ATTENTION
ANTHROPOLOGY STUDENTS
RESEARCH GRANTS
SPRING 2008 COMPETITION
The Anthropology Department is pleased to announce the availability of research funds from
the Antoinette C. Bigel Fund. The paragraphs below explain how to apply and what are the
conditions of the grants.
Please note:
1. You MAY use a grant for a
summer project as long as you enroll in an appropriate summer course.
2. You MAY apply even if you
received a previous award. Some preference will be given to new applications, however.
3. You MAY apply now for a
spring semester project and can apply again in the spring for additional funding if you
need it.
4. You MAY ask for money for
particular expenses such as travel and supplies OR you
MAY ask for a
more general research stipend to help reduce your off-campus work hours and give you more
time for your research OR BOTH.
5. You MAY apply if
you are in:
PRAN
Regular Anthropology Major
Anthropology Minor
Social Science M.A. with Concentration in Anthropology
Archaeology Minor
6. ANY QUESTIONS? Contact Dr.
Vedwan (vedwann@mail.montclair.edu
).
ANTOINETTE C. BIGEL ENDOWMENT FUND
Montclair State University
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Anthropology
Awards to Support Anthropology Student Field Research
The Antoinette C. Bigel Scholarship Fund was established in
September, 1996, to support undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology to
participate in supervised field work in anthropology. The funds available annually are
determined by the interest earned on the principal in the Antoinette C. Bigel Endowment
Fund.
1. Qualifications
1.1. Recipients must be undergraduate or graduate students majoring or minoring in a program offered by the Department of Anthropology at Montclair State University.
1.2 Recipients must be enrolled in an anthropology course which requires fieldwork related experiences: PRAN 420, PRAN 430, PRAN 520, PRAN 620, ANTH 480, ANTH 430, ANTH 460, ANTH 470, ANTH 490, ANTH 601 or another course approved by the Awards Committee.
2. Application Process
2.1 Recipients will be selected by the Awards Committee of anthropology faculty appointed by the Anthropology Department Chairperson. The Awards Committee members for 2008 are:
Dr. Andrew Maxwell
Dr. Julie Farnum
Dr. Katherine McCaffrey
Dr. Kenneth Brook
Dr. Neeraj Vedwan Dr. Rhoda Halperin Dr. Elaine Gerber Dr. Frances Rothstein
2.2. Candidates must submit the attached application form and a grant proposal to the Awards Committee by Thursday May 1, 2008
2.3 The grant proposal must be no fewer than 500 words. In your own words, describe the project, the purpose(s) for which the grant funds will be used, the expected outcomes, and must include a budget.
2.4 The proposal should include a letter of recommendation from your advisor and the professor of the approved course.
3. The Awards
3.1 The Awards Committee will select up to two students each year to be recipients of Antoinette C. Bigel Field Research Fellowships. Each Fellowship will carry a maximum of $2,500 depending on the availability of funds.
3.2 The Awards Committee may make additional smaller awards with the remaining funds.
3.3 The financial need of the candidate can be a consideration in awarding a grant.
3.4 In unusual circumstances, the Awards Committee may offer an extension of one semester to a grant recipient.
4. Recipient Responsibilities
4.1 Recipients must use the funds for the purposes described in the project proposal.
4.2 A recipient will forfeit the Grant if he/she:
4.2.1. does not enroll in the semester for which the grant is to be used.
4.2.2 is subject to academic suspension, probation, or dismissal.
4.2.3 cannot conduct the proposed project.
4.3 Recipients must submit a report of 2,000 words or more detailing how the funds were used.
4.3.1 The report must be submitted within 12 months of the end of the award period.
4.3.2 The following may constitute a final report:
A PRAN 420 or 430 paper with a grade of B or higher.
A completed PRAN 620 treatise or a nearly finished draft if approved by the PRAN Program Director.
An Independent Study research paper with a grade of B or higher.
A final paper for another anthropology course approved by the Awards Committee.
