The prize awarded at the BABAO annual conference for the most outstanding student presentation is given in memory of Jane Moore. Jane was a BABAO member who sadly died in March 2004.
BABAO also awards two further prizes for student podium and poster presentations at the annual conference.
BABAO offers funding grants for research projects which are available annually, by competition. The competition is open to ALL members of the association.
During 2012 two types of grant will be available. One type is reserved for research in the contract sector, up to £1,500. The other is reserved for the academic sector, up to £1,000. The number awarded will depend upon the quality of applications and the state of the association's finances. The higher sum available for the commercial sector is to cover the cost of buying out time from their company in order to allow sufficient free time to conduct the research. These grants may be used to support research in biological anthropology and osteoarchaeology, both to undertake the research directly, and to commission specialist services required in the course of the research project. They may not be used to fund conference attendance. Specialist equipment required to undertake a project is unlikely to be funded unless it is highly specific to the research project, and, if this is the case, the applicant must also demonstrate that the funds could not reasonably be obtained from other sources (such as the developer).Applications, complete with a 2 page summary CV, must be sent electronically to Linda Fibiger, the General Secretary (Linda.Fibiger@ed.ac.uk).
There are two application forms available, for the Academic and Commercial sectors, and they can be found here. This file also contains some useful guidance for applications. Grant proposals will be reviewed by the committee and notification will be given to the applicants via the website and the BABAO e-mail list.Grant winners are expected to present their research at the BABAO conference in the year following the award (so 2012 grant winners are expected to give either a paper or a poster at the 2013 conference). Publication of the research in the conference proceedings is also expected.
The deadline for this year's grant applications is 11th May 2012.