Graduate Student Paper Award

The Archaeological Institute of America's Graduate Student Paper Award recognizes and encourages outstanding research by predoctoral students in any discipline related to archaeology. Graduate students are the future of the archaeological profession and contribute substantially to the success of the AIA's Annual Meeting by delivering papers based on original research. Through this award, the AIA acknowledges this contribution and supports excellence in graduate student scholarship. The award is given to eligible predoctoral students who have had a paper accepted for presentation at the AIA's Annual Meeting and who self-nominate by checking the appropriate box on their submission form. The written paper and its oral and visual presentation are judged on three criteria: originality, concision, and delivery. A selection committee consisting of AIA faculty and scholar members evaluates submissions anonymously. The award includes a certificate of achievement, complimentary registration for the following year's Annual Meeting, and two nights accommodation at the meeting hotel, where the winner is recognized at the Awards Ceremony. Co-authored papers are accepted only when all contributors hold student status at the time of submission.