| Grant Name | Amount of Award | Deadline | Eligibility/Language Restrictions | Undergraduate/Graduate |
| Explorers Club High School Student and College Undergraduate Grant | $500-$5,000 | Early November | N/A | All |
| Field Museum Science Visiting Scholarships | Up to $3.900 | Early December | N/A | All |
| Jane C. Waldbaum Field School Scholarship | $1,000 | Early March | Must be at least a junior, scholarship for students interested in archeology | All |
| University of Rochester Anthropology Undergraduate Research Grant | Up to $1,000 | Early March | N/A | Undergraduate |
| University of Rochester Discover Undergraduate Summer Research Grant | $500-$2,500 | Early April | N/A | All |
| Central States Anthropological Society Leslie A. White Award | $500 | Late May | N/A | All |
| National Geographic Early Career Grant | Up to $10,000 | Early July | N/A | All |
| University of Rochester Susan B. Anthony Institute Research Grant | Up to $1,000 | October, February, and April | Topic of research must relate to the study of gender, women, or sexuality | Undergraduate |
| National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates | Varies | Varies | N/A | Undergraduate |
| Grant Name | Amount Award | Deadline | Eligibility/Language Restrictions | Graduate/Undergraduate |
| National Association for the Practice of Anthropology NAPA Achievement Award | $500 | Early August | N/A | All |
| Society for Urban, National, and Transnational/Global Anthropology SUNTA Undergraduate Paper Prize | $150 | Early September | Topics must be of interest to SUNTA, Must be nominated by faculty who is a member of SUNTA | Undergraduate |
| Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition Robert M. Netting Best Student Paper | $250 | Early September | Topics related to food and nutrition | Undergraduate |
| Association for Feminist Anthropology Sylvia Forman Prize | Unknown | Early May | Topics relating to feminism | Undergraduate |
| The Middle East Section MES Student Paper Award | $500 | Early May | Topic related to the Middle East | All |
| Central States Anthropological Society Undergraduate Paper Prize | $300 | Early May | N/A | Undergraduate |
| Association of Anthropology, Gerontology and the Life Course Margaret Clark Award | $300 | Early June | Topics must be related to medical anthropology | All |
| Association for Queer Anthropology Kenneth W. Payne Prize |
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Early June | Topics relating to queer anthropology | All |
| Association for Africanist Anthropology Nancy “Penny” Schwartz Undergraduate Student Essay Award | $100 | Late June | Topics relating to Africa | Undergraduate |
| $500 |
Late June |
Topics relating to Africa | Graduate | |
| Society for Linguistic Anthropology Undergraduate Student Essay Prize | $500 | Late June | Topics related to linguistic anthropology | Undergraduate |
| Society for Psychological Anthropology Condon Prize for Best Student Essay | $500 | Early July | Topics related to psychological anthropology | Undergraduate |
| Society for Medical Anthropology W.H.R. Rivers Undergraduate Student Paper Prize | $250 |
Varies |
Topics must be related to medical anthropology | Undergraduate |
| Society for Medical Anthropology Rudolf Virchow Awards | $100 | Early July | Topics must be related to medical anthropology | Undergraduate |
| Grant Name | Amount Award | Deadline | Eligibility/Language Restrictions | Graduate/Undergraduate |
| American Anthropology Association Student Diversity Travel Grant | Up to $600 | Early September | Must be an underrepresented student | All |
| Society for Classical Studies Minority Scholarship in Classics and Classical Archeology | Up to $4,500 | Early December | Must be an underrepresented student | Undergraduate |
| American Anthropology Association Student Membership Award | Up to $135 | Early September | For students studying archeology | All |
| Boren Awards Fellowship | Up to $24,000 | Early January | Must be a U.S. citizen | Graduate |
| Boren Awards Scholarship | Up to $20,000 Travel | Early January | Must be a U.S. citizen | Undergraduate |
| Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust Josephine de Karman Fellowship | $15,000/$25,000 | Late January | Rising senior/last year of graduate program defending dissertation | All |
| Smithsonian Institution Minority Awards Program Internship | $6,000 | Early February | Must be an underrepresented student | Undergraduate |
| Smithsonian Institution Native American Awards Program | $6,000 | Early February | Must be a Native American student | Undergraduate |
| Smithsonian Institution Conservation Internship for Broadening Access | $6,000 | Early March | Must be an underrepresented student | Undergraduate |
| Dine College Summer Research Enhancement Program | $3,920 | Early March | Must be Native American | Undergraduate |
| Central States Anthropological Society Beth Wilder Dillingham Award | $500 |
Early May |
Must be responsible for the care of at least one child | All |
| National Association of Student Anthropologists Carrie-Hunter Tate Award | $500 | Early May | N/A | All |
| National Association of Student Anthropologists Emerging Leaders in Anthropology Award | $500 | Early May | N/A | All |
| University of Rochester Travel Research Fund | Varies | September, March, accepted each semester | N/A | Undergraduate |
| University of Rochester Anthropology Travel and Conference | Varies | September, March, applications accepted each semester | N/A | Undergraduate |
| University of Rochester Research Presentation Award | $500-$1000 | At least 30 days in advance of the conference | up to two awards per academic year, have research already accepted for presentation, not on academic or disciplinary probation | Undergraduate |
| Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program | Up to $5,000 | Varies | Must be a U.S. citizen, Must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant | Undergraduate |
| Society for Anthropology of Work June Nash Travel Award | Unknown | Unknown | Must present a paper on a SAW panel | All |
Thank you to Erin O'Malley for compiling this list as part of the Career Exploration in Librarianship and Mentoring program, published in May 2018.
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