The NSF/IGERT Program in Archaeological Sciences has provided funding for 17 Graduate Trainees during the 2007/2008 academic year. However, this is the last academic year that will be funded with the current IGERT grant, and therefore, all selected trainees will recieve funding for only one year. Both students applying for admission to relevant graduate programs, and students already enrolled in graduate programs at the University of Arizona are eligible to apply. To be eligible for support under this program, students must show intent to obtain the Ph.D. degree and to pursue a career in some aspect of archaeological science or a closely related topic (e.g. Quaternary paleoecology). The participating academic departments are Anthropology, Physics, Geosciences, and Materials Science and Engineering, but IGERT traineeships may also be awarded to students in other Departments if the student can demonstrate his or her intent to pursue a career in archaeological science – for example, a Chemistry student wishing to follow a career in Conservation Science may apply.
The traineeships include a stipend (currently $30,000 p.a.) and full tuition (i.e. both in-state and out-of-state tuition). Extra funds may also be allocated in response to written proposals for activities that enhance the student’s education, such as travel and subsistence support for internships at other institutions, for exploratory fieldwork, fees for summer archaeological field schools, or limited funding for laboratory research.
Some restrictions apply….
Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible for support, and no student may be funded for more than two years. Incoming students are typically offered two years of support, with the second year’s award contingent upon satisfactory performance in the first. Students already in graduate programs at the University of Arizona are offered one-year traineeships, but may reapply for a second. The two years need not be consecutive. IGERT Trainees may not accept any other paid employment during the academic year (such as Teaching or Research Assistantships), but may take paid employment or fellowships during the summer recess.
The IGERT Program is designed to provide interdisciplinary training. All IGERT Trainees must take for credit ANTH 636 (Foundations of Archaeological Interpretation), ANTH 574 (Archaeometry) and ANTH 696A (IGERT Seminar) unless given a waiver by the IGERT Coordinator. IGERT Trainees in the Anthropology Department are expected to take a minimum of 9 units in other Departments; conversely, IGERT Trainees in other Departments must take a minimum of 9 units in Anthropology. Each student will be guided in their choice of courses by their academic advisor and committee.
IGERT Trainees must also agree to donate a minimum of five hours per week to public service related to K-12 education in local communities. Among the services provided by current IGERT Trainees are the operation of archaeology clubs in local elementary schools and the design and testing of curriculum units and GIS software for use in public schools.
Special Note
The deadline for the 2007/08 applications has passed. Current IGERT funding will expire in 2008, and we cannot accept applications for future funding at this time.
For further information
Contact the IGERT Coordinator:
Dr. David Killick
Archaeological Sciences IGERT Coordinator
Department of Anthropology
Emil W. Haury Anthropology Building, Room 210
PO Box 210030
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0030
E-mail: killick@email.arizona.edu
Phone: 520-621-8685
FAX: 520-621-2088
Applications should be sent to Cathy Snider (520-626-9141)
IGERT Administrator
c/o Anthropology Department
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721-0030
You can also visit the IGERT National Recruitment Program web site at www.igert.org.
