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2013 Anthropological Summer School in Malta

The Anthropology field school is held annually on the charming islet of Gozo, in the Maltese Archipelago. Gozo is one of the three inhabited main islands of the Maltese Archipelago (Malta, Gozo and Comino) and is right in the heart of the Mediterranean. Described as Europe’s best kept secret, Malta is surrounded by crystal clear […]

NAPA-OT Summer Field School in Guatemala

The NAPA-OT Field School in Guatemala nurtures leaders in medical and applied anthropology and occupational therapy to promote social justice. Students work intensively in clinical and community settings gaining skill in research, observation, communication, and transdisciplinary collaboration. 

2013 Thomas R. Pickering Fellowships

Greetings from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The Pickering Programs provide financial and other support to participants as they are prepared for a career in the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service. We are delighted to announce the opening of the 2013 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs & Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowships applications!

Global Water Brigades

Global Water Brigades is a specific division of Global Brigades, a student-initiated non-profit organization which seeks to improve the health and well-being of communities in Honduras, Panama, and Ghana through sustainable development programs. Since a leading cause of death and illness in children in developing countries is due to lack of access to clean water, […]

Ethnographic employment in Marketing Research (part-time)

Student research opportunities are available at SmartRevenue, Inc., a market research company that specializes in consumer behavior analysis.  We take an ethnographic approach in our field methods to collect what we call ‘shopper-centric’ perspectives.  Insights from the field offer solutions to improve the marketing of products and the shopper experience in the retail environment.  Most […]

Turkish Studies Association Scholarship

HALİDE EDİP ADIVAR SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION The aim of the Adıvar Scholarship is to introduce to Turkey students who have not had extensive prior experience in Turkey or Turkish studies. This $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a qualified undergraduate in any discipline in support of travel to Turkey for the purpose of study or research. The […]

THE ADA DRAPER AWARD FOR TRAVEL AND RESEARCH

The purpose of the scholarship, as stated by Ada Draper, is “to enable the most meritorious and needy female students to be sent abroad after graduation to complete their studies.”  Implicit is the recognition that study, in Ms. Draper’s opinion, goes beyond the classroom walls, and that learning should take place in foreign climes. Anthropology […]

White Mountain Apache Tribe Heritage Field School

The White Mountain Apache Tribe Heritage Program and the University of Arizona announce opportunities for student participation in the third season of the Western Apache Ethnography and GIS Research Experience for Undergraduates field school, a National Science Foundation-supported program, June 14-July 27, 2012.

Philadelphia Zoo’s University Unless Prize Challenge

We wanted to make you aware of an exciting new initiative at the Philadelphia Zoo. We have recently launched the Philadelphia Zoo’s University Unless Prize Challenge. This is a new groundbreaking initiative, which invites university students from across the United States to join efforts to save the critically- endangered orangutan while competing to win $10,000.