Anthropology

The College of Humanities offers Fearless Inquiries Abroad Scholarships, supporting 30 College of Humanities students to participate in transformative study abroad programs. The scholarships are part of the Fearless Inquiries Project, made possible by alumni Jacquelynn and Bennett Dorrance’s generous support of the College. The Fearless Inquiries Project is a long-term, flagship effort specifically aimed at catalyzing a national culture that prizes open discussion, independent judgment and the questioning of stubborn assumptions.

Applicants must be full-time undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in majors offered by the College of Humanities at the University of Arizona.  Applicants must be participating in a College of Humanities faculty-led study abroad program.  

Applicants must fill out a short application form on Scholarship Universe.  No personal statements or letters of recommendations are required.

For students enrolled in a UA Classics course while studying abroad in Italy. Several $250 travel awards are available for:

• Explore Italy (Spring Break 2026): 1-unit CLAS 499 course using Italian cities as your text. Deadline: Nov. 15, 2025.

• Arizona in Orvieto (Summer 2026): Mid-May to late June program. Deadline: Mar. 3, 2026.

Applicants must submit a 250-word statement describing what they hope to gain from the course and trip. Include your name, UA email, award name (“Cynthia White Award”), and study abroad program. Email materials to religious-studies-classics@arizona.edu with “Cynthia White Award Application” in the subject line.

Each year the College of Humanities is pleased to offer scholarships to deserving students enrolled in disciplines across the College. These scholarships have been made possible by the generosity of alumni and donors who have demonstrated a long-standing interest in education and the Humanities.

Humanities students studying abroad are encouraged to apply for the study abroad specific awards: Fearless Inquiries Abroad, Alfred and Mary Beigel Memorial Scholarship, Donna Swaim Study Abroad Award for Double Majors & Werner Schirmer Memorial Scholarship

Students can prepare for their application by drafting their personal statement and reaching out to a faculty member to write their letter of recommendation.  Students can submit their application on Scholarship Universe, applications will open in Mid-December with a deadline in February.

To facilitate student opportunities University of Arizona's School of Anthropology has a number of scholarships for undergraduate students. Students may apply for these funds to help with a variety of educational activities, including enrolling in a field school or study abroad program.

The Etruscan Foundation Fieldwork Fellowship is designed to support participation in field schools or archaeological fieldwork at Etruscan and indigenous sites of non-Greek Italy from the Neolithic through the 1st Century BCE.

The AIA supports archaeologists, their research and its dissemination and the ethical practice of archaeology. Fellowships for travel and study to deserving scholars and a number of scholarships and grants for students available.