DAVID M. SCHNEIDER AWARD The American Anthropological Association is pleased to announce the fourth annual competition for the David M. Schneider Award for an original graduate student essay. Throughout his life, David Schneider's work on kinship, cultural theory, and American culture was provocative and iconoclastic. The $1,000 award will be given in recognition of work that treats one or more of these topics in a fresh and innovative fashion. The presentation of the award will take place at the 2008 annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association. The winning essay will be announced in the Anthropology News and will be sent to Cultural Anthropology, a journal that David Schneider helped to found, to be reviewed for publication.
Previous Awardees:
2007 Elana Shever and Noa Vaisman
2005 Laurel A. Monnig
Eligibility:
- Authors must be graduate students in anthropology who have been admitted to candidacy for, but have not yet received, their Ph.D. by June 1, 2008.
- Essays may be entered into competition by either authors or their dissertation advisors.
- Awardees must be members of the AAA.
Application materials should be limited to:
- An unpublished essay no more than 30 pages in length (double spaced, 12 point font, inclusive of notes and bibliography). The essay need not necessarily use Schneider's ethnographic or theoretical writings but it should exhibit an innovative approach to one or more of the topics-kinship, cultural theory, or American culture-that were central to his work.
- A two-page CV that includes contact information through December 2008.
- A one-page abstract that clearly states the argument of your essay, its relevance to the topics of kinship, cultural theory, and/or American culture, and the key innovations it advances.
- A brief letter from your dissertation advisor, director of graduate studies, or department chair certifying that you have been admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. and will not yet have received the Ph.D. by June 1, 2008.
Four copies of the above materials should be sent to:
Kathy Ano, American Anthropological Association, 2200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201.
Deadline: Postmarked no later than June 1, 2008. Faxed, emailed, or late submissions will not be accepted.
Questions regarding the award should be addressed to: Kathy Ano, American Anthropological Association, 2200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201
AAA Minority Dissertation Fellowship
The American Anthropological Association invites minority doctoral candidates in anthropology to apply for a dissertation writing fellowship of $10,000. The annual AAA Minority Dissertation Fellowship is intended to encourage members of ethnic minorities to complete doctoral degrees in anthropology, thereby increasing diversity in the discipline and/or promoting research on issues of concern among minority populations. Dissertation topics in all areas of the discipline are welcome.Doctoral students who require financial assistance to complete the write-up phase of the dissertation are urged to apply.
A nonrenewable dissertation fellowship of $10,000 will be provided annually to one anthropology graduate student.
Eligibility
An applicant must be: (1) a US citizen; (2) a member of an historically underrepresented ethnic minority group, including, but not limited to: African Americans, Alaskan Natives, American Indians or Native Americans, Asian Americans, Latino/as, Chicano/as, and Pacific Islanders; (3) enrolled in a full-time academic program leading to a doctoral degree in anthropology at the time of application (4) admitted to degree candidacy before the dissertation fellowship is awarded; and (5) a member of the American Anthropological Association. The dissertation proposal must be approved by the applicant's committee prior to application. Students of any subfield or specialty in anthropology will receive equal consideration.
Eligibility Requirements
- Candidates must have a record of outstanding academic achievement.
- Applicants must be members of the American Anthropological Association at least one month prior to submitting materials for the AAA Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program.
- Applicants must have had their dissertation proposals approved by their dissertation committees prior to application.
- The dissertation research must be in an area of anthropological research.
- The recipient of the fellowship must be in need of a fellowship to complete the dissertation. The applicant will be required to provide information regarding their current financial and funding situation.
Application materials and complete instructions are
available for download:
Fellowship Application and Information (pdf file)
Complete Applications MUST be received by February 15th.
Completed application packages should be sent to:
American Anthropological Association
Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program
2200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201-3357
Past Winners
2007-2008 Rocío Magaña
2006-2007 Shedra Amy Snipes
2005-2006 Russell Rodriguez
2004-2005 Lisa Anderson-Levy
2003-2004 Julie Chu
2002-2003 Audra Simpson
2001-2002 Ivelisse Rivera-Bonilla
2000-2001 Shannon Speed
1999-2000 Carolyn Kehaunani Cachola-Abad
Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology
The Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology, formerly the Distinguished Service Award, was established in 1976. This award is presented annually by the Association to its members whose careers demonstrate extraordinary achievements that have well served the anthropological profession. Service to the Association is commonly recognized, as are outstanding applications of anthropological knowledge to improving the human condition. Great teachers of anthropology at all levels have received this award. Although the activities of the recipients will vary from year to year, all awardees have made many sacrifices, usually without personal reward, and sometimes against personal safety. They have all used anthropology for the benefit of others.
