SBL awards for junior scholars

SBL AWARDS for junior scholars:

January 4, 2011

CALL FOR PAPERS January 10 Deadline


Paul J. Achtemeier Award

The primary goal of the Paul J. Achtemeier Award for New Testament Scholarship is to stimulate the finest and most penetrating work in New Testament studies. In order to compete for the award a paper of publishable quality must be submitted. The paper must not have been previously published or accepted for publication. The awarded paper will be delivered at an SBL national or international meeting with a panel discussion. There is a $1,000.00 monetary award.

The award will be given to a member who has completed the doctorate and been in a teaching and/or research position for at least two (2) years and ordinarily no more than ten (10) years. A person may receive the award only one time. The nominee/applicant will submit a current academic CV and a paper, normally in English, and of no more than 10,000 words in PDF format. Applicants will submit all materials via electronic mail to AchtemeierAward@sbl-site.org.

Applicants should consult the SBL Handbook of Style for guidelines. The subject of the paper is open, but it must advance some dimension of New Testament scholarship. The paper will be evaluated within three categories:

1) persuasive thesis that engages the New Testament,
2) clarity of expression and thought,
3) originality and creativity.

The Achtemeier Award Committee for 2011 consists of Harold W. Attridge, Steven J. Friesen, and Marianne Meye Thompson.

The submission process and calendar is the following:

10 January 2011 Announcement of Intent to submit
1 March 2011 Submit all materials (make sure you receive a confirmation of receipt, if not, contact Sandra Stewart Kruger, sskruger@sbl-site.org immediately)
30 April 2011 Announcement of Awardee

David Noel Freedman Award

The David Noel Freedman Award for Excellence and Creativity in Hebrew Bible Scholarship is open for submissions.

Award
The $1,000 award will be given to an SBL member who submits a paper in Hebrew Bible scholarship. The paper must not have been published or accepted for publication. The awarded paper will be delivered at an SBL annual national or international meeting with a panel discussion.

SBL Members Eligible
The SBL member must have completed the doctorate and held a teaching or research position for a minimum of two (2) years and ordinarily no more than ten (10) years. A person may receive the award only one time.

Submission Requirements
There are two required steps in the process.
First, all intentions to submit a paper for the award must be sent to FreedmanAward@sbl-site.org no later than 10 January 2011. Please indicate in the subject line of all correspondence the last name of the applicant. All of the contact information for the individual should be included in the email. If the tentative title for a paper is available, please indicate it. Include a current copy of your academic CV in PDF format. Name the file with the first and last name of the applicant. Please be certain that the date of the CV is indicated.

Second, by 1 March 2011 the following materials must be attached to an email and submitted to FreedmanAward@sbl-site.org.

1. Update any items on the academic CV that was initially sent.
2. Paper of no more than 10,000 words (double spaced) including footnotes submitted in PDF format and attached to the email. Applicants should refer to the SBL Handbook of Style for guidelines. Do not include bibliographies. Please name the document with the last name of the person applying and the date submitted. Make sure you receive a confirmation of receipt, if not, contact Sandra Stewart Kruger, sskruger@sbl-site.org immediately.
3. A brief statement (no more than 100-250 words) regarding the way the paper advances Hebrew Bible scholarship.

Criteria
The paper will be evaluated on the basis of three criteria:
• a persuasive thesis that engages the Hebrew Bible;
• clarity of expression and thought; and
• originality and creativity.

Award Committee
The 2011 award committee is Susan Ackerman, Dartmouth College; Carol Meyers, Duke University, and William H. C. Propp, University of California San Diego.

Deadlines
10 January 2011 Nominations or intent to submit
1 March 2011 Submission of the materials required for consideration
30 April 2011 Announcement of Award