The Institute for Latino Studies announces the José E. Limón Best Paper in Latino Studies competition, for written work done on U.S. Latino communities, to support scholarly work by undergraduate and graduate students consistent with the mission of ILS. This paper competition is named in honor of José E. Limón, Professor Emeritus of English, who directed the Institute for Latino Studies from 2012-2014. His outstanding research and publications have been a model for hundreds of PhD candidates and undergraduates he mentored throughout his illustrious career as an educator and leader in his field. Papers can be from any discipline and methodological approach. Students who have prepared exemplary work may submit their papers to latino@nd.edufor a writing prize of $250 for undergraduate papers of 10+ pages and $500 for graduate student work of 20+ pages.
The ILS José E. Limón Writing Prize will accept only one paper per student per submission until the deadline of 11:59 PM EST on Monday April 1st, 2024. Paper submissions and contact information should be directed to latino@nd.edu.