This year, the 28^th International Conference on Yue Dialects will take place at Hong Kong Metropolitan University on December 13 and 14 2024 (Friday and Saturday). Current undergraduate or postgraduate students, registered by the time of submission or by 31 August 2024, are eligible to compete for the Award. Only members of the LSHK are eligible to participate in the competition; non-members must be prepared to join the LSHK at the time of participation. Each participant is required to submit a full paper of not more than 15 pages in length (excluding reference list), either in Chinese or in English, to the Executive Committee of the LSHK, attaching a copy of the student identity card.

All submissions for this Award must be original papers that have not been published or accepted for publication, including proceedings. Previous award winners are not allowed to re-enter the competition. Papers that have been submitted to this competition before cannot be re-submitted. All papers submitted for the LSHK Award for Outstanding Student Paper on Cantonese Linguistics are subject to review by a Review Committee appointed by the Executive Committee of the LSHK. A maximum of 5 (normally 2-4) finalists will be selected and are required to attend the International Conference on Yue Dialects to make an oral presentation before a Panel of Judges at a special session organized for this purpose.** The Review Committee of any given year reserves the right to make the final decision and may also recommend that no finalist be invited. The author of the best paper selected by the Panel will be honored during the International Conference on Yue Dialects and presented with an Award Certificate and HK$3,000.

** No subsidy such as registration fee, accommodation, and travel subsidy will be provided.

Requirements

1. Current undergraduate or postgraduate (taught or research degrees) students, registered by the time of submission or on or before 30 June 2024, are eligible to compete for the Award. Papers submitted must be related to Cantonese linguistics and represent original and unpublished research.
2. Candidates are required to submit one single-authored full paper (without the author’s name and in both MSWord and pdf formats). Papers should NOT exceed 15 pages (excluding reference list) and can be in Chinese or English.

Submission must be done online via this form below.

Deadline for submission: September 1 2024, 23:59