Funds from the Erich W. Zimmermann Professorship in Geography are available on a competitive basis for undergraduate students majoring in geography at the University of Texas who wish to write an honors thesis.  The fellowship is named in honor of Professor Emeritus  Robert K. Holz and the late Professor  Paul Ward English, two important members of the UT geography department for more than 30 years.

One or more grants of up to $500 will be made each year.  All topics will be considered, especially resources, the specialty of Professor Zimmermann, an economic geographer for whom the professorship is named.

Applicants must submit a one-page typed proposal outlining: (1) their research plans, (2) the two semesters involved, (3) the name(s) of the supervising professor and other faculty who may be involved in the research, and (4) a budget of anticipated expenses.

A letter from the supervising professor indicating his or her agreement to serve as thesis advisor should be submitted separately.

Successful applicants will be expected to provide the Department of Geography a bound copy of their thesis upon completion.

The deadlines for applying are:  1 May for research beginning in the fall semester, and 1 December for research beginning in the spring semester.

Applications should be submitted, and supervising letters sent, to:  the Undergradute Advisor, GRG 336.

Previous Awards
Year         Recipient                            Project
2001            Muhammad T. Rahman          Perception and Societal Response to Hazard Mitigation: Arsenic Contamination of Drinking Water in Bangladesh
2002            Jason A. Reed                       Development and Demographic Relationship of the St. Johns Neighborhood: Socioeconomic Implications    
2003            Kimberly Blancas                   Hydraulic and Sedimentary Controls on Floodplain Styles of the Lower Guadalupe River, Texas
2004            Corrie Colvin                         Spatial Dimensions of Human Rights in Central America
2005            Rachel Bergquist                    Sacred Landscapes of the American Southwest
2006            Robert Stahl                           Municipal Zoning, Land-Use Regulations, and the Creation of Exclusionary Spaces and Places in Urban Landscapes
2007            Anne Mariah Tapp                 Hydrologic Patterns of the Pastaza River in the Peruvian Amazon
2008            Jacob Hendrickson                Human-Environmental Histories of Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuila, Mexico
2011            Andrew Townsend                Geographical Range Dynamics and Conservation Status of Cyclura pinguis