Organization: Central States Anthropological Society (http://groups.creighton.edu/csas//)
Due Date: April 17th, 2009
Leslie A. White Award (http://groups.creighton.edu/csas//Awards.htm)
The Leslie A. White Award was established in 1983 to honor Leslie A. White’s contribution to the CSAS and to anthropology. The award was established to encourage and enable undergraduate or graduate students pursue research and publishing in any subfield of anthropology.
Applications for the White Award should consist of the following:
A: Three copies each of:
- application form;
- application cover page;
- statement (no more than 1000 words) describing why the award is sought (e.g., to offset expenses for fieldwork, travel, equipment, supplies, or food and lodging);
- statement (no more than 1000 words) indicating the importance of the applicant’s work to anthropology;
- curriculum vitae (no more than 5 pages in length);
B: One copy each of no more than three letters of recommendation from faculty members and others familiar with the applicant’s scholarly work—letters should in sealed envelopes with author’s signature across the flap.
The 2009 award will be in the amount of $500.
Applicants for the White Award should send packet of all materials to:
Dr. Claude F. Jacobs, Chair
CSAS White Award Committee
Department of Behavioral Sciences
The University of Michigan – Dearborn
Dearborn, MI 48128
Applications must be received by April 17, 2009. Incomplete applications will not be considered. All applications will be reviewed and a decision made no later than June 15, 2009. For more information, contact cfj@umich.edu; 313.583.6329. Applications can be found at the CSAS website, http://www.creighton.edu/csas/.
