As research apprentices, individual students will work directly with a department faculty member on faculty research. Students interested in participating in faculty research should approach the particular professor with whom they would like to work. Individual faculty members will be responsible for determining the student(s) with whom they will apply for departmental support.

Students supported in research apprenticeships by the department will be provided a $500 stipend for each semester of work. While apprenticeships can be for a semester or a full academic year, the hope is that most partnerships will last beyond a single semester.

These apprenticeships can also provide a gateway for the development of proposals for research opportunities at Brown and beyond.

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Funds are available in the 2024-25 academic year to assist undergraduate
anthropology concentrators in funding research-related travel or in purchasing
research supplies. All current anthropology concentrators are eligible to apply for
support of up to $750 for a research project or to present research at a conference.

Undergraduate students interested in applying for funding should submit a 1-2 page
proposal which describes their project, a letter of support from a faculty advisor in the
anthropology department, and a brief budget of project expenses. The award may be
used to support direct research expenses on books or supplies and/or research-related
travel. Priority will be given to students seeking funding to conduct honors research or
who are presenting their honors research at an academic conference.

Please submit proposals by email to Anthropology’s Director of Undergraduate
Research, Professor Preucel (robert_preucel@brown.edu). Applications will be
reviewed on a rolling basis until available funds are expended.