Anthropology majors can apply for the following departmental scholarships and awards. The department also awards several honors through faculty nominations.
Undergraduate Study Abroad Scholarship
Awarded to anthropology majors to help offset the cost of a plane ticket and travel expenses. Applicants must be participating in programs approved by the UMass International Programs Office. The application is due on April 15 of each year and the application process is conducted through Academic Works.
Undergraduate Conference Travel Award
Grants are awarded to anthropology majors, exclusively for travel to national and international conferences that occur between September 1 and August 31 of the current academic year, for the purpose of presenting a paper, poster, or participating in professional or academic development activities. Grant funds apply to registration, transportation, and lodging expenses documented by receipts. Meals, copying, and other incidentals are not reimbursable. Students are strongly encouraged to share travel expenses with others attending the conference.
Application deadlines are in early October and again in early February. The application process is conducted through Academic Works.
All your scholarships. All in one place.
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) has implemented an exciting and convenient new system, Academic Works, which automatically matches you with the scholarships you’re eligible for. These include scholarships offered through SBS, your major department, the Commonwealth Honors College, the Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences, the Alumni Association, and financial aid. By spring 2019, all scholarships offered at UMass will be in the Academic Works platform.
Simply enroll in Academic Works, fill out the general scholarship application and the application for your college, and watch as all the scholarships you’re qualified for are populated on your screen.
How to enroll and apply
- Go to the Academic Works webpage and sign in with your UMass Net ID and password.
- Complete the General Application. Once you do this, you’ll see all the scholarships you qualify for. Once you do this, you’ll see any supplemental applications for your major(s). Completing the supplemental applications will qualify you for additional scholarships.
- Click on a scholarship link and upload supplementary documents (resumes, letters from faculty, etc., depending on the award).
- Submit your application and see your dashboard, which shows you the status of any pending and submitted applications.
If you have questions, please email us at @email.
Department awards
Art Keene Student Leadership Award for Exemplary Leadership in Service in Activism
Students are nominated by faculty and selected by a committee towards the end of the spring semester.
The Nat Smith Community Service Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Service
Students are nominated by faculty and selected by a committee towards the end of the spring semester.
Natalie F.S. Woodbury Distinguished Service Award for Scholastic Achievement and University Service
Students are nominated by faculty and selected by a committee towards the end of the spring semester.
Sylvia Forman Writing Prize
This prize is awarded to the writer of an essay in anthropology. The jury expects that most competitors will elect to submit a redraft of a paper that they submit for Anthropology 364, but you may submit a paper from another anthropology course, an honor thesis, or an original anthropological essay. Each competitor may only submit one paper.
Calls for submissions go out towards the end of the spring semester. The award is given at the end-of-the-year departmental luncheon.
Awards AY 23-24
We are pleased to announce the following students who have received awards, and recognition in 2023-2024:
The Samya Rose Stumo Scholarship (for Promoting People-Centered Global Health and Well Being)
- Ellen McIntyre
The Nat Smith Community Service Award (for Outstanding Accomplishments in Service)
- Sofia Encanarcao
The Art Keene Leadership Award (for Exemplary Leadership in Service and Activism)
- Anna Riley
Nathalie F.S. Woodbury Distinguished Service Award (for Scholastic Achievement and University Service)
- Andrew Bielecki
Undergraduate Research Awards (for Excellence in Undergraduate Research in Anthropology)
- Ellen McIntyre
- Alessandra Loffredo
The Sylvia H. Forman Writing Prize (for Excellence in Undergraduate Writing in Anthropology)
- Ellen McIntyre
- Ava Warner
- Benjamin Zhou
The Sylvia Forman Multimodal Award (for Excellence in Undergraduate MultiModal Writing in Anthropology)
- Olivia Kim
- Jaedin Johnson
Study Abroad Awards (for Undergraduates to have a Truly Immersive Experience in Cultural Study Abroad)
- Ace Wainwright
- Claire Mundell
- Marina DiGiovanni
- Sargan Nohria
- Cecilia Demolli