East and Inner Asia Council (EIAC) Graduate Student Paper Prize (2027)

The EIAC Graduate Student Paper Prize recognises the best papers on East/Inner Asia presented by graduate students at the AAS Annual Conference. Winners receive a cash prize, a certificate, and travel funds to attend the following year’s AAS conference where the award is presented. Papers must be authored by students currently registered in a doctoral program and meet the stated submission length limit.

$400 cash prize, certificate, up to $600 travel funds to attend the 2028 conference

Applicants must be graduate students currently registered in a doctoral program and accepted to present a paper at the AAS 2027 Annual Conference. Submitted papers must be no longer than 4,500 words including footnotes.

Submit the 2027 conference paper, proof of current doctoral program registration, and the accepted AAS panel abstract in PDF format via the provided submission form.