SSEA | Research Competition 2009

Research Competition 2009

Winners Announced

The Review Committee has selected the applications of
Eric Wells (UCLA) “The Iconography and Material Culture of Personal Piety”
and
Kei Yamamoto (U Toronto) “Archaeological Materials from Ayrton’s Cemetery F in Abydos”
for funding in this year's competition.

There were a number of exceptional applications and the review committee had a to make some difficult decisions because of the excellent applications from which to choose. Each recipient will receive an award of $3000 (USD) to support their research projects. We want to thank all of the students who participated in this year's competition. Pending fund raising the announcement for the 2010 competition should be made in the early spring. This year's grants were made possible by the generous contributions of the Logan Family Trust and Mr David Berg.

Eugene Cruz-Uribe, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of History, NAU
on behalf of the Review Committee

If you are interested in donating to next year's Research Competition, please contact: eugene.cruz-uribe@nau.edu. All Canadian and American donors will receive a tax receipt in the amount of their donation.

The Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities (USA)
2009 Research Prize Competition

The SSEA (USA) is pleased to announce the 2009 competition for two research prizes. The awards are made possible by the generous contributions of the Logan Family Trust and Dr David Berg. Each prize (in the sum of approximately $3000 US) will be awarded to the individual who presents the best application.

The competition is open to doctoral students, and recent post doctoral students, from universities in the United States and Canada who study any aspect of ancient Egypt. The subject of the research may cover any area of ancient Egypt from pre-dynastic times through Coptic Egypt. This year one of the prizes is reserved for an application conducting research in an area which was of interest to the late Professor Cathleen Keller (University of California - Berkeley).

The intent of these prizes is to assist in the completion of significant Egyptological research. For doctoral students it is often the case that some additional travel to Egypt or to one or more research collections housed in museums is needed to complete work. These prizes hope to support applicants who need to conduct that type of research travel. Applicants who are just beginning their research are also eligible to apply.

Students must be a member of either the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities, or the American Research Center in Egypt, at the time of application.

An application will consist of:
a) a single sheet with name and complete contact information of the applicant, title of the proposal, institution attending or just finished, name - daytime phone number - email address for 1 or 2 references, indicate membership in SSEA or ARCE;
b) a two to three (2-3) page narrative description of the topic of the proposal and research plan. This should include details on whatever travel is intended and what preparations have been made and/or permissions have been applied for to conduct this research;
c) a one (1) page bibliography; and
d) a one (1) page budget.
If needed, applicants may attach 1-2 pages of drawings or photographs in .pdf format.

All applications will be submitted in electronic form as a single Corel Word Perfect (.wpd) or MS Word (.doc) file (with optional .pdf attachment). Applications will be in 12 point type (Times Roman font), single spaced, and 1 inch margins. Any application not following these requirements will not be acknowledged or judged.

All applications and questions should be sent to:
eugene.cruz-uribe@nau.edu.
Application deadline: midnight PDT, JUNE 1, 2009. It is anticipated that the prizes will be announced by the middle of July 2009.

Applications will be judged on the clearness of the narrative, the quality of the research planned, the practicality of completing the research in a reasonable time frame, and the comments from the references. Judging from last year’s application pool, the quality of all applications will be high, so it is anticipated that the quality of comments from the references will play a significant part in determining the recipients. Applicants are urged to discuss their application with their references prior to the time of application.

Recipient(s) of these prizes are expected to present the results of their research at the annual meeting of either the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities (Canada - normally held in November) or the American Research Center in Egypt (USA - normally held in April).

Please pass this information on to colleagues and students who may be interested.

The recipients of the 2008 Research Prize were Jennette Boehmer, University Of Toronto, (“The Funeral in Old Kingdom Egypt: Ritual Mechanisms of Transformation in Becoming an Ax”) and Melissa Zabecki, University of Arkansas, (“Musculoskeletal Stress Markers and their Relation to the Spinal Trauma Endured by the People Buried at the South Tombs Cemetery at Tell el-Amarna”). Congratulations to the winners and thanks to our generous donors and to Eugene Cruz-Uribe, Sec'retary-Treasurer of SSEA (USA),Inc.