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The Ward F. Weakly Memorial Fund awards scholarships to honor the memory of CCPA’s deceased members. Scholarships are awarded for research projects relevant to Colorado archaeology and history and for selected professional development opportunities. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college or university when an award is made but the institution need not be located in Colorado.

Both undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in anthropology, history, or an allied discipline are eligible. Additional information on program eligibility and allowable expenses can be found in the “Proposal Instructions and Guidelines” sheet posted on this page.

How to Apply:

Complete the online application below and submit the required additional documents to the Ward Weakly Committee Chair at Mark.Mitchell@Paleocultural.org.

Applications are accepted on March 1 and November 1 each year.

Please contact the Committee Chair if you have questions about the application process.

Proposal Instructions

Online Application

Example Budgets

The CCPA Native American Initiatives Committee (NAIC) strives to foster an atmosphere of cooperation and understanding between the archaeological and Native American communities through a variety of means, including but not limited to professional development of archaeological careers, education and outreach.

The CCPA offers a competitive scholarship of $1,500.00 for one college student to attend an archaeology field school. The scholarship is for a Native American college student who is enrolled in an accredited Anthropology program and the field school should be through a university or college. In lieu of an archaeological field school, the scholarship may be awarded for compensation of costs up to $1,500.00 for similar training or other educational expenses related to archaeological or anthropological studies; examples of such include (but are not limited to) training in NEPA, NAGPRA, NHPA (Section 106), museum studies, artifact analysis, tribal cultural preservation programs, etc.

How to Apply:

Complete the application below and submit it to CCPA's Native American Initiatives Committee Chair. Applications for CCPA's Native American Scholarship are due on April 24.

Contact Bridget Ambler 970/570-7770 with questions.

Application Instructions

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Alice L Hamilton Scholarship - CAS

The Alice Hamilton Scholarship Fund was created in 1986 to honor the memory of Alice Hamilton, a member of the Colorado Archaeological Society (CAS) and an avocational archaeologist for 18 years.

The Alice Hamilton Scholarship provides college and university undergraduates and graduates majoring in Anthropology or cross-discipline field with emphasis in Archaeology the opportunity to receive $200 - $1,000. Since its inception in 1987, the Colorado Archaeological Society has distributed over 268 awards totaling over $101,550.

Alice was known for her welcoming spirit with newcomers and for her excellent public education presentations with professional-quality slide shows and videotapes. These shows were presented hundreds of times throughout the state for schools, museums, and other interested organizations. In 1985, Don Nordstrom and Alice began producing videotaped productions of their slide shows, combined with interviews of local and nationally known archaeologists. these productions have been shown on public television throughout the Denver Metro area.

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Scholarship Related Events

Ward Weakly Scholarship Workshop

Time: October 7, 2026 07:00 PM MDT

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The goal of this workshop is to help more students receive Ward Weakly Scholarship funds, by providing extra Q&A time, coaching, and follow-up support. We will have the latest application and will answer your questions and guide students and faculty mentors through the application process.

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Scholarship Related Events

Ward Weakly Scholarship Workshop

Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists