Eisele Predissertation Research Award Proposal, 2009

Award Description

The Florida State University Department of Anthropology invites applications for the Eisele Predissertation Research Award. This competitive award is open to second and third-year doctoral students in the department, although more advanced students can still submit proposals that will be given secondary priority. Eisele Awards are intended to support predissertation research that will increase students’ ability to secure external funding for dissertation fieldwork. Typically, awards will be made for summer research. Funding levels will be determined in part by the number and quality of applications, but we anticipate being able to offer up to three awards at a maximum amount of $1,500 each. Awardees will be required to submit a final written report on their activities and to present a public talk on their work to the Anthropology Department.

The application deadline is 5:00 P.M. Monday March 16, 2009.

A complete application will consist of the following:

1. Project description. The project description should be no more than five single-spaced pages plus references, formatted in 12-point font with one-inch margins. It should describe: (a) the objectives and significance of the proposed research, (b) the specific research questions or hypotheses, (c) methods and research design, (d) project timeline and (e) plans for dissemination of findings.
2. Budget. Applicants must provide an itemized budget and justification for proposed expenses. Allowable expenses include travel, equipment, materials and supplies, and compensation for research participants and assistants. Durable equipment purchased with Eisele funds becomes the property of the Anthropology Society of FSU and must be returned when the research project is completed. A maximum budget of $1,500 is allowed. You may submit a larger budget if you specifically indicate how the $1,500 from Eisele funds will be used.
3. Academic transcript, including all graduate work.
4. CV.
5. Grant Cover Sheet and Abstract, on p. 2. A copy of the attached cover sheet should be filled out, signed by the student’s advisor, and submitted as the first page of the application. The abstract should not exceed 150 words.

Submit complete applications by 5:00 P.M, Monday March 16, 2009 to the Eisele Award Committee, c/o Ms. Shannon Tucker , Program Assistant, Department of Anthropology. If you have any questions, please contact Lynne Schepartz.