Awards, Assistantships, and Fellowships
Undergraduate Awards
The Department of Anthropology at ´óÏó´«Ã½ provides awards for excellence in undergraduate studies.Ìý Among the awards offered annually by the department are:
The John Q. Adams Award for International Travel -ÌýÌýAwards ranging from $200-$500Ìýare provided to qualified students in the Department of Anthropology at ´óÏó´«Ã½ who travel in association with the ´óÏó´«Ã½ fieldwork research experience in Ecuador. This award was established by the late Mrs. Ann Adams in honor of her husband, John Q. Adams.
The Stephanie Adams Memorial Scholarship – An award of $500 to a qualified freshman/sophomore Anthropology major.ÌýÌý The award is named in honor of Stephanie Adams, a former Anthropology student.
The Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in Anthropology – An award to one or two students at the junior/senior level of $300-$500.Ìý The award was established by Professor William J. Kennedy, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Professor Emeritus, and faculty contributions.
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Graduate Program Awards, Assistantships, and Fellowships
The Department of Anthropology at ´óÏó´«Ã½ is able to offer financial assistance for entering and continuing full-time enrolled graduate students.Ìý
Teaching Assistantships - Teaching assistantships are awarded annually to incoming and continuing graduate students.Ìý Teaching Assistantship stipends pay $6240/semester and include a full-time graduate enrollment tuition-waiver of 9 credits.Ìý Assistantships are awarded on a merit basis and cannot be requested.Ìý For consideration for an assistantship, the department must have your completed application prior to February 20th.Ìý
Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) Assistantships - A teaching assistantship is awarded for each academic year.Ìý The assistantships include a stipend and a full-time graduate enrollment tuition-waiver of 9 credits.Ìý The assistantship provides practical work experience in public archaeology.Ìý Duties include assistance with public outreach and the development of a project that promotes or interprets Florida's prehistory and/or history.
Morrow Research and Writing Fellowship –Ìý A competitively awarded fellowship is given annually in the Spring semester to a graduate students for the research/writing stage of the Master's thesis development.
Ann Adams Thesis Fellowships – Two competitively awarded fellowships are provided in the Spring semester to support graduate students in the research/writing stage of the Master's thesis.Ìý The awards are provided with the generous support an endowment left to the Anthropology Department by the late Ms. Ann Adams.