Rhoda Halperin Award for PhD students in anthropology and related fields
Convocante:
Rhoda Halperin Memorial Fund
Tipo de convocatoria:
Beca y apoyo
Fecha límite:
Dom, 2013-12-15
Correo electrónico:
Texto de la convocatoria:
The Rhoda Halperin Memorial Fund celebrates the life and scholarly work of Rhoda Halperin by supporting PhD students in anthropology and related fields who reflect her love of economic anthropology and her concern for people living on the social margin. In memory of Rhoda’s convivial colleagueship, the Fund also encourages student professional development through participation in the scholarly meetings of the Society for Economic Anthropology and the American Anthropological Association. To meet these goals, the award gives a small research award to students in the early stages of their PhD research who are engaged in economic research focused on social exclusion and poverty. The award also includes travel funds to present the findings of their preliminary research at the Society for Economic Anthropology annual conference [http://econanthro.org/awards/halperin-memorial-fund/]. See past awards at [http://econanthro.org/awards/halperin-memorial-fund/].
The Halperin Memorial Fund is a fund of the Society for Economic Anthropology, a Section of the American Anthropological Association, which is a 501(c)3 organization. Donations to The Halperin Memorial Fund are typically exempt from federal income tax, as are membership fees but please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific situation. When you make a donation to support the Halperin Memorial Fund by check, please make your check to "SEA/American Anthropological Association" and note that the donation is for the Halperin Memorial Fund.
Purpose of the Halperin Memorial Fund award
a. The primary task of the Fund is to support PhD students with innovative approaches to research and a desire to engage the world through their scholarship, and who need seed money for their dissertation research.
b. Because Rhoda Halperin’s career exemplified the integration of anthropological theory with social activism, for the purposes of this award, Economic Anthropology is broadly defined to include both applied and non-applied issues, including social research that engages with issues of poverty, exclusion from the political process, and access to education.
c. The Halperin Fund enables pre-doctoral travel and support for dissertation research to help students develop their topics and proposals.
Eligibility
a. Any student registered in an Anthropology (or related) doctoral program in the US or elsewhere is eligible for the award. Because the goal of the grant is to provide seed money, preference will be given to students early in the dissertation process rather than to those who are further along and have already developed their proposals.
b. Applicants do NOT have to be US citizens.
The Halperin Award
a. Recipients receive a primary grant of $1000 for doctoral research.
b. Recipients receive a second award of $500 to supplement the costs of traveling to the Society for Economic Anthropology spring conference during the year following the research award in order to give a poster session or paper reporting on the dissertation research or background.
c. Upon receipt, awardees also receive a year’s membership in the Society for Economic Anthropology.
Applying for a Halperin Award
Students who meet the eligibility requirements listed above may apply for the award by providing the following materials and meeting the deadline listed below. All materials should be submitted via email to Martha Rees (halperinaward@gmail.com) by December 15, 2013. We will announce awards by February 15, 2014.
a. Proposal Cover sheet
b. Project description, not to exceed 500 words and covering research goals, itinerary, primary research tasks, potential outcomes
c. Curriculum Vitae
d. Letter of recommendation
Martha Rees, Chair
Halperin Memorial Fund Committee
SOCIETY FOR ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY