The Laura Good Undergraduate Research Grant

The Laura Good Undergraduate Research Grant provides undergraduate students majoring in Anthropology or Behavioral Science the opportunity to fund research projects under the supervision of a faculty member. Up to $1000 of support is available per grant, with students being eligible to apply to multiple grants.

This grant is made possible through the generosity of Laura Good, an SJSU alumna who received her M.S. in Computer Information Systems in 1980. Ms. Good's gift honors her aunt, the late Laura Thompson (1905-2000), an anthropologist who received her Ph.D. from the Univesity of California, Berkeley in 1933.

Laura Thompson had a long and prolific career and conducted ethnographic research in many regions, including Fiji, Germany, Canada, Iceland and Native American communities. She is perhaps best known for her work among the Chamorro people of Guam. The SJSU Department of Anthropology is proud to honor her memory.

Application Process

Process
Applications for support should include the following:

  1. Descriptions of the project that includes the budget, budget rationale, and timeline for the implementing and completing it (maximum of one page single spaced in 10pt type).
  2. Copy of unofficial transcript of all graduate work.
  3. Letter of endorsement of an anthropology faculty sponsor (brief paragraph).
  4. Signed Visual_Audio Image Release Form

Submit an Application

Outcomes
Students who are awarded support will be expected to produce a project deliverable (report, scholarly paper, etc.) that meets professional standards, and will be expected to write a one page summary with photo or graphic for the department and/or College of Social Sciences blog.  

Recipients of the Laura Good Undergraduate Research Grant

  • Ashley Bergstrom (2024)
  • Erin Nicholson (2024)
  • Valeria Foxworthy Gonzalez (2024)
  • Connor Brown (2024)
  • Jaymi McGinn (2024)
  • Autumn White (2024)
  • Erin Nicholson (2024)
  • Christoper Mukai (2022)
  • Lizette Gonzalez (2022)
  • Mitchell Tran (2022)
  • Tam Nguyen (2021)
  • Jasper Vera (2021)
  • Quentin McNeely (2021)
  • Nicole Angulo (2019)
  • Brandon Alvarado (2019)
  • Kiyoshi Ito (2019)
  • Gabbie Fall (2019)
  • Maranyeli Estrada (2018)
  • Jodi Tran (2018)
  • Nancy Diaz (2018)
  • Madeline Dickson (2018)
  • Erik Savage (2017)
  • Denise Frazier (2017)
  • Arianna Heathcote (2016)
  • Brieann DeOrnellas (2016)
  • Aaron Van Valen (2015)
  • Jacqueline Porcello (2015)
  • Kirk Phillips (2015)
  • Marissa Massaro (2015)
  • Elaine Foster (2015)
  • Jillian Ferini (2015)
  • Joseph Carpio (2015)
  • Jocelyn Langarica (2014)
  • Cecilia Macedo (2013)
  • Lillian Luu (2013)
  • Chelsea Halliwell (2013)
  • Chris Keith (2012)