Graduate Grants

The William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies offers a small number of research travel grants to support research on the American Southwest and the borderlands by SMU graduate students at sites beyond the campus of SMU. The Center will reimburse expenses for travel, research materials, and research-related activities, up to $500 per week.

Graduate students who wish to apply should submit a proposal, approximately 750 words in length, which includes:

A curriculum vita, which includes a mailing address, telephone number and email address.

A description of the nature, scope, and significance of the topic as it relates to the Southwest.

A statement about how the research activities or acquisition of materials will enhance the quality of the work on the topic.

A budget.

Other potential or actual sources of funding.

The projected time for completion of the project.

A letter of recommendation from the professor who is supervising the work.

Submission deadlines: March 25, 2008

Announcements of awards will be made on March 31, 2008.
For submission of grant applications or for more information, please contact:

Andrea Boardman, Executive Director - swcenter@smu.edu
The William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies
Dallas Hall, Room 356
3225 University Ave., P.O. Box 750176
Dallas, TX 75275-0176
(214) 768-1233; fax: (214) 768-4129

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Previous Grants Awarded

2007
Anna Banhegyi, History, The Bauman Fellowship
George Diaz, History, The Wellington Fellowship
John Gram, History, Advisory Panel Fellowship
Gabriele Martinez-Serna, History, The Coffee Fellowship
David Rex Galindo, History, The Jonsson/Watson Fellowship
Catrina Whitley, Anthropology/Archaeology, The Mohraz/Piper Fellowship

2006
Matt Babcock, History, The Jonsson Fellowship
Anna Banhegyi, History, The Wellington/Mohraz Fellowship
Alicia Dewey, History, The Hutchison Fellowship
Gabriel Martinez-Serna, History, The Foster/McElhaney Fellowship
David Rex Galindo, History, The Watson/Coffee Fellowship

2005
David Rex Galindo, History, Advisory Panel Fellowship
Judith Cooper and Ryan Beverly, Anthropology, Advisory Panel Fellowship
Gabriel Martinez-Serna, History, Advisory Panel Fellowship
Helen McLure, History, Advisory Panel Fellowship

2004
Constance Bradford, History, Advisory Panel Fellowship
Jim Dudlo, History, Advisory Panel Fellowship
Susan Harper-Bisso, Anthropology
Jeff Junkin, Studio Art
Jason Theuer, Anthropology

2003
Michael Bletzer, Anthropology
Jimmy Bryan, History, Advisory Panel Fellowship
Jim Dudlo, History, Advisory Panel Fellowship
Susan Harper-Bisso, Anthropology
José Ramirez, History, Advisory Panel Fellowship
Jeff Schulze, History
Catrina Whitley, Anthropology/Archaelogoy

2002
Meena Balakrishnan, Geological Sciences
Hilary Lynn Chester, Geological Sciences
Francis Xavier Galán, History
Amy Meschke, History
Dionne Procell, History
José Ramirez, History
Clive Siegle, History

2001
Michael Bletzer, Anthropology
Jason LaBelle, Anthropology
Linda Lindsay, Anthropology
Amy Meschke, History
Katherine Nelson, Anthropology
Kerry Oman, History
Clive Siegle, History
Lia Tsesmeli, Anthropology
Sharon Young, Anthropology

2000
Jimmy Bryan, History
Risa Diemond, Anthropology
Joseph Miller, Anthropology
Christy Noonkester, Anthropology

1999
Risa Diemond, Anthropology
Billie (Sugar) Glaspy, History
Pei-Lin Yu, Anthropology

1998
Andrea Boardman, History
Risa Diemond, Anthropology
Brian Harmon, Anthropology
Jason LaBelle, Anthropology
Joseph Miller, Anthropology
John Seebach, Anthropology

1997
Jeremy R. Kulisheck, Anthropology
Katherine Nelson, Anthropology

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Last updated August 6, 2007.