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 Students presenting their research at the Society for Historical Archaeology's annual conference at the University of Leicester, UK, between 9th and 12th January 2013 ( http://www.sha.org/meetings/annual_meetings.cfm ) will find the below Student Travel Awards of interest:

 *2013 ACUA George Fischer Student Travel Award*

 The Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology is pleased to announce the 2013 ACUA George Fischer Student Travel Award. This award of $1,000.00 (USD) will be offered to help fund travel costs for the upcoming 2013 SHA Conference in Leicester, UK, and will be granted to an international student presenting a paper on an underwater or maritime archaeology topic at this Conference.

 To be eligible for consideration, students interested in applying for this award must currently be enrolled, and in good academic standing, in a graduate degree program (includes full-time, part-time, or thesis/dissertation hours only).

 Preference is given to international students. International students are considered to be those students residing or studying in a country other than the country where the conference is being held.

 To apply for this award you must submit the following:
 1. Curriculum vitae
 2. Short covering letter
 3. A short essay on the subject to be presented at SHA; 1,000 words maximum

 Submissions will be judged on academic merit and relevance to the field of underwater and maritime archaeology.
 All application materials must be sent to ACUA Chair Marc-André Bernier at [log in to unmask] and to ACUA Secretary Amanda Evans at [log in to unmask] by 15 September 2012.
 This infomation can also be found here: http://www.sha.org/documents/ACUAGeorgeFischerStudentTravelAwardflyer.pdf

 Students should also take a look at the  *Ed and Judy Jelks Student Travel Award*: http://www.sha.org/documents/EdandJudyJelksStudentTravelAward.pdf Two $500 awards will be made to students who are presenting a paper or poster at the SHA 2013 conference; please follow the link above for information on how to apply; the closing date for this award is 15th November 2012.

 The SHA's  *Gender and Minority Affairs Student Travel Award* http://www.sha.org/documents/The2013GenderandMinorityAffairsStudentTravelAward.pdf comprises two $500 awards made to graduate students presenting a paper or poster at the conference; please follow the link above for information on how to apply, the closing date for this award is 3rd September 2012.


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 Emma Dwyer
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