The Folk Belief and Religious Folklife Section of AFS awards a travel stipend in honor of distinguished folklorist, religious folklife scholar, and professor, Elaine J. Lawless, of up to $500 to be awarded to a graduate student to participate in the Society’s annual meeting. The purpose of the prize is to stimulate new work in religious folklife and folk belief. Applicants are encouraged to join AFS and must be members of the Folk Belief and Religious Folklife Section of AFS; annual Section dues are $10. Application is open to international and domestic graduate students, both MA/MS and PhD level. The award money will be released to the recipient after the annual meeting to assure participation.
The deadline for submissions is June 1, midnight
The award is contingent on the applicant’s proposal being accepted for participation in the AFS meeting. The awardee will be notified after AFS proposal reviews.
The graduate student recipient may receive this award one time only.
To be considered for the award, applicants must submit the following:
- A copy of the long and short abstracts that you will be submitting for AFS meeting evaluation/selection.
- A brief curriculum vitae, resume, or biography of your professional life.
- A letter detailing your specific reasons for wanting to present on religious folklife and folk belief at the AFS annual meeting AND the impact you expect the meeting will have on your work.
- A letter/email from a faculty member of your academic department in support of your application.
- Your estimated travel expenses and the amount requested.
Please address any questions to prize committee chair Margaret Kruesi, PhD, [email protected], and include the Subject Line: Elaine J. Lawless Graduate Student Travel Award.