GRANTS FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECTS
ASOR plans to award $50,000 in grants to archaeological projects during 2022 (see COVID disclaimer below).
In the summer of 2007, ASOR renewed its emphasis on providing funding grants and fellowships that allow individuals to participate in excavations in the Eastern Mediterranean. Since 2007, ASOR has awarded more than $986,000 to 740 researchers and students through scholarships for fieldwork participants, grants for archaeological projects, research fellowships for members, and membership and annual meeting scholarships. The grants below support archaeological projects and project directors (see Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation for funding opportunities for those wishing to participate in an archaeological fieldwork).
Grants to Support Archaeologcial Projects
- Stevan B. Dana Project Grant: This grant is made possible by an endowment established in 2021. One grant of $5,000 is available for 2022. These funds support ASOR-affiliated projects. Please see the Dana Grant web-page for more information. The application deadline is February 28, 2022.
- Lawrence T. Geraty Community Archaeology Grant: One grant of $5,000 is available for 2022. These grants are designed to support projects that will incentivize local engagement with protection, preservation, and presentation of archaeological sites in Jordan. Please see the Geraty Community Archaeology Grant web-page for more information.
- Denise L. Gold Project Grant: One grant of $2,500 is available for 2022. This grant was made possible by annual gifts beginning in 2017. These funds support ASOR-affiliated projects. Please see the Gold Grant web-page for more information. The application deadline is February 28, 2022.
- Charles Harris Project Grant: Two grants of $5,000 each are available for 2022. This grant is made possible by a generous endowment given by the late Rev. Charles Harris. These funds support ASOR-affiliated projects. Please see the Harris Grant web-page for more information. There will be three awards of $5,000 each for the summer of 2022, and the application deadline is February 28, 2022.
- Joe D. Seger Project Grant: One or two grants of $2,500 (match required) are available for the summer of 2022. This grant is made possible in 2016 through generous gifts made by an anonymous donor and by friends and students of Joe D. Seger. These funds support ASOR-affiliated projects. lease see the Seger Grant web-page for more information. The application deadline is February 28, 2022.
- Shepard Urgent Action Grants: Begun in 2020, Shepard Urgent Action Grants are intended for emergency documentation, stabilization or excavation at an archaeological site in the greater Mediterranean region. Grant amounts range from $2,500-$10,000. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and successful applicants can expect a response within four to six weeks of application submission. ASOR anticipates awarding a total of $22,500 in Shepard Urgent Action Grants in calendar year 2022.
Apply for ASOR Affiliation for a Project
COVID disclaimer: If the ongoing COVID pandemic, or any other reason, does not allow for many archaeological excavations to take place during 2022, ASOR may at its sole discretion decide not to offer fieldwork scholarships. If ASOR deems such a decision as necessary, applicants may reapply for non-fieldwork summer stipends if ASOR can offer stipends for 2022. Regrettably, applicants and successful applicants may not postpone fieldwork scholarships to another year if the applicant or ASOR decides that fieldwork scholarships will not be awarded in 2022. If the pandemic or any other reason causes a cancellation of fieldwork in 2022, applicants must reapply for funding in 2023 (or for stipends if they can be made available in 2022).
