SHA Travel Awards for Historical Archaeology Graduate Students – Apply Soon!
If you are a graduate student attending the 2017 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology in Fort Worth, Texas, January 4‒8, 2017, consider submitting an application for one of the student travel awards offered by SHA. Deadlines are approaching fast on October 15, 2016, so don’t delay.
2017 Ed and Judy Jelks Student Travel Awards
The SHA invites students to submit applications for the Jelks Student Travel Awards. Two $500 awards will be presented to students who are presenting a paper or poster or participating in a symposium at the SHA 2017 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology in Fort Worth, Texas, January 48, 2017. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program, be a member of the SHA, and be presenting a paper at the 2017 conference. To apply, please send a brief letter to the committee chair, Mark Warner (mwarner@uidaho.edu) outlining how participation in the SHA 2017 Conference will advance your career and research, and indicate how presentation of your research will benefit other SHA members. Along with this, please send your abstract submission and a copy of your curriculum vitae.
The deadline for submission has been extended to October 15, 2016. If there are any questions please contact Mark Warner at the email listed above.
Please note: Individuals can apply for both the GMAC and Jelks awards, but may only receive one award in the same year.
The 2017 Harriet Tubman Student Travel Awards
The Gender and Minority Affairs Committee (GMAC) is sponsoring two travel awards to graduate students who are presenting at the 2017 annual meeting in Fort Worth, Texas. Each award provides $500 to defray travel costs. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate program, be a member of SHA, and be presenting a paper or poster at the conference. The goals of this travel award are to increase diversity and to encourage student involvement at the meetings. Diversity is inclusive of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, abilities, and socioeconomic background. Applications are encouraged from diverse populations.
To apply, send a (1) CV (your advisor’s name should be indicated on the first page, and your contact information must be provided); (2) a letter of interest (2 pages, single spaced); and (3) the abstract for your poster or paper submission. All files should be sent as PDFs.
In your letter, please address the following:
· Explain how you will increase diversity in historical archaeology, and why increasing diversity within the discipline and SHA is important.
· State how your participation in the SHA conference will advance your career and research.
· Explain how your paper will potentially benefit those who attend your session.
Following the conference, recipients are required to submit a one-page report to the GMAC Chair on their conference experience and their thoughts on diversifying archaeology that will be posted to the SHA Blog.
Please note: individuals can apply for both the GMAC and Jelks awards, but may only receive one in the same year.
Deadline for submission: The deadline for submission has been extended to October 15, 2016. Submit your application materials to Dr. Liza Gijanto at lgijanto@smcm.edu. The award will be announced and presented at the 2017 SHA Conference in Fort Worth, Texas.