Grants, Fellowships, Awards, and Competitions

Harriet Tubman Student Travel Awards

The Gender and Minority Affairs Committee awards two Harriet Tubman Student Travel Awards each year so that underrepresented students may have an opportunity to attend the annual SHA conference.  Information on applying for the Harriet Tubman Student Travel Award for the SHA 2016 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology can be found at https://sha.org/about-us/awards-and-prizes/.

Diversity Photo Award

In coordination with the annual ACUA Photo Competition, the GMAC awards prizes to photos submitted to the Competition that demonstrates the SHA’s commitment to diversity in research topics, practice, and membership of the SHA.  See winning photos from previous Competitions at: https://sha.org/committees/gender-minority-affairs-committee/

Diversity Field School Competition

This competition awards Principal Investigators and teams who design field schools that increase diversity and/or address issues and themes related to diversity. To apply for the 2017 Diversity Field School Competition, please visit the Awards and Prizes page under the About Us tab on the SHA website.  See winners from previous Field School Competitions at: https://sha.org/committees/gender-minority-affairs-committee/

Mark E. Mack Community Engagement Award

The Mark E. Mack Community Engagement Award honors those individual researchers or research project teams who exhibit outstanding best practices in community collaboration, engagement, and outreach in their historical archaeology and heritage preservation work.  This award is reviewed by members of the Gender and Minority Affairs Committee (GMAC).  To apply for the Mark E. Mack Community Engagement Award, please visit the Awards and Prizes page under the About Us tab on the SHA website.