SAMLA 90 in Birmingham (Nov. 2-4, 2018).

Each nominator may only nominate a single student. Upon receipt of the nomination form, SAMLA staff will notify nominees and request a copy of their paper.

Click here to nominate an undergraduate participant. SAMLA will notify nominees and request an edited copy of their paper. The nomination deadline is May 1st.

Please contact Dan Abitz at samla@gsu.edu or 404.413.5816 with any questions.

2017 Undergraduate Essay Award Winner

Olivia Taylor, Palm Beach Atlantic University

“Virginia Woolf and the Quest for a Woman Writer’s Utopia”

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2018 Dates to Remember

May 11: CFP Form due for listing on SAMLA's website only.

June 8: Session Information Form due: 1) contact info and abstracts for all selected panelists and 2) any A/V or scheduling requests.

June 8: Chairs/Co-Chairs must establish or update their SAMLA Membership for the conference year (2018-2019).

Please note that Membership dues are separate from the Conference Registration fee. Visit Membership Information for further details and links to the appropriate forms.