Climate Change and Subsistence Impacts | Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development

Climate Change and Subsistence Impacts: A Dialogue with Elders

Opportunity for Undergraduate Researchers
Summer 2022 and 2023

Climate Change and Subsistence Impacts:

A Dialogue with Elders

Opportunity for Undergraduate Researchers
Summer 2022 and 2023

Join us for two summers of fieldwork in partnership with tribal communities in two regions of Alaska. You will build research skills, learn filmmaking practices, explore how climate changes are affecting local subsistences practices and engage in intergenerational dialogue between students and Elders. Selected students will spend 5 weeks during the 2022 season participating in a two-week intensive course and three-weeks of fieldwork in Arctic Village, Alaska. Students are also expected to commit to a second season of fieldwork (2023) in the Bristol Bay region.

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Applications are open to undergraduate students. Applications for 2022 are now closed.

Application

The 51�� (51��) Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural
Development in partnership with the University of Arizona and Haverford College is seeking
undergraduate students from the University of Alaska to participate in a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research project.

Space is limited to 5 students who will engage in two summers of anthropological fieldwork working in partnership with tribal communities from two regions of the state. Students will build research and filmmaking skills and explore how climate change is affecting community subsistence practices.

Applications for 2022 are now closed.

2022 Course and Field-work Dates/Locations

Selected students are expected to complete a 3-credit intensive course (May 16-27, 2022) to be held in Fairbanks, AK followed by fieldwork in Arctic Village, AK (May 30-June 17, 2022).
2023 fieldwork will take place in the Bristol Bay region.

Who Should Apply

Undergraduate students currently enrolled at a University of Alaska campus who are interested in anthropological fieldwork working in partnership with tribal communities.

Tuition and Expenses

Scholarships will be provided to cover tuition for the 3-credit course, travel to/from Arctic Village, lodging and meals during the intensive and fieldwork, as well as a $3,000 a year stipend upon commitment to the full project.