Friday, February 17, 2012

Purpose of Conference:   To provide a forum for students to research, write, and present papers 

about religious subjects from a faithful perspective.

Eligibility:   All full-time BYU undergraduate and graduate students attending BYU-Provo winter semester 2012 are invited to submit a paper.

Cash awards for winning papers:                   1^st Place          $1,000.00

                                                                              2^nd Place           $750.00

                                                                              3^rd Place           $500.00

Plus additional cash awards

Contest Guidelines:   Papers submitted must be solely the author’s original work, faith promoting, and must not be submitted to other conferences or journals.  If accepted, each author should plan on fifteen minutes to present his or her paper.  Papers may focus on a topic of religious significance including, but not limited to, the following:

 Scriptural topics                             Doctrinal topics                   History of the Church

Ancient religious history                 Religion and family life         Family history

Teachings of living prophets           World religions

DEADLINE:   November 28, 2011 (in the Faculty Support Center, 271 JSB)