Undergraduate Grant and Fellowship Awards
The Lloyd A. Fallers Fund for Undergraduate Anthropological Research
Made possible by a generous donation from alumnus Dale F. Eickelman
2023 |
Halpern, Seraphina |
Lyu, Echo |
Mazidabadifarahani, Navid |
Formerly The Foundation for Advancement of Anthropology and History Summer Research Grants
Beinecke Scholarship, Amanda Chacón, UC ‘24
Fulbright Grantee, Sarah Fineman, Taiwan, English Teaching Assistant Award, UC ‘20
Undergraduate Prizes
The Department annually awards two prizes for the best undergraduate honor's thesis papers in sociocultural/linguistic and archaeological/physical anthropology.
LICHTSTERN BA ESSAY PRIZE
(Social Cultural/Linguistic Anthropology)
2023 | Sydney Knight
"In Pursuit of 'Clean Water': An analysis of counterculture, diet, and escapism on a commune in Hawai'i"
Faculty Sponsors: Winchell and Palmiè
and
2023 | Nicole Zhong, Honorable Mention
"Connections on the Line: Community Care Within Suicide Hotlines in Hong Kong"
Faculty Sponsors: Takabvirwa and Ma
DAHLBERG BA ESSAY PRIZE
(Archaeology/Physical Anthropology)
2023 | Jacky Xiyuan Yao
"Tillya Tepe: Constructing Identities on Cultural Crossroads"
Faculty Sponsors: Newman and Stein
Anthropology Undergraduate Research Symposium
At the end of each academic year the department hosts a symposium where graduating seniors with a major in Anthropology (double majors and BA/MAPSS students included) can present their research in a professional setting and gain conference experience. The event is open to the entire university community and is followed by a department celebration attended by faculty, majors, and graduate students.