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Award for Research


Luke Kendall Small Research Award

The Luke Kendall Small Research Award supports work on senior research projects for the AMST and IDS majors. It is given out no more than twice per academic year.

Grants of up to $500 per student can be used to support:

  • Travel expenses related to research for the senior project
  • Production or other technical expenses related to the senior project (e.g. printing, display, computing services - but not the purchase of hardware such as tablets, laptops, video cameras, etc.)
  • Other integral aspects of the senior project that carry significant cast

The Luke Kendall Small Research Award is named in memory of former ILA student and IDS  Teaching Assistant, Luke Kendall. Luke was born in St. Johns, Newfoundland in 1947 and died of AIDS in San Francisco in 1990. Prior to his studies at Emory University, Luke attended Memorial  University (St. Johns) and the University of British Columbia (Vancouver). His studies in the ILA focused on Religion and Psychology.


Apply

Students wishing to apply must submit the following:

  • Brief cover letter describing your senior project and demonstrating the direction relation between the activities to be funded and the research questions addressed in your project
  • Budget
  • Letter or email of support from one faculty member with knowledge of or involvement in the activities to be funded
  • Evidence that you have also applied to other funding sources (e.g. SIRE, CCA, etc.)

Apply online by submitting the application form

Deadline

Applications are due the last day of classes in a given semester for funds to be used in the subsequent semester.