Sacramento Archeological Society is proud to recognize the outstanding achievements of aspiring archeologists and anthropologists currently enrolled in an accredited educational institution through its annual scholarship program. The total funds available are about $1,500. The scholarships may be in lessor amounts, so that more scholarships may be awarded. Should several worthy applications be received, funding in excess of $1,500 may be available.
Scholarships will be considered in archeology and related fields for undergraduate and graduate students. Examples for which scholarships may be awarded, but are not limited to, the following:
Requirements
Evaluation Criteria
Scholarship applications are due May 1st of each year. All application materials must be postmarked by this date. Successful applicants will be eligible to receive an honorarium of up to $100 once they present their project results in a public presentation sponsored by the Society.
You can download the Society's 2010 scholarship application here
The Society is proud to recognize its scholarship recipients here and highlight the outstanding work each has done and plan to do. If you were unable to attend their presentations, the highlights will be presented below.
| Year | Name | School Attended | Field of Study |
| 2005 | Ryan T. Brady | CSU Sacramento | Masters thesis research: Prehistoric Wetland Settlement and Mobility Patterns in the Mono Basin |
| 2005 | Anna Valdez | Sacramento City College | Achill Archaeological Field School in Ireland |
| 2006 | Amanda Bauer | Sacramento City College | Czech American Archaeological Field School |
| 2007 | Charlotte Cooper Sunseri | University of California Santa Cruz | Masters thesis research on modeling Exchange in Central Californias Prehistoric Economy |
| 2008 | Samantha Emmanuel | University of California, Berkeley | Archeological Field School in Mycenae, Greece |
| 2008 | Kalie Sacco | University of California, Berkeley | Archeological Field School in Mycenae, Greece |
| 2009 | Samuel Crenshaw | University of California, Berkeley | Nemea and Mycenae Field School in Greece |
| 2009 | Benjamin Harris | Sonoma State University | Masters thesis research on public archaeology projects in San Francisco Bay Area and their relationship to CRM policy and practices. |
| 2009 | Sheel Jagani | University of California, Berkeley | Pestas House Field School in Mycenae Greece |
| 2009 | Monica Nolte | San Francisco State University | Masters thesis research at the Smithsonian on establishing a better method for inferring activity from human remains found in archaeological sites. |
| 2010 | Gary Alexander | American River College | Flint Knapping Workshop |
| 2010 | Allison Barden | University of California, Berkeley | Field School in Guam |
| 2010 | Brandon Li | University of California, Berkeley | Field School in Japan |
| 2010 | Preeta Melelu | Sacramento City College | Field School in Yucatan |
| 2010 | Naomi Scher | Sonoma State University | AMS radiocarbon dating for masters thesis: A Geoarcheaological Assessment of the Potential for Buried Archaeological Sites in the Vacaville Area of Solano County, California |
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