Frances A. Ross Anthropology Preliminary Dissertation Research Award
Supports preliminary dissertation research conducted within the U.S. by graduate Anthropology students.
Eligibility:
• UWM Anthropology graduate students, preferably pursuing a PhD • Proposed domestic (U.S.) research Obligations/Conditions:
• Submit a major external grant proposal (e.g., NSF, Wenner-Gren) by January 15 of the following year
• Failure to submit will make the recipient ineligible for future departmental fellowships (exceptions reviewed on a case-by-case basis)
Required Application Materials:
• Current CV
• Research proposal (max 1,000 words), including bibliography/figures
• Faculty advisor recommendation (submitted through the Scholarship Portal)
Applications are typically accepted in March/April for travel in summer or fall.
- Award
- Varies up to $2,000
- Schools, Colleges, Departments, and Areas
- Anthropology Department, Graduate Student Scholarships, College of Letters & Science
- Deadline
- 03/01/2026
- Supplemental Questions
- Upload a copy of your Curriculum Vita (CV) in PDF format. To minimize technical problems, it is recommended your file name contain no capital letters, no punctuation and no spaces. E.g. johntranscript.pdf
- Upload a copy of your research proposal, including bibliography and figures as needed. The narrative of your proposal should not exceed 1,000 words.
- Provide the name and email address of your faculty advisor. They will be asked to provide a letter of recommendation in support of your award application.