• The Louise Lamphere Internship Program Applications Open

    Applications for the 2026 Internship Program are NOW OPEN through March 15. The American Anthropological Association offers internship opportunities for talented anthropology students each year as they pursue their professional […]

  • Ina Rosenthal-Urey Mentorship Award Applications Open

    Applications for the 2026 Ina Rosenthal-Urey Mentorship Award are NOW OPEN through March 15. Established by a gift from Elizabeth Briody and Marc Robinson, this award pairs undergraduate anthropology majors […]

  • AAA OpEd Project Applications Open

    Thanks to a generous grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, the American Anthropological Association is once again offering members the opportunity to take part in “Write to Change the World” workshops organized […]

  • AAA Prizes and Awards Nominations Open

    Prizes and Awards AAA offers a number of prizes and awards that you can apply for yourself or nominate someone else. Nominate or Apply Today

  • Virtual High School Internship Applications Open

    Applications for the AAA 2026 Virtual High School Internship Program are open February 2 - March 13, 2026. Each summer, the American Anthropological Association offers virtual internship opportunities for high […]

  • 2026 UnEssay Competition

    Anthro Day Unessay Competition Submissions for the 2026 Anthro Day Unessay Competition are now OPEN through Anthro Day, February 19, 2026. This contest encourages students to think critically about an anthropological question, but unlike a traditional essay contest, students can be creative and respond to the prompt in a way that is meaningful to them. […]

  • Anthropology Day

    Anthropology Day February 19, 2026 Celebrate. Engage. Inspire. Help us celebrate what anthropology is and what it can achieve by hosting an event in your community, on your campus, or in your workplace or by supporting the American Anthropological Association with a charitable gift today!

  • 2026 AAA Annual Meeting – On the Verge

    We will convene the 2026 AAA Annual meeting November 18-22 in Saint Louis, MO with the theme “On the Verge,” an intentionally capacious theme that speaks to this moment and its many problems—the climate crisis and its tipping points, encroaching authoritarianism, the transmutations of racial biopolitics, the fate of neoliberalism, the development and spread of […]