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Annual Laboratory Grant

2012 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 commercial 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 2012 grant deadline application is May 31, 2012. 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, 2012.

    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!

    • 2011 GRANT RECIPIENTS

    2011: J. Corey Dennis (University of Idaho)

    GRANT PROPOSAL - DENNIS (PDF)

    2011: Krisstin Sibley (California State University - Sacramento)

    GRANT PROPOSAL - SIBLEY (PDF)

    2011: Kristina M. Wiggins (University of Nevada - Reno)

    GRANT PROPOSAL - WIGGINS (PDF)

    2010 GRANT RECIPIENT
    2010: Dustin Kennedy (University of Oregon)

    2008 GRANT RECIPIENTS

    2008: Christian J. Nauer (Central Washington University)

    2008: Geoffrey M. Smith (University of Wyoming)

    2007 GRANT RECIPIENTS
    2007: Christopher Noll (Washington State University)

    2007: Mark O'Brien (Idaho State University)

    2007: Kevin Vaughn (Central Washington University)

    2006 GRANT RECIPIENT
    2006: Kaylon McAlister (University of Oregon)

    2005 GRANT RECIPIENTS
    2005: Chris A. Willson (University of Idaho)

    2005: Jennifer Keeling (Washington State University)

    2004 GRANT RECIPIENT
    2004: Montana Long (University of Oregon)

    2003 GRANT RECIPIENT
    2003: Erin Wallace (Washington State University)

    2000 GRANT RECIPIENTS
    2000: Clint Cole (Washington State University)

    2000: Michael Taggart (Oregon State University)

    2000: Tony Largaespada (University of Oregon)

    1999 GRANT RECIPIENT
    1999: Elizabeth Sobel (University of Michigan)

    1999: Margaret Helzer (University of Oregon)

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    Last Updated: 12/02/2011
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