Marie Mason Potts Archival Research Award

Campus-wide opportunity for faculty

The College of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies is pleased to announce the Marie Mason Potts Archival Research Award. This award honors the legacy of Marie Mason Potts (Mountain Maidu), a California Indian land claims activist and editor of the Smoke Signal newspaper, headquartered in Sacramento. A familiar figure to students and faculty from the 1950s through mid-1970s, Potts made critical contributions to the University as a cultural consultant, guest lecturer in anthropology classes, and instructor of California Indian basket weaving courses in the nascent Ethnic Studies program.

Tenure track scholars at any rank, in any discipline or college, are eligible for the Marie Mason Potts Archival Research Award. The award of up to $1000 will support expenditures that include, but are not limited to: faculty expenses related to research in archival collections, travel to libraries and archival repositories, and fees associated with use of archival materials.

Deadline for submission of applications is Wednesday, November 16, 2022. Please see the call for applications for details and information on how to apply.