2026 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, 2026 to: Scott Starbuck (starbuck@gonzaga.edu)

 

Awards will be announced at the Pacific Northwest AAR Regional

The annual meeting will be at George Fox University, May 22-23, 2026.  Students must be a member of the PNW AAR and must be in attendance in-person to recieve an award.