Paul H. McCarthy Award
Undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines at the University of Alaska are eligible and invited to apply for an award of $2,500 for a research project using any collection at the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives (APRCA) at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library.
The projects should use materials housed in the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives. Research projects could result in a short film, a journal article, be part of a thesis, create a research guide, or develop into a conference paper. Other types of projects will also be considered. The awardee will be expected to present to the public on their research virtually or in person.
Funds may also be used for travel to the UAF campus to use APRCA collections; however, the library will follow the University of Alaska Fairbanks General Business and Academic Operations plan regarding any future travel restrictions due to Covid-19.
The Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives staff will support the research experience of the awardee. Only one award is available per fiscal year.
Questions regarding this research award should be directed to Rachel Cohen, Archivist, at rcohen7@alaska.edu.
Deadline to apply is November 6, 2022.
- Support of graduate and undergraduate students involved in research
- All funds must be spent no later than June 30, 2023
- Any graduate or undergraduate degree-seeking student
- All disciplines from all UA campuses
- Proposals will be reviewed by a 5-member review committee
- All applicants will be notified by email and announced December 2, 2022
- Project proposals are assessed on how well the APRCA such as the Film, Oral History, Rare Books, and Archives collections can support the research topic.
- Awardees are required to undertake their research and give a 20 to 30 minute public presentation online or in-person