February 27, 2025

Congratulations to the following Anthropology Graduate Students or being selected to receive the following awards for travel and research.

Travel Grant Spring 2025:
Cagla Ay, Carol Pinzon Masmela, Amanda Fuchs, Reid Ellefson-Frank, Claire Gold, Marybelle Issa, Ryan Rybka, Allyson Schmidt, Abigail Thomsen, and Catherine Kitrinos

*This award supports graduate student participation in a national or international conference to give a paper or present a poster.


Pre-Dissertation Summer Research Fellowships:
Adrian Godboldt, Laura Haynes, Marybelle Issa, and Abigail Thomsen

*These awards are meant to enable students to undertake a feasibility study that will be conducted prior to beginning dissertation research. The purpose of the pre-dissertation study might include visiting research sites and establishing necessary contacts, refining research questions and collecting pilot data, and testing research methodologies.
 

2025 Summer Writing Research Fellowship:
Cagla Ay, Tabitha Dorshorst, Catherine Kitrinos, Carol Pinzon Masmela, and Volha Verbilovich

*This is awarded to Anthropology doctoral students and provides a $5,000 summer stipend and structured writing support over the summer to assist students advance their writing goals.