Scholarships and Research Grants
The ASC Scholarship in Cultural Resource Management
The ASC Scholarship, awarded annually to a first-year graduate student in the CRM master's program, promotes interest in CRM as an academic discipline and a career choice. The scholarship, based on academic ability, is administered through the University's scholarship office. Four scholarships were awarded during the past fiscal year, to Gilbert Browning, Evan Elliott, Angela Locke and Patricia Paramoure.
The David A. Fredrickson Research Grant in Cultural Resources Management
This grants assists researchers affiliated with the ASC—permanent or part-time staff, interns, or volunteers—by granting money to complete specific aspects of significant, ongoing CRM research. The award is named in honor of David A. Fredrickson, Professor Emeritus in Anthropology, Director of the ASC from its founding in 1974 to 1992, a major figure in California prehistoric archaeology and a leader in the development of Cultural Resources Management nationwide.
Uses of the grant have included the costs involved in creating outreach materials, such as lesson plans or museum displays; fees for specialist's studies or production of technical graphics; and expenses necessary to publish important research. Research based on ASC collections is encouraged. Research may involve one or more subdisciplines of CRM—including architectural history, field or laboratory research in prehistoric or historical archaeology, ethnography, ethnohistory, and oral history—or may be studies of actual methods, standards, and conduct of CRM. One or more ($500 to $1,500) research grants may be awarded annually, depending on available funds and interest.
This year's $1500 Research Grant was awarded to Naomi Scher to pursue her MA work in geoarchaeology.