Islamic Studies Program: Indiana University

Salman Alani Award
For
Best Graduate Essay on Topics in Classical Arabic

In recognition of his many years of service and contributions to the study of Classical Arabic Grammar and Phonology, the Islamic Studies Program is proud to announce the 2012 Salman Alani Award competition for best graduate essay on topics in Classical Arabic

MA and PhD students in any department are eligible for the $500 award. Essays must be carefully researched, formatted, written, and must focus on Classical Arabic-Islamic texts, with priority given to analyses of Classical Arabic works on grammar and phonology. To be eligible, the essay must be at least 5000 words. Students must be currently enrolled at Indiana University at the time the paper is written and at the time the award is granted. Students may only submit one essay per competition and must include an accompanying letter of endorsement from an IU faculty member who can attest to the paper’s strength of research and potential contribution to the study of Classical Arabic-Islamic texts.

Submission Deadline: Spring, 2012

The Salman Alani Award winner will be announced by June 15th, 2012 and will be officially awarded at the Islamic Studies Program Fall Reception in September, 2012.

The winner of the 2011 Alani Award is
Elijah Reynolds, PhD Candidate in the Near Eastern Languages & Cultures Department for his paper titled:
“Linguistic Empiricism and Rationalism:
Ibn Jinni’s Appropriation of Scientific Methods.”