Honors Application

There are three components to the Honors application:

The prospectus is about 5 pages, double spaced, and typed. It must contain the following information:

Cover sheet: the title of the research project, the name of the student candidate and the name of the Thesis Director
Text: The text must discuss the following issues:
- Introduction: Describe the research theme and major anthropological problems that this thesis will discuss. Be sure to identify what questions motivate your project and what motivates you to pursue it.
- Theoretical perspective: State what anthropological perspective(s) will be deployed in order to address your question(s).
- Preliminary literature review: Give preliminary review of some seminal theories and research findings by other scholars that are directly related to the thesis.
- Contributions: Identify potential contributions that you intend to make for advancing anthropological knowledge.
- Research strategy: Describe what research methodology and tools you intend to employ.
- Timeline: Indicate important deadlines for completing various tasks between September and mid-April of senior year.
- Works Cited: Include works you have cited - articles, websites, reports, books, etc. - in the text of your prospectus.

Download and fill out as indicated from the Charles Center.

Use a copy of the official transcript issued by the Registrar's Office.

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