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Annual Laboratory Grant

2008 LAB GRANT
If you are a university graduate student (Master's or Ph.D. level in any state or country) and your thesis or dissertation research concerns an Oregon, Idaho, Washington, or northern Nevada archaeological project, you are eligible for our annual laboratory research grant. This grant is good for up to $1000 worth of obsidian characterization and/or hydration studies carried out at the lab (computed at our present price rate). Laboratory analytical services include the trace element characterization, source identification, and hydration analysis of obsidian artifacts and XRF analysis of geologic source material. The grantee gets to decide how to mix or match the different types of analytical work.

Should more than one applicant be selected, the lab grant will be awarded for each successful applicant at a percentage to be determined by Northwest Research Obsidian Studies Laboratory.

The 2008 grant deadline application is May 31, 2008. To apply, all you have to do is to send the lab a brief proposal concerning your obsidian-related research. The proposal should run no longer than about two pages - if we have questions, we'll ask.

Here's what we need to know in your application:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Telephone contact number
  • E-mail address
  • A few details about your academic program
  • Thesis/dissertation title or topic
  • Specific project research objectives and a brief description of the overall scope of your research
  • How you plan on applying the lab analytical services in your research
  • The specific services for which you would like to use the grant money (e.g., number of samples and types of analysis)

    That's it! You can submit your application by mailing it to us at the lab or by sending it as an e-mail attachment (WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat .PDF, or straight text formats are all accepted) file. We will review all applications and will announce the big winner(s) on this web page by June 15, 2008.

    Here's what we would like from the grant recipient:

  • A brief description of your project and photographs or other graphics that would help describe what you're up to - we'll provide a web page for your project or a link to your web page
  • A copy of your thesis or dissertation when it is completed

    Good luck!

    • PREVIOUS GRANT RECIPIENTS
    CLICK ON A PICTURE FOR MORE DETAILS

    Christopher Noll 2007: Christopher Noll (Washington State University)

    Mark O'Brien 2007: Mark M. O'Brien (Idaho State University)

    Kenin Vaughn 2007: Kevin Vaughn (Central Washington University)

    Kaylon McAlister 2006: Kaylon McAlister (University of Oregon)

    Chris Willson 2005: Chris Willson (University of Idaho)

    Jennifer Keeling 2005: Jennifer Keeling (Washington State University)

    Montana Long 2004: Montana Long (University of Oregon)

    Erin Wallace 2003: Erin Wallace (Washington State University)

    2001-2002: Grant temporarily suspended

    Clint Cole 2000: Clint Cole (Washington State University)

    Michael Taggart 2000: Michael Taggart (Oregon State University)

    Tony Largaespada 2000: Tony Largaespada (University of Oregon)

    Elizabeth Sobel 1999: Elizabeth Sobel (University of Michigan)

    Margaret Helzer 1999: Margaret Helzer (University of Oregon)

    CLICK ON A PICTURE FOR MORE DETAILS

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    Last Updated: 04/27/2008
    Northwest Research Obsidian Studies Laboratory