The Amaury Talbot Prize for African Anthropology

The Amaury Talbot Prize for African Anthropology is an annual award of £750 given to the author or authors of the most valuable work of African anthropology submitted. The prize recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of African anthropology, with a particular focus on Nigeria and West African studies. Only works published during the calendar year previous to the submission date are eligible for consideration. Works relating to any region of Africa are eligible, but preference is given in the first place to Nigeria, and in the second place to any other part of West Africa or to West Africa in general. The prize is awarded by judges appointed by the Royal Anthropological Institute Council, who reserve the right to not make an award should work of the required standard not be submitted.