The Center for Ancient Studies and Archaeology at Willamette offers grants of up to $2500 for up to two successful applicants annually. These grants are to help enable Willamette University undergraduate participation in archaeological field schools, excavation or survey projects by providing funding toward the cost of travel to and from the site and living expenses on the site.  (A three-week minimum stay is required).

A selection committee consisting of three CASA faculty members should be appointed by the CASA director. In the appointment of committee members, consideration should be given to the nature of the applicant pool.

Application Deadline: March 1, 2010

Criteria:

  • Applicants must be enrolled as full time Willamette students during the school year the grant is awarded.  (Participation by the applicant in a semester abroad program during the term of application shall not be considered a bar to the application so long as the student is making regular progress toward completion of an undergraduate degree at Willamette).
  • The field school, excavation or survey project at which the grant is to be applied must be approved by CASA.
  • Preference will normally be given to individuals that have not received substantial support either from other granting sources or from the excavation, survey, or field school.
  • Preference will be given to applicants with little or no field experience (no more than one previous field season).
  • Preference will be given to applicants who have completed at least two Willamette courses that prepare them for better participation in the field experience.  Applicants will address the suitability of their courses in their application.  A letter of recommendation from the instructor of one of those courses must be included with the application.
  • Applicants will be required to sign an affirmation that there are no physical or psychological barriers to their full performance of the duties associated with participation in an archaeological field school, excavation, or survey, nor are there any physical or psychological barriers to their participation in the rigors, discomforts, and stresses of daily life in a field school, excavation, or survey camp. 
  • Grant recipients will be required to sign a waiver that absolves CASA and Willamette University of responsibility for any illness, injury, or loss that the recipients may sustain during or as a consequence of their participation in the excavation, survey, or field school.
  • Grant recipients will be required to submit to CASA a letter from the director or an appropriate administrator of the field school, excavation or survey project certifying that the recipient has been accepted to the project.  No CASA funds will be dispersed to the recipient until such a letter is received by CASA.
  • No later than sixty days following the completion of the recipient’s participation in the field school, survey or excavation, grant recipients must present CASA with an academic report of the experience (500 – 700 words), receipts and an accounting of grant funds, and an appropriate photo of their involvement in the field school.  Grant recipients will be required to sign a release of rights to CASA and Willamette University for the use of their reports and photos in CASA or Willamette publications.


Application: 

To receive full consideration, all application materials must be received by CASA no later than March 1, 2010.

Please return all materials to:
Andrea Foust
Coordinator for the Center for Ancient Studies and Archaeology
Center for Academic Excellence
Willamette University
900 State St.
Salem, OR 97301