DAVID REISS MEMORIAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED BY THE WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC.            

     The David Reiss Memorial Community College Scholarship is awarded each year by the Wyoming Archaeological Society, Inc. and the recipient is announced at the annual spring meeting. Proposals should focus on projects or activities relevant to Wyoming Archaeology, Anthropology, History, American Studies, or Military History.     

     The scholarships are awarded to community college second semester freshmen or sophomores in Anthropology, Archaeology, History, American Studies, or Military History, with a preferred, but not required, emphasis toward Archaeology as a subdiscipline. The amount of the award is currently set at $500.00. Each applicant must have maintained at least a 3.00 overall grade point average and must have verified satisfactory course work in Anthropology, Archaeology, History, American Studies, or Military History to be eligible. A transcript must be attached to the applica-tion. Following the award, the transcripts will be destroyed.

      Scholarships will not be granted for tuition, books, or fees. The money is designated for projects or activities only.              

     WAS encourages the scholarship recipient to use this support to conduct independent study, to help with travel expenses related to research, or other pertinent activities. Recipients are encour-aged, though not required, to deliver a presentation about their activity at a spring meeting of the Wyoming Archaeological Society following the year of the scholarship award.              

      Application forms and deadlines are available from the WAS Executive Secretary/ Treasurer/Scholarship Chair, 1617 Westridge Terrace, Casper WY 82604-3305, 307-234-5424 or 307-277-1370, from your community college instructor(s), or on the web page at wyomingarchaeology.org

      Return your completed application materials to Dr. Mark Miller, OWSA, Dept 3431, 1000 E University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071, no later than two weeks before the annual meeting of the Wyoming Archaeological society. Be sure that two (2) letters of recommendation and a vita are also submitted with the application. One of the recommendation letters must be from the anthropology/history instructor and the other from any instructor from your college. 

 APPLICATION FOR DAVID REISS MEMORIALCOMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP COVER PAGE  A. APPLICANT: (Please type or print clearly in ink)  Full Name _________________________________________ Date ____________  Mailing Address ________________________________________Zip _________  Grade Point Average* __________  *Student must attach a copy of his/her unofficial college transcript to the application so GPA may be reviewed. Following the award, the transcript will be destroyed.  Statement: All information in this application is true and complete to the best of my know-ledge. I hereby give permission to the Wyoming Archaeological Society, Inc Executive Committee to share this information for the purpose of administration of this scholarship. I further consent that my name may be released to the media as the recipient of any scholarship I am awarded:   

Applicant Signature ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

Statement of Proposed Activity:

B. ATTACH: 

      1.   A maximum two-page, typed double-spaced explanation of proposed activity, 

      2.   A short one-page vita (typed, double-spaced), and 

      3.   Two letter of recommendation from college instructors  

C. SUBMIT: One copy of the complete application to David Reiss Scholarship Committee, Dr. Mark Miller, OWSA, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, not later than two weeks before the annual meeting of the Wyoming Archaeological Society.