Each year the Society honors graduate student contributions to our conference by awarding three student presenters the Aurora Borealis Prize for the best oral paper presentations, one in the category of History, one in the category of Social Science and Area Studies, one in the field of Arts and Humanities, and one for an outstanding undergraduate paper. Nominations for the prizes will be accepted from all members of the Society until November 1 annually.
The Aurora Borealis Prize Committee operates a paperless submission process. Nominating SASS members may submit their nominations via the link below. Nominees will receive an automated notification requesting that they submit their papers as delivered, without revisions, along with any accompanying audio-visual or handout materials, to auroraborealis@scandinavianstudy.org. Please put “Aurora Borealis YEAR” in the subject line. Papers must adhere to professional citation standards and include a bibliography.