Eligibility: The Burma Studies Group is pleased to announce its inaugural John Okell Burma Essay Prize, which will be awarded to the strongest essay on a Burma/Myanmar related topic submitted by a graduate student or post-doctoral researcher (if you have a tenure track or stable research position you are ineligible). The awardee will be granted a $300 prize. 

Application specifications: 

• Length: no more than 10,000 words, inclusive of footnotes
• It must be as yet unpublished 
• Submit an electronic document (word, pdf, pages) to burmastudiesgroup@gmail.com

Timeline: 

• Due date: 1 June 2022
• Award date: 1 August 2022