[Linganth] Disability Research Interest Group Travel Award for AAAs

[MOLLY JOSETTE BLOOM]

*The DRIG 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;
   2. A current CV;
   3. The title and abstract of your AAA presentation for the 2017 Meeting
   in Washington DC; 4. A statement of no more than 2 pages that describes
   your reasons for applying for this award. Statements should include a
   paragraph about the specific contribution that your work makes to the
   anthropology of disability/anthropological research on 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

Molly Bloom
PhD Student
Department of Anthropology
UCLA
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