Lambda Alpha
Academic Year 2023-2024 Student Awards

The application deadline for the Academic Year 2023 Lambda Alpha Student Awards has been extended to April 1, 2024. Three undergraduate scholarships will be offered and six graduate student research grants will also be awarded.

Chapter faculty sponsors are encouraged to nominate student applicants for these awards.  The rules for the scholarships, grant awards, and paper competition are available via the link below:

Lambda Alpha Award Application

Student members: Please note that applicants for the awards are nominated/selected from their chapters by their chapter representatives.

Lambda Alpha National Scholarships
An undergraduate senior student scholarship for $5,000 will be awarded this year. The undergraduate scholarship will be awarded to the top applicant selected by the National Executive Council members.  The application submission deadline is April 1, 2024.  Second and third place scholarships will also be awarded this year.

Lambda Alpha Graduate Student Research Grants
6 grants, 3 grant categories, $2,000 per grant, $12,000 total
The application submission deadline is April 1, 2024.

Grant Categories
Archaeology Grants, 2, $2,000 each, $4,000 category total
Bio-Anthropology Grants, 2, $2,000 each, $4,000 category total
Cultural/Linguistic Anthropology, 2, $2,000 each, $4,000 category total

The Graduate Student Research Grants will be awarded to the top two
applicants in each grant category (archaeology, bio-anthropology,
cultural/linguistic anthropology) selected by the National Executive Council.

Lambda Alpha Journal

The Lambda Alpha Journal is the annual student journal of the Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society. The journal publishes a wide range of articles on archaeological, biological, cultural and linguistic topics. Submission of articles is open to both members and non-members.  Go to Lambda Alpha Journal to view journal volumes.

Please contact the Editor-In-Chief, for a detailed description of the proper formatting for submissions.

Dr. Peer H. Moore-Jansen, Ph.D.
Editor-In-Chief, Lambda Alpha Journal
Wichita State University
Department of Anthropology
1845 Fairmount, Box 52
Wichita, KS 67260-0052
email. pmojan@wichita.edu.
phone: 316-978-3195