THE GREENFIELD PRIZE FOR YOUNGER SEMITISTS is being offered again this year:

American Oriental Society

Jonas C. Greenfield Prize
For Younger Semitists

The American Oriental Society is pleased to announce a call for submissions for a prize to honor eminent Semitist and AOS member, Jonas C. Greenfield (10/30/26—3/13/95). The Greenfield Prize now carries a cash award of $3000, and is granted every three years to a younger scholar for the best published article in any area of Semitic studies that has been published during the most recent two-year period.

The next Greenfield Prize competition period is from June 2007 through May 2008. According to the stipulations of the donor, candidates for the current competition must be forty years old or younger by June 1, 2008. Deadline for submission of application letter and materials is December 15, 2008.

The selection of the award-winning article will be made by the AOS Greenfield Prize Committee. The results of the competition will be announced in February 2009. Presentation of the award will take place at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Oriental Society in Albuquerque, NM.

Applicants must submit by December 15, 2008:
three (3) copies of the published article and
three (3) copies of their C.V.s (including date of birth) to:

Greenfield Prize Committee
American Oriental Society
Hatcher Graduate Library
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1205

Follow the link for more information.

(Via Jack Sasson's Agade list.)