Scholarships and Awards

The Anthropology Department offers several small scholarships and awards to support undergraduate research and other experiential learning opportunities. All applications require that a departmental faculty member provide a short letter of support. Recipients will be notified by email if selected.   

 Apply for the Undergraduate Awards and Scholarships

Anthropology Undergraduate Summer Research Award  

This award is to support research and writing such as for an honors thesis, development of an academic journal article, analyzing research materials, or participating in other forms of intensive scholarship. 

• Award Amount:  Awards are likely $500–$1,000 
• Number of Awards:  Variable 
• Disbursement Frequency:  One payment at academic year-end 
• Deadline:   May 13, 2026 
• Eligibility:  Current undergraduate majors, minors and/or students working with Anthropology faculty 
• To Apply:  Submit the online application above.

Pauline Wallenberg Juda Memorial Scholarship 

This scholarship is granted to assist a student(s) in conducting research on topics related to the anthropological study of nutrition. Eligible research can come from any of the subfields of anthropology and may cover any one of a variety of different topics related to human and non-human nutrition.  

• Scholarship Amount: Up to $1500 
• Number of Scholarships: Variable 
• Disbursement Frequency: 3 equal payments (1 per term) over the next academic year 
• Deadline:  May 13, 2026 
• Eligibility: 
  • Current graduate students and undergraduate majors, minors and/or students working with Anthropology faculty* 
  • Students must be studying nutrition, food and/or diet 
• To Apply: Submit the online application above.  

*Graduate students are also eligible to apply for the Pauline Wollenberg Juda Memorial Scholarship.

Anthropology Health Education Department Scholarship 

This award supports anthropological studies of human health, including sociocultural, biological, and archaeological efforts. Eligible research can come from any of the subfields of anthropology and may cover any of a variety of different topics related to human health. 

• Scholarship Amount:  Up to $1000 
• Number of Scholarships:  Variable 
• Disbursement Frequency:  3 equal payments (1 per term) over the next academic year 
• Deadline:   May 13, 2026 
  Eligibility: 
  • Current graduate students and undergraduate majors, minors and/or students working with Anthropology faculty*
  • Students must be studying health 
• To Apply: Submit the online application above.  

*Graduate students are also eligible to apply for the Anthropological Health Education Department Scholarship.

Undergraduate Paper or Poster of the Year Award 

This award is for the best undergraduate paper or poster, and recognizes outstanding research conducted by Anthropology students or undergraduates working closely with an Anthropology faculty member. The work should be original (research and writing) led by the student, not the faculty member/advisor. The paper can be coauthored but in order to be eligible, the student must be the lead author and be the one responsible for writing all or nearly all the paper. Papers are often lengthy (e.g., 25-50 pages in length though some may be shorter if that’s appropriate for the anthropological subfield) and are often of publication or near-publication quality. Generally, candidates have been working closely with an Anthropology professor for a year or more on their research. For posters, they must be presented at the UO Undergraduate Research Symposium in Spring 2026 or presented at another academic conference from Summer 2025 to summer 2026. 

• Award Amount:  $500 
• Number of Awards:  A single recipient or tie 
• Disbursement Frequency:  One payment at the end of the academic year 
• Deadline:   May 13, 2026 
• Eligibility:  Current undergraduate majors, minors and/or students working with Anthropology faculty 
• To Apply:  Submit the online application above.  

University-wide Scholarships