School of Liberal Arts Graduate Studies
The Department of Anthropology Graduate Program is housed in the School of Liberal Arts. You can find SLA Academic Policies and Procedures, Graduate Assistant Support, and Graduate Student Forms on the Graduate Resources page.
TASA
The Tulane Anthropology Student Association (TASA) is the graduate student organization whose year-long representatives serve as liaisons between the anthropology faculty and graduate students. TASA representatives also attend Graduate School Student Association (GSSA) as well as Graduate and Professional School Association (GAPSA) meetings and participate in the decisions made by these overarching Tulane graduate student organizations.
Department of Anthropology Graduate Research Funds
Graduate students are eligible to apply for research funds through the Department of Anthropology. Priority is given to students conducting pilot studies for their dissertation and in locations outside Latin America. The deadline for applying for these funds is March 15.
Tulane School of Liberal Arts Grants and Fellowships
- Barry H. Shafer Scholarship Fund
- (CELT-Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching) Graduate Student Research Funding Opportunities
- Dissertation Completion Fellowships (DCF)
- Freie Universität Berlin Exchange not open for 2024-2025 academic year
- Graduate Student Summer Research and Write-Up Awards
- Liberal Arts Graduate Student Travel Funds (J.E. Land Fund)
- Ruth Engmann Korotaeff Loan Fund For Graduate Students
Other Tulane Resources
- Stone Center for the Latin American Studies
- Center for Public Service Graduate Student Community-Engaged Research Summer Grant
- Tulane Travel Funds for Graduate and Professional Students (GSSA & OGPS funding)
- External funding opportunities maintained by OGPS
- Howard-Tilton Library Funding and Grants Research Guide
- Howard-Tilton Library workshops
- The Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies supports graduate students across all schools at Tulane University. They offer a limited number of travel grants and career services.
- Pivot-RP, a platform that aggregates grant availability information from federal, state, corporate and foundation sponsors in one user-friendly tool
- Human Research Protection Office
- National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity offers a dissertation success curriculum and monthly webinars on a broad array of topics related to academic life, such as techniques to enhance writing productivity, effective strategies for time management and prioritization, developing mentor relationships, strategies for securing external funding, and finding a healthy work-life balance.
External Fellowships and Grants for Anthropologists
- Wenner Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant
- Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship
- Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
- NSF Cultural Anthropology DDRIG
- NSF Biological Anthropology DDRIG
- NSF Archaeology Program DDRIG
- NSF Linguistics Program DDRIG
- American Institute of Indian Studies Junior Fellowship
- Dissertation Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Persons in Anthropology
Scholarly Societies
Scholarly societies and associations offer ample opportunities for graduate student involvement. Consider submitting a paper for a graduate prize, applying for research funding, or serving as a graduate student representative.
American Anthropological Association and its sections and interest groups
American Association of Biological Anthropologists
Society for American Archaeology