Guidelines and procedures:
Any student enrolled in a tertiary institution may submit a paper read at the AFSAAP Postgraduate Workshop or the annual conference for consideration for the AFSAAP Annual Conference Postgraduate Prize. Written papers should be submitted as hard copy at the time of presentation, that is, during the course of the conference. The paper must be related to African Studies.
The written paper should not exceed 3000-4000 words and should be written in a style acceptable for publication in an academic journal.
Papers should be submitted on A4 paper with double or one and one-half line spacing and a 12 point typeface. Standard conventions for academic publishing should be followed. Hard copies and electronic copies (in Word format) should be submitted together.
All papers should be accompanied by a declaration that the
paper is the student's own work. Revision of work taking account of a lecturer's
marking is valid, but papers should not have been submitted to formal review by
or for an editor of a book, journal or working paper series.
Papers will be judged by a panel of three selected by the
Executive Committee, to include the postgraduate representative on the Executive
Committee and two senior academic members of the Association. The decision of
the panel is final, and if in their opinion, no entry is regarded as of high
enough standard, they may decide not to award a prize.
All entrants will be advised of the successful postgraduate, and a notice will be placed in the African Studies Review and Newsletter subsequent to a decision having been made by the judges.
The winner of the award will be given assistance to publish in a refereed journal. A cash prize of $100 will be awarded.