

Student Paper Competition
2025 STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION
PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION AAR
Awards for outstanding student papers in the fields of Biblical Studies and
Religious Studies:
• two (2) $100 awards for winning graduate papers
• two (2) $100 awards (1st Place) and two (2) $50 awards (2nd place) for winning
undergraduate papers
Submissions must meet the following criteria to be considered:
• no more than 5,000 words (including footnotes) for undergraduate papers
• no more than 7,000 words (including footnotes) for graduate papers
• in 12-point font and double-spaced
• formatted according to either JAAR or JBL guidelines
• free of clerical or grammatical errors
Submissions should include:
• one electronic version in Word of PDF format.
• a brief letter of support from a Pacific Northwest Region AAR, SBL, or ASOR
faculty member indicating student name and title of paper.
• name, home mailing address, social security number/social insurance number,
educational institution, graduate or undergraduate status
Submit electronically by March 30, 2025 to: Scott Starbuck (starbuck@gonzaga.edu)
Awards will be announced at the Pacific Northwest AAR Regional
The annual meeting will be at Gonzaga University, May 23-24, 2025. Students must be registered for the conference to be awarded a winning paper.