Sociology and Anthropology Funds

Sociology Anthropology Excellence Fund

The Sociology Anthropology General Fund provides support for the activities, programs, and operations, including named commemorative scholarships and awards, of the department.

Additionally Supports: Charter Department Graduate Excellence Award, Ed Jelks Outstanding Anthropology Senior Award, ISU/American Sociological Association Distinguished Sociology Graduate Student Award, Outstanding Senior Thesis, Rising Anthropologist Award, Rising Sociologist Award, Robert Dirks Award, Wib Leonard Scholarship in Quantitative/Sociology of Sport

Ben Keeley Scholarship

The Ben Keeley Scholarship is awarded to a senior sociology major and recognizes a student who has demonstrated significant involvement in service and/or volunteer work to the community with a monetary award. To be eligible the student must have earned at least 90 credit hours, have a 3.0 GPA in the major, and a completed application. Along ...

Dr. Martin Nickels Endowed Scholarship Fund for Field School

The Dr. Martin Nickels Endowed Scholarship was established by Wallace Anderson '83 in honor of Dr. Nickels, a former Illinois State University professor whose instruction had produced lifelong personal benefits for Anderson. Martin Nickels was a professor of anthropology at Illinois State University for more than 30 years. He was selected as ...

Edward and Juliet Jelks Scholarship

The purpose of the fund is to establish a scholarship to commemorate the extensive contributions of Dr. Edward Jelks, founding leader of Illinois State's Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

Gerontology Scholarship

This fund was established by the Sewing Circle of the Americana Health Care Center of Normal to recognize a student interested in gerontology. Student must be full-time with sophomore or junior standing, have completed six credit hours of study in gerontology course work or have completed three credit hours of study in gerontology and ...

Grand Island Research Fund

The Mather-Klauer Lodge at Grand Island serves as the home base for a joint venture between ISU and the U.S. Department of Forestry on Grand Island. The Grand Island Research Fund supports research efforts of Illinois State University emeriti faculty James Skibo who serves as the Director of the Grand Island Archaeological Project, and is ...

John Kinneman Scholarship (Class of 40)

This scholarship was established by the Class of 1940 to honor John A. Kinneman who was a faculty member from 1927 until 1963 and chair of the Department of Sociology for ten of those years. The scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in sociology who is at least at junior standing.

R. Douglas & Janice Luecke Irvine Scholarship in Sociology & Anthropology

The R. Douglas and Janice Luecke Irvine Scholarship in Sociology and Anthropology was established in 2016 by Doug and Janice Irvine to support students majoring in Sociology and Anthropology at Illinois State University. Janice and Doug met in the spring semester of their freshman year at Illinois State Normal University and married in the ...

Scott Elliott Endowment in Sociology and Anthropology

In June 2006, Scott M. Elliott made a gift of $250,000 to create the Scott Elliott Endowment benefiting the Departments of Economics, Philosophy, and Sociology and Anthropology. The Scott Elliott Endowment in Sociology and Anthropology provides financial support for the highest priorities of the Department including graduate or undergraduate ...

Skibo Scholars Scholarship

The Skibo Scholarship was established to support underserved first time in college students with an interest in anthropology or sociology by building community, creating a sense of belonging, and empowering them with the skills, tools, and connections to flourish in the pursuit of their dreams at ISU.

Sociology and Anthropology Study Abroad Travel Fund

The Sociology and Anthropology Study Abroad Travel Fund provideds support for sociology and anthropology students to study abroad.

Additionally Supports: Emeritus Professor Nick Maroules Award