Question 1

What is the International Anthropology Olympiad?

Accepted Answer

The International Anthropology Olympiad is a global anthropology competition for high school students between the ages of 14-18.

Question 2

Who is eligible to participate?

Accepted Answer

To apply, you must be aged 14-18 and currently enrolled at a secondary education institution.

Question 3

What are the prizes associated with each award?

Accepted Answer

Finalists from each round receive prizes. The International round finalists will receive college consulting credit. See our prizes page for more details.

Question 4

Why I am having troubles at payment stage of registration?

Accepted Answer

Please ensure you are using the Google Chrome browser and have cleared all cookies/cache. After doing so, try your payment again. It should now go through without any issues.

Question 5

Will I receive a score and marked rubric after first round submissions?

Accepted Answer

No. Unfortunately we will not be providing scores, marked judging rubrics, or written comments for first round submissions as we do not have the capacity to provide this to everyone due to the immense amount of submissions.

Question 6

Is there any financial aid?

Accepted Answer

Yes, if you need help paying for the International Anthropology Olympiad, send us an email at info@anthropologyolympiad.org and let us know, we will do what we can to help.

Question 7

Do I need to study the humanities to participate?

Accepted Answer

No! We encourage all majors to participate in the International Anthropology Olympiad as it will help you see if you can take a university level course as well as help you understand better what it means to be human.

Question 8

Can a team participate?

Accepted Answer

No. The International Anthropology Olympiad is solely an individual based competition.

Question 9

How is a winner decided?

Accepted Answer

Finalists for the regional round are selected by our panel of judges on our Home page and About page based on the criteria in our Guidelines and Rules page.

The international round will be overseen by the same judges who will evaluate the quality of the debate.

FAQ

Still have questions?
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FAQ

Still have questions? Email us at info@anthropologyolympiad.org

Still have questions?
Email us at info@anthropologyolympiad.org