The application deadline for the SAA's 2015 Fred Plog Memorial Scholarship is fast approaching on November 1! This award ($1,000) provides support for a graduate student with ABD status writing a dissertation on the North American Southwest OR northern Mexico or on a topic, such as culture change or regional interactions, on which Plog himself did research. 

Please note that students working in areas other than the American Southwest are encouraged to apply. Possible topics related to Fred Plog's research include:

The study of long-term cultural change, particularly using quantitative analysis or modeling.

Study of sociopolitical and economic systems.

Regional approaches to or methodological advances in archaeological survey.

Advances in Cultural Resource Management.

Collaborative projects.

The award solicitation is attached.

Please direct applications directly to Deborah Huntley, SAA Fred Plog Fellowship Committee Chair (dhuntley@archaeologysouthwest.org)

2015 Plog Fellowship Announcement.pdf