The call for nominees is below. The awardee(s) are recommended by the Awards Committee and chosen by the Executive Board at its spring meeting. The awardee(s) are given a citation at the annual meeting.
Previous Awardees
1976 Margaret Mead, Lita Osmundsen
1977 Bela Maday, Sol Tax
1978 William W. Howells, Nathalie F. S. Woodbury
1979 John O. Brew, Frederick Johnson, Philip Sapir, Edward H. Spicer
1980 George M. Foster, Raymond H. Thompson
1982 Sherwood L. Washburn, John and Beatrice Whiting
1983 William N. Fenton, Charles and Florence Voegelin
1984 Ashley Montagu, Philleo Nash, B. Irving Rouse, Thomas A. Sebeok
1985 David P. Boynton, Katherine Dunham, Helen Fisher, Pearl E. Primus
1986 J. Lawrence Angel, Frederica de Laguna, Ward H. Goodenough
1987 Harold E. Driver, Mary Green Seymour
1988 David H. French, David and Pia Maybury-Lewis
1989 Paul T. Baker, John W. Bennett
1990 Fred Eggan, Priscilla Reining
1991 Beatrice Medicine, Clyde C. Snow
1992 Douglas Schwartz, Charles Leslie
1993 Claude Lévi-Strauss
1994 Benjamin D. Paul, Walter Goldschmidt
1995 June Nash
1996 Barbara E. Harrell-Bond, Patty Jo Watson
1997 Annette Weiner
1998 George W. Stocking, Jr.
1999 Sydel F. Silverman
2001 Arthur Kleinman
2002 Jim Peacock
2003 H. Russell Bernard
2004 Elliott Skinner
2005 Regna Darnell
2006 Richard Ford, Nancy O. Lurie
Call for Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology
Boas Award Call for Nominations AAA is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology (formerly the Distinguished Service Award). Established in 1976, the Boas Award recognizes Association members who have made exceptional contributions to anthropology with respect to the increase and dissemination of humanistic and scientific knowledge and/or service to the profession. This is your opportunity to recognize members and colleagues who have contributed significantly to the field of anthropology. The Association relies on you for nominations. Please take advantage of this opportunity.
Guidelines for the Preparation and Submission of AAA Award Nomination Materials
Each nomination packet should include a letter of recommendation in support of the nominee. The letter should provide a summary of the nominee's accomplishments, and it should demonstrate (not merely assert) the nominee's qualifications. The packet should include supporting materials, which should not be expected to stand on their own. In other words, these materials should support the case being made in the nomination letter, demonstrating its assertions. The nomination packet should not exceed 25 pages. Please note that nominees are considered for three years. Those not chosen in the first year will be considered for two more years. If desired, nomination packets can be updated by March 1 each year, or nominations can be withdrawn from consideration.
The nominee's accomplishments should be contextualized and put into perspective. Depending upon the award in question, one may want to address the following types of questions:
Where does the nominee's work fit within the discipline? What is its significance?
What is the extent of the nominee's work and its impact on the field? On students? On the general public? On other disciplines?
How does the particular book or work upon which the nominee's recommendation is based demonstrate excellence: conceptually, in terms of impact, creativity, and influence?
Submit 6 copies of the materials to: AAA Awards Committee, AAA, 2200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 600, Arlington,VA 22201; 703/528-1902 ext 3003; fax: 703/528-3546.
Note deadline for nominations March 1, 2008.
For further information, or to submit a nomination, contact Kathy Ano, American Anthropological Association, 2200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201.
Distinguished Lecture Award
Selected by a panel of AAA past president's, and established in 1969, the Distinguished Lecture Award is given biennially to recognize intellectual contributions in anthropology. The text of the recipient's lecture, presented at the annual meeting, is published in the American Anthropologist.
