The Mid-Atlantic Region/Association for Asian Studies (MARAAS) awards prizes for the best papers on East, Southeast, and South Asia presented by a graduate student at the annual conference. All winners will receive a one-year membership to the Association for Asian Studies. The best of these papers will be selected as winner of the Marlene Mayo Graduate Paper Prize that also awards $500.00 to the winner. The Mayo Prize winner is also eligible for participation in a panel at the annual AAS conference and will receive financial assistance for travel and accommodations to the national conference. Nominations are made by panel chairs or members of MARAAS in attendance.
For best consideration, papers should be approximately 12-13 pages, double-spaced; power point images should be limited to 10-15 slides. Criteria include quality and depth of scholarship, originality, contribution to the student’s field or area of academic study, and clarity of presentation. Nominees should be enrolled in institutions in the MAR region (Metropolitan New York, Metropolitan Washington, D.C, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia). A panel of scholars will read and rate each nominated submission. Announcement of the MARAAS award will be made by May; selection for participation at the national AAS conference will be made by October.
