Rebecca Jeanne Andrew Memorial Award

REBECCA JEANNE ANDREW MEMORIAL AWARD

Guidelines for Application - 2005

1.Background. Rebecca Jeanne Andrew was a Miami student who died tragically on 18 November 1995 in a skiing accident in France, while she was studying at the Luxembourg campus. She was a junior majoring in anthropology, with a professed interest in making her career in primatology. In Rebecca's memory, her family and friends have established a fund through the Miami University Foundation. It is planned that awards from the fund will be made annually, on or about her birthday (14 April). A list of previous Award winners is given on the reverse.

2.Conditions. To apply for the award, the student should

a.Be a Miami undergraduate studying anthropology, with first preference given to students with an interest in primatology. (Note: Does not require ATH major, but must have advanced coursework in ATH.)

b.Undertake to conduct a field research project and submit a written report, within 10 months of the date of award, i.e. by 15 February 2006.

c.Provide an accounting (with receipts) of expenditure of Award funds.

3.Application. To be considered, an applicant must submit a dossier consisting of the following:

a.Proposal of the research to be undertaken, including a projected budget, of no more than 1000 words, all-inclusive;

b.Transcript of courses taken and grades earned;

c.Resumé/curriculum vitae;

d.Letter of recommendation from a faculty member or equivalent (in sealed envelope);

e.One-page covering letter indicating the applicant's reasons for applying for the award.

Applicants may apply as individuals for independent research, or as a group for collaborative research. If the latter, applications must be submitted together and include clear indication of the division of labor.

4.Deadline. Four copies of the completed dossier must be handed in by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, 4 April, 2005 to the Department of Anthropology, 164 Upham Hall.

5.Committee. It is stipulated that the awarding committee will consist of faculty directly responsible for primatology courses at Miami. These currently are: Linda F. Marchant (Anthropology), William C. McGrew (Anthropology and Zoology), and Susan Hoffman (Zoology). Each of them is pleased to answer any questions about the award. [WCM reached at:

6.Award. For 2005, it is expected that the total amount to be awarded will be about $3000, either as one or several awards. The committee will announce its decision no later than 11 April, 2005, and will confer the award(s) on Friday, 15 April, 2005, at a brief ceremony to be held at 11:30 a.m. in the Bio-Anthropology Laboratory (65 Upham), to be followed by lunch.

8 February 2005

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