Educational Opportunities
Melvin G. Marcus Scholarship Award

The Melvin G. Marcus Scholarship Fund supports graduate students in their field work endeavors. It is a fitting tribute to a man who thrived on fieldwork, and contributed so much to geographic research and to his students’ learning.

The Scholarship Committee of the School of Geographical Sciences invites applications for the Melvin G. Marcus Scholarship Award.

Award(s) will be made to graduate students in the School of Geographical Sciences at Arizona State University to support research that will culminate in an M.A. or Ph.D. degree in Geography at Arizona State University.

Applicants must submit the following:

1. Letter of recommendation from the chair of the student’s supervisory committee.
2. Written proposal not to exceed 2 pages, including a project title, problem statement, brief context of the research, and anticipated significance of the research.
3. A budget with estimates of how award funds of up to $1000 will be spent. Award funds may be used to support travel, lodging and per diem, as well as expendable supplies related to the proposed research.

Within nine months of the announcement and distribution of the award, the student must submit to the Scholarship Committee a 1000 word summary of findings.

Recipients must acknowledge the award in publications arising from the research, and are encouraged to present findings at the School of Geographical Sciences Banquet.

Submit six (6) paper copies of the application to:

Director of the School
School of Geographical Sciences
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-0104

Applications must be received in School’s main office no later than December 14, 2007.

Announcements of award(s) will be made circa March 1, 2008.