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2023 SPA Condon Prize: Call for Submissions

The Society for Psychological Anthropology solicits entries for the Richard G. Condon Prize for the best student essay in psychological anthropology. The winner will be awarded $500 and a one year membership in the Society for Psychological Anthropology. The winning essay will be published in Ethos after working with the Editor for final preparation of the manuscript. 

The prize is named for the late Richard G. Condon, whose work included the study of adolescence, family, and change among the Canadian Inuit. Psychological anthropology is defined broadly to include interrelationships among psychological, social and cultural phenomena. Essays will be judged on their relevance to psychological anthropology, organization and clarity, and their theoretical and methodological strengths. The author must have been an undergraduate or graduate student during academic year 2022-2023. The author need not be a current member of the Society for Psychological Anthropology. The winner will be recognized at the SPA Business Meeting at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association in November.

Papers submitted for consideration must follow these guidelines:

  • Submissions must not be published in any form, or currently under review for publication in any outlet in the U.S. or abroad.
  • Submissions must not exceed 9,000 words inclusive of all references, endnotes and acknowledgements.
  • Submissions must be formatted according to the American Anthropological Association style guide.
  • Submissions must reflect the primary work of the student submitting the entry. If a paper has been authored by multiple authors, student status of all authors must be clearly stated, and contribution effort documented in detail.
  • Submitted papers must be emailed as a single Microsoft Word document to the Chair of the committee, Whitney Duncan, at whitney.duncan@unco.edu by June 1, 2023.

To submit, in the email to Dr. Duncan:

  • Subject line of the email should read “Condon Prize Submission.”
  • In the body of the email, provide the author’s name, permanent (not institutional) mailing

address, email address, student affiliation (university and department), and the title of

the paper that is attached. 

  • Confirm student status in the body of the email and provide an estimated date of

graduation. 

  • Ensure that no evidence of the author’s identity is evident in any way in the text of the

Word document or by reference in the paper. 

Questions? Please direct all questions via email to Dr. Duncan (whitney.duncan@unco.edu) and/or Dr. Sonya Pritzker, SPA Secretary (sepritzker@ua.edu)  

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The Beatrice and John Whiting SPA Biennial Travel Grants 

2023 submissions have closed. There will be an announcement for 2025 Whiting Awards in early 2025.

The SPA announces the Beatrice and John Whiting SPA Biennial Travel Grants to facilitate participation in the SPA Biennial Meetings. The SPA Biennial Meetings represent one of the most important ways in which the SPA promotes and supports the continued growth of the field of psychological anthropology, and these travel grants provide financial assistance to individuals who might not otherwise be able to attend. 

Eligibility

1. Grants are open to undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows. 

2. All applicants must be making a presentation at the conference in the form of a paper, poster, photo essay or ethnographic film. 

3. Individuals who are participating solely as a session chair, discussant or workshop participant are not eligible. 

4. Awardees must attend at least two full days of the conference. 

5. Awardees need not be current members of the SPA. 

6. Individuals are not eligible to receive the award if they also are receiving any other funding from the SPA to attend the biennial meeting, such as an International Early Career Scholar Travel Grant, or travel support provided to the SPA Board’s graduate student representative. 

Awards of approximately $400 will be awarded to individuals to facilitate their participation in the SPA Biennial Meetings. The number of awards will vary according to the funding available in any given year. 

If you have any questions, please contact The Beatrice and John Whiting SPA Biennial Travel Grant Committee Chair, Ted Lowe (elowe@soka.edu). 

Application
Follow the Link: https://forms.office.com/r/4PxBNP1u5e to complete an application
Or you can scan the QU code in the attached PDF with your phone or tablet device
You will also need to have an advisor/mentor send an email in support of this application to the committee. Please send these to Ted Lowe, committee chair, at elowe@soka.edu 
These support emails should also arrive by March 12, 2023.

Find the Application details and QR Code at:
https://mcusercontent.com/c4c1279d96abc5934a4acc7c2/files/446f023b-8a4e-3278-f360-c4635998f0c6/The_Beatrice_and_John_Whiting_SPA_Biennial_Travel_Grants.pdf

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International Early Career Scholar Travel Grant

The Society for Psychological Anthropology is pleased to offer the International Early Career Scholar Travel Grant program funded by a generous donation from an anonymous benefactor. The purpose of the program is to provide funding for international scholars who are early in their careers to travel to the United States to participate in conferences affiliated with the SPA.

The grants will provide funding to pay for all transportation costs, room and board, and conference registration fees for the scholar to present his or her paper or poster at SPA Biennial meetings. The SPA anticipates making two grants annually of approximately $2,000, although it will consider both smaller and slightly larger grants.

Mentorship by a Senior Scholar:

In addition to receiving travel funding, arrangements will be made for each grant recipient to meet with a senior psychological anthropologist in the applicant’s area of study at the conference for the purpose of mentoring and networking.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for the travel grant, the individual must: (1) be presenting a paper or poster at the meeting in question, (2) have received a master’s level graduate degree but be no greater than five years post-PhD, and (3) be a non-United States citizen who is currently working in an academic or applied capacity related to anthropology or attending a graduate school located outside of the United States. Individuals may apply for the grant as many times as they wish, but they may only receive the grant twice. The applicant need not be a member of the SPA or the AAA.

Selection Criteria:

Applicants will be selected based on their potential to contribute to psychological anthropology as a field of study relative to their level of education and experience. When all other factors are judged to be equivalent, the selection committee will select applicants who have not yet received their doctoral degree. Consideration will also be given to select applicants who will increase the representation of scholars from regions of the world who do not typically attend SPA-affiliated conferences.

Applications:

To apply for the grant, applicants must provide: (1) a written statement that concisely outlines the specific professional benefits for participating in the session and describes the potential contribution of the applicant’s current research to psychological anthropology as a field (one single-spaced page maximum); (2) a brief curriculum vitae (six pages maximum); (3) the abstract for the paper or poster to be presented at the conference; (4) an estimated budget of the costs to attend the meeting in question. In the budget, applicants must provide details on any other source of travel funds for which they have applied or received to attend the meeting.

To submit an application for the 2023 Spring SPA Biennial Meeting, please email the statement, curriculum vitae, abstract and budget as a single PDF or MS Word document to Ted Lowe, Committee Chair (elowe@soka.edu) by March 12, 2023.