Previous Distinguished Lecturers
1970 Joseph Greenberg
1971 Robert Braidwood
1972 George Condominas
1973 John W M Whiting
1974 Miguel Leon-Portilla
1975 Elizabeth Colson
1976 Robert McC Adams
1977 F Clark Howell
1978 Milton Singer
1979 Eliot D Chapple
1980 Raymond Firth
1981 Kent Flannery
1982 Marshall Sahlins
1983 Clifford Geertz
1984 Charles F Hockett
1985 David R Pilbeam
1986 David F Aberle
1987 Albert C Spaulding
1988 Mary T Douglas
1989 Eric R Wolf
1990 Floyd G Lounsbury
1991 Marvin Harris
1992 J Desmond Clark
1994 Patty Jo Watson
1996 Sidney W Mintz
1997 Yolanda T Moses
1998 Emoke Szathmary
2000 Laura Nader
2002 Fredrik Barth
2004 Robert Edgerton
2006 Sydel Silverman
AAA President's Award
Previous Awardees
1991 Lynne Goldstein, Nathalie F S Woodbury
1993 Art Gallaher, Janet Keller
1994 Robert Benjamin
1995 Laila El-Hamamsy, Jon Anderson
1997 Barbara Tedlock and Dennis Tedlock
1998 Esther Boserup
2001 Jane Hill and Helena Ragoné
2002 Deborah Heath, Lucille Horn, Frederic Gleach, Wendy Ashmore, and Regna Darnell
2003 Sally Merry, Bill Davis, Kimberley Baker
2004 Tanya Luhrmann
2005 Sandra Berlin, Susi Skomal, Susan H. Lees, Frances E. Mascia-Lees, Alisse Waterston
2006 Mac Marshall, Dan Segal, Maria Vesperi
2007 Mary Margaret Overbey, Faye V. Harrison, Yolanda Moses
Anthropology in Media Award (AIME)
The Anthropology in Media Award (AIME) was established in 1987 to recognize the successful communication of anthropology to the general public through the media. There are no eligibility restrictions, and the award is given annually. The awardee is recommended by the Awards Committee and chosen by the AAA Executive Board at its spring meeting.
The awardee is given a certificate at the annual meeting.
Previous Awardees
1987 Stephen Jay Gould
1989 Jane Goodall
1990 Tony Hillerman
1991 Ursula Le Guin
1992 Jean Rouch, Jack Weatherford
1993 Jonathan Benthall
1994 Katherine S. Newman
1995 Alan Lomax
1996 Micaela di Leonardo
1997 Edward T Hall
1999 Donald C Johanson
2002 John R Rickford
2004 Melvin J Konner
2005 Meredith F. Small
2006 Eugenie Scott
Call for AIME Nominations
AAA is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Anthropology in Media Award (AIME). Established in 1987, the AIME recognizes successful communication of anthropology to the general public through the media. It seeks to honor those who have raised public awareness of anthropology and have had a broad and sustained public impact at local, national, and international levels. The AIME Award is designed to increase awareness of the significant contributions anthropologists have made and will make to society and recognize those who have successfully done so. By allowing the general public access to the study and profession of anthropology we facilitate contribution to and understanding of the field of anthropology itself. Please take this opportunity to offer recommendations of anthropologists whom you feel are deserving of this award.
Guidelines for the Preparation and Submission of AAA Award Nomination Materials
Each nomination packet should include a letter of recommendation in support of the nominee. The letter should provide a summary of the nominee's accomplishments, and it should demonstrate (not merely assert) the nominee's qualifications. The packet should include supporting materials, which should not be expected to stand on their own. In other words, these materials should support the case being made in the nomination letter, demonstrating its assertions. The nomination packet should not exceed 25 pages. Please note that nominees are considered for three years. Those not chosen in the first year will be considered for two more years. If desired, nomination packets can be updated by March 1 each year, or nominations can be withdrawn from consideration.
The nominee's accomplishments should be contextualized and put into perspective. Depending upon the award in question, one may want to address the following types of questions:
Where does the nominee's work fit within the discipline? What is its significance?
What is the extent of the nominee's work and its impact on the field? On students? On the general public? On other disciplines?
How does the particular book or work upon which the nominee's recommendation is based demonstrate excellence: conceptually, in terms of impact, creativity, and influence?
Submit 6 copies of the materials to: AAA Awards Committee, AAA, 2200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 600, Arlington,VA 22201; 703/528-1902 ext 3003; fax: 703/528-3546.
Note deadline for nominations March 1, 2008.
For further information, contact Kathy Ano, American Anthropological Association, 2200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201.
The Robert B Textor and Family Prize
for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology The Robert B Textor and Family Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology was established in 1998. This is an annual prize given by the AAA to encourage and reward excellent contributions in the use of anthropological perspectives, theories, models and methods in an anticipatory mode. Such contributions will allow citizens, leaders and governments to make informed policy choices, and thereby improve their society's or community's chances for realizing preferred futures and avoiding unwanted ones. The time frame for such anticipation will normally be the middle-range future (5-15 years).
