Anthropology

Funding Information

An award to help defray research and dissemination costs for archaeology Ph.D. students in their final year. This endowment was named in honor of one of the department’s founding archaeologists, Charles H. Fairbanks, a founder of the field of historical archaeology. The Annual Armadillo Roast raises funds for these scholarships. Multiple awards will be made available to doctoral candidates specializing in archaeology who will use the stipend for expenses related to preparation of the dissertation (e.g., photography, copying, illustrations, cartography, some final analysis, etc.).

• Eligibility: Dissertation level graduate students in archaeology. Only students graduating within the next year are eligible to apply. Previous recipients of a Fairbanks Award are not eligible. The awards are for reimbursable expenses only.
• Contact: Graduate Coordinator
• Award: Up to six $1,000 awards annually, awarded in the spring.
• Deadline: Award deadlines will be made available through the Department annually.

Applicants for the award should submit:

• Application cover sheet
• A two-page maximum double-spaced narrative consisting of:
  • a brief summary of the dissertation topic
  • a statement of progress (including date doctoral exams were passed)
  • date of anticipated defense
  • budget
  • name of the graduate supervisory committee chair
• A 150-word summary for donors telling what research will be conducted, where, and the relevance/importance of the research
• A letter of support from their supervisory committee chair attesting to the relevance of the research towards a thesis or dissertation

Past Recipients

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