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. The winner will be committed to make a presentation for the Anthropology Club before graduation, within the following year.
Please, e-mail your proposal and vitae (in Word) to Professor Harald E.L. Prins <prins@ksu.edu>
Deadline: April 30, 2009