Ibn Battuta Award
The Ibn Battuta Award is given by the Anthropology Program at Kansas State University to the anthropology major submitting the best anthropological research paper for the academic year. The award consists of a cash prize and book describing the adventures and discoveries of Ibn Battuta, a 14th century Muslim traveler, as well as recognition of quality research and writing. The awardee will be recognized at the annual departmental awards ceremony in April. The paper can deal with any anthropological topic. Coauthored papers are not allowed. Submission guidelines available here.
Martin Ottenheimer Award for Adventurous Anthropology
Anthropologist Martin Ottenheimer (PhD Tulane U 1971), now professor emeritus at Kansas State, is internationally known for his ethnographic research in East Africa, especially the Comoro Islands, as well as major publications on kinship and cousin marriage. He was a Department Head at K-State (1987-1993), was elected President of the Central States Anthropological Society (1994-1995), and served on the Executive Board of the American Anthropological Association. He has lectured in Africa, Europe, and Australia, and his visiting academic positions include Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany (1990), and a Fulbright Scholar at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (2004-2005). A world traveler and a champion sailor, Dr. Ottenheimer also serves as a Senior Judge, US Sailing Association.
This student award has been established in recognition of the adventurous spirit that guides Dr. Ottenheimer and many fellow anthropologists in their quest for knowledge about peoples and cultures all across the world.
Eligible for this award ($250.-) are undergraduate students majoring in anthropology, before their senior year. To be seriously considered, they must have a good academic record (minimum GPA 3.5), and a specific planned project that demonstrates their adventurous spirit as a budding anthropologist.
Each contender will send a 1-page curriculum vitae and a 350-500-word project proposal, including a paragraph (75-100 words) detailing how the funding will be spent by April 1st to Dr. Prins (prins@ksu.edu). The winner will be committed to make a presentation for the Anthropology Club before graduation, within the following year.
Harriet and Martin Ottenheimer CSAS Student Paper Presentation Award
A cash award to assist a Kansas State University anthropology undergraduate student travel to and present a paper at the Central States Anthropological Society (CSAS) Annual Conference was established by K-State Anthropology Emeriti Professors Harriet and Marty Ottenheimer. The student selected will receive up to $500 in reimbursement of cash expenses associated with travel and registration for the CSAS conference. In order to qualify, you must have already submitted an abstract for the conference and heard about its acceptance.
Founded in 1921 as the Central Section of the American Anthropological Association, the Central States Anthropological Society (CSAS) is a friendly, four-field professional society that welcomes students and anyone keen on promoting anthropology in the heartland, and beyond.
If you hear that your abstract has been accepted by CSAS, bring notification of the acceptance of your abstract to the Anthropology Program Coordinator who will forward your name onto the Head of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work. In any year in which there are two or more students whose abstracts have been accepted by CSAS the Head of the SASW Department, in consultation with the anthropology faculty, will select the award recipient.
If you are notified that you will receive the award, it will be your responsibility to make your travel arrangements, pay for your travel expenses, and present your paper at the Annual CSAS Conference. Funds for the Award will be distributed after the Conference as reimbursement for allowed travel expenses. Awardees will need to consult with the SASW Department Office Administrator prior to the Conference to see if any pre-travel documents need to be filled out. Keep all receipts (pre-registration, transportation, hotel, meals) and bring them to the SASW Department Office Administrator within a week after the Conference for reimbursement.
National and International Awards
Fulbright - fellowships for U.S. graduating seniors, graduate students, young professionals and artists to study abroad for one academic year.
Carol Leonard 1970
Lisa Mertz 1993
Lucas Bessire 2001
Amanda Stueve 2010
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship - fellows receive three years of support with a $30,000 annual stipend plus a $10,500 cost-of-education allowance, a $1,000 one time international travel allowance and access to the TeraGrid supercomputer.
Laura Bathurst 1997
Michael Wesch 1998
Amber Campbell 2005
Rhodes: Roger D. Sorrell 1974
Mellon: Laura Bathurst 1997
Lucas Bessire 2002
Phi Kappa Phi: John Hawks 1994
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar: Ryan Klataske 2007
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Michael Wesch 1998