Previous Awardees
1999 David Hakken
2000 Setha Low
2001 Gay Becker
2002 Paul Stoller
2003 Margaret Lock
2004 Carlos Vélez Ibáñez
2005 Katherine Newman
2006 Antonius Robben
2007 James Diego Vigil Call for Nominations
Members of the AAA may nominate any member for the Textor Prize. A member may nominate him/herself without prejudice. Evidence of excellence in anticipatory anthropology might take the form of a book, article, government document, document of a non-government organization, computer program, film, multimedia presentation, physical model, scientific invention or other suitable form of evidence that exists now or is developed in the future. Whatever the form, the evidence must be available to the public. The Awards Committee is free to award the prize on the basis of a single item of evidence, or a series of items through time. Thus it will be possible for an anthropologist to win the Textor Prize despite being less well known and junior in status--provided only that the evidence of excellence is clear and compelling.
Preference will be given to a contribution that is excellent in one or more of the following ways.
The contribution focuses compellingly on protecting or enhancing quality of life or environment.
It anticipates and deals with problems of true seriousness to substantial numbers of people.
It is based on sound data, rigorously analyzed yet imaginatively interpreted.
It makes sound use of the concepts of culture and sociocultural system.
It opens new methodological, theoretical or substantive vistas.
It recommends practical or plausible policies or procedures that a society, community or organization can use to deal effectively with projected opportunities or dangers.
It communicates its anticipatory message effectively to both an anthropological audience and the concerned general public.
Download complete prospectus (pdf file)
Guidelines for the Preparation and Submission of AAA Award Nomination Materials
Each nomination packet should include a letter of recommendation in support of the nominee. The letter should provide a summary of the nominee's accomplishments, and it should demonstrate (not merely assert) the nominee's qualifications. The packet should include supporting materials, which should not be expected to stand on their own. In other words, these materials should support the case being made in the nomination letter, demonstrating its assertions. The nomination packet should not exceed 25 pages. Please note that nominees are considered for three years. Those not chosen in the first year will be considered for two more years. If desired, nomination packets can be updated by March 1 each year, or nominations can be withdrawn from consideration.
The nominee's accomplishments should be contextualized and put into perspective. Depending upon the award in question, one may want to address the following types of questions:
Where does the nominee's work fit within the discipline? What is its significance?
What is the extent of the nominee's work and its impact on the field? On students? On the general public? On other disciplines?
How does the particular book or work upon which the nominee's recommendation is based demonstrate excellence: conceptually, in terms of impact, creativity, and influence?
In keeping with the Prospectus for this prize, each person designated as winner will be required to signify in writing that he/she is willing to serve as a member of the Advisory Panel for the following three years, to participate in choosing subsequent winners. It is understood that normally a winner will serve as a member of the Panel the first year, as Chair of the Panel the second year, and as a member again the third year. These arrangements are subject to possible adjustments for an absence that might be occasioned by illness, fieldwork, sabbatical leave, etc. If there are questions about this requirement, please contact Kathy Ano.
Submit 5 copies of the materials to: AAA Awards Committee, AAA, 2200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 600, Arlington,VA 22201; 703/528-1902 ext 3003; fax: 703/528-3546.
Note deadline for nominations March 1, 2008.
For further information, contact Kathy Ano, American Anthropological Association, 2200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201.
Alfred Vincent Kidder Award for Eminence in the Field of American Archaeology
Awarded every three years since 1950, the Kidder Award (now awarded every two years) recognizes eminence in the field of American archeology.
Previous Awardees
1950 Alfred Marsten Tozzer
1953 Earl H Morris
1956 Samuel K Lothrop
1959 Charles C DiPeso
1962 Tatiana Proskouriakoff
1965 Neil Judd
1968 Paul S Martin
1971 Richard S MacNeish
1974 Gordon R Willey
1977 Emil W Haury
1980 William T Sanders
1983 Watson Smith
1986 Ignacio Bernal
1989 Richard B Woodbury
1992 Kent V Flannery
1995 Jesse D Jennings
1998 Jeffrey R Parsons
2001 Linda S Cordell
2004 Rene Millon and George Cowgill
2006 Jeffrey Dean
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Solon T Kimball Award for Public and Applied Anthropology
The Solon T. Kimball Award for Public and Applied Anthropology was initiated by royalties from Applied Anthropology in America (Elizabeth M. Eddy and William L. Partridge, eds., 1978), a volume dedicated to Solon Kimball, "who taught that the study of human behavior should be of service to people." The award has been presented every other year since 1984 at the American Anthropological Association annual meeting. Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, the Solon T. Kimball Award for Public and Applied Anthropology now provides a $1000 prize.
