[Linganth] Disability Research Interest Group 2017 Travel Award for AAAs

[MOLLY JOSETTE BLOOM]

Dear All,
the Disability Research Interest Group
<http://www.medanthro.net/interest-groups/drig/> is now accepting
applications for our 2017 travel award.

*2017 Call for Papers *

The Disability Research Interest Group (DRIG) of the Society for Medical
Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association is pleased to
announce the annual DRIG Travel Award.

The DRIG Travel Award supports innovation in research pertaining to the
anthropology of disability. The DRIG holds that people with disabilities
are underrepresented in our field, as scholars and research participants.
Consequently, disabled people’s experiences are frequently left out of
anthropological knowledge production. For this reason, the DRIG aims to
honor the research of emerging scholars who not only study disability
experiences, but also critically and ethically engage with disability in
local and global contexts. This year, we are pleased to offer two $100
*one-time* awards to honor emerging scholarship in Disability Anthropology.

To be considered for one of two $100 awards, please submit the following no
later than July 1, 2017:

   1. An email including your name, affiliation (or independent scholar
   status), and contact information with the following attached:
   2. Your current CV;
   3. The title and abstract of your 2017 AAA presentation;
   4. A statement of no more than 300 words of your contributions to the
   anthropology of disability.

Please send the application materials to Heather Thomas (thomash at uci.edu),
with “DRIG Travel Award Application” in the subject line by July 1, 2017.

Applications will be reviewed by members of the DRIG Steering Committee.
Awardees will be selected according to a combination of scholarly merit and
financial need. They will be notified by email. The award will be presented
in check form during the AAA annual meeting.

*Past DRIG Award Recipients *

   - 2016 – Zhiying Ma, Christine Sargent
   - 2015 – Kylie Boazman, Michele Friedner


​Thank you for your time,


*The DRIG Steering Committee*
Molly Bloom
Michele Friedner
Faye Ginsburg
Christine Sargent
Heather Thomas
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