The Kimball Award offers an opportunity to honor exemplary anthropologists for outstanding recent achievements that have contributed to the development of anthropology as an applied science and have had important impacts on public policy. The range of eligible nominees is unusually broad: the Kimball Award can be given to individuals or to a team (including collaborators outside of anthropology) and is not restricted by nationality, anthropological specialization, or type of employment. The anthropological contribution may be theoretical or methodological. The impact on public policy may be in any area, domestic or international, for example biodiversity, climate change, energy, international relations, medicine, public health, language conservation, education, criminal justice, development, or cultural heritage. Nominations recognizing disciplinary path-breakers who are shaping and strengthening the discipline of anthropology, and which honor those who might otherwise be overlooked, are especially encouraged.
Application Procedures
Nominees for the Kimball Award may be proposed by others, or may be self-nominated.
A nomination package should include the following. All materials must be provided in three (3) copies, submitted as one package.
1. Five letters of nomination. At least one letter should present a comprehensive description of the nominee’s career, emphasizing the accomplishment(s) over the previous decade justifying the award. This letter should show the relevance of the supporting materials provided in the nomination package. The other letters may be shorter, but each letter should provide insight into some aspect of the nominee’s recent work. The letters should explain to an anthropological but non-specialist audience the theoretical, methodological, or policy contributions, not merely praise them. All letters should demonstrate the connection between theoretical or methodological advancement of the discipline as an applied science and the specific contribution to public policy.
2. The nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae. This document should not exceed 10 pages.
3. Supporting materials. Additional supporting materials should not exceed three items, selected to illustrate the nominee’s disciplinary and policy contributions. These may include published or unpublished documents (such as journal articles or agency reports), or professional products in other media (for example, a training video). Documents must be provided in hard copy. Materials in other media must be in a CD-ROM format suitable for viewing on a Windows PC. Do not submit books or other lengthy materials. Three copies of all supporting materials are required.
The purpose of supporting materials is to help the award committee understand the nominee’s approach and contributions, not conduct a peer review. In selecting materials for submission, emphasize quality over quantity. Insofar as possible, select materials that can be evaluated by a panel of anthropologists with varied backgrounds, who are unlikely to be specialists in the nominee’s area of study.
Additional criteria.
1. Nomination packages must be submitted in time to be received by June 1, 2008.
2. The accomplishments providing the basis of a nomination must have been made within the decade preceding the receipt of the award.
3. Where collaborative efforts provide the basis for a nomination, the collaboration must have been sustained over at least three years.
Nomination packages should be sent to:
Solon Kimball Award Committee (Attn: Kathy Ano)
American Anthropological Association
2200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201
Questions regarding nomination procedures may be directed to the chair of the award committee, P. J. Puntenney (pjpunt@umich.edu).
Previous Awardees
1984 Thayer Scudder (California Institute of Technology)
1986 Culture and Learning Department, Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, Hawaii
1988 Michael M Cernea (World Bank)
1990 Jean J Schensul and Stephen L Schensul (Hispanic Health Council)
1992 William Rathje (University of Arizona)
1994 Muriel Crespi (National Park Service)
1996 Douglas A Feldman (D.A. Feldman & Associates)
1998 Terence S Turner (University of Chicago)
2000 Michael M. Horowitz (Institute for Development Anthropology)
2002 Barbara R Johnston (Center for Political Ecology)
2004 James Acheson (University of Maine)
2006 T. J. Ferguson
Margaret Mead Award
The Margaret Mead Award, offered jointly by the American Anthropological Association (AAA) and the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA), is presented to a younger scholar for a particular accomplishment, such as a book, film, monograph, or service, which interprets anthropological data and principles in ways that make them meaningful to a broadly concerned public. The award is designed to recognize a person clearly and integrally associated with research and/or practice in anthropology. The awardee's activity will exemplify skills in broadening the impact of anthropology -- skills for which Margaret Mead was admired widely.
Call for Nominations for Margaret Mead Award
Previous Awardees
1979 John Ogbu
1980 Brigitte Jordan
1981 Nancy Scheper-Hughes
1982 Mary Elmendorf
1983 Ruthann Knudson
1984 Sue E Estroff
1985 Susan C M Scrimshaw
1986 Jill E Korbin
1987 Myra Bluebond-Langner
1988 Alex Stepick
1989 Mark Nichter
1990 Wenda Ruth Trevathan
1991 Will Roscoe
1993 Leo Chavez
1995 Katherine A. Dettwyler
1997 Philippe Bourgois
1999 Paul Farmer
2000 Kathryn Dudley
2001 Tobias Hecht
2002 Mimi Nichter
2003 Marc Sommer
2004 Donna Goldstein
2005 Luke Eric Lassiter
2007 Joao Biehl
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