JOE D. SEGER PROJECT GRANTS

Joe D. Seger

ASOR plans to award 2 Seger Project Grants of $2,500 each during 2022 (see COVID disclaimer below).

Established in 2016 through generous gifts made by an anonymous donor and by friends and students of Joe D. Seger, The Joe D. Seger Excavation Grants are designed to support ASOR-affiliated excavation projects. Joe Seger has been a part of the ASOR family since the 1960’s, and he has served in numerous leadership positions. Notably, Seger served six years as ASOR President (1996-2003). He  is a recipient of ASOR’s highest award, the Richard Scheuer Medal. Today, he continues his service through membership on the ASOR Board and ASOR’s Executive Committee.

The Seger Endowment provides modest grants to worthy field projects that are ASOR-affiliated, particularly to newer and smaller projects, to help them get started, and to discrete components of larger projects that can be completed with an award. Per the guidelines from the primary (and anonymous) donor to the endowment, the selection committee will give preference to an Principal Investigator (PI) who has received matching funds (normally $2,500 or more) from his or her institution or another funding source. The endowment funds are intended both to support a particular need for an archaeological project and to help the PI and the project secure matching funds. ASOR plans to award two Seger Grants of $2,500 in 2022.

• Joe D. Seger Grant Application
• Application Deadline: February 28, 2022
• Previous Recipients
• Questions: Please email Marta Ostovich.

Guidelines

1. Applications should be submitted by directors of ASOR-affiliated projects.

2. While projects may submit multiple applications, only one application from a project will be funded in any given year. In addition, the Seger Selection Committee will give preference to excavation projects that have not received an ASOR Grant (Dana, Gold, Harris, or Seger) in the past three years.

3. Seger Project Grants are not designed to fund travel for student volunteers or junior staff members (see Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation).

4. Funds will be made available from the ASOR office, and recipients may receive a Form 1099 for the funds received. Certain restrictions apply for ASOR to distribute funds to an institution. Only direct expenses are permitted, and no indirect or overhead may be charged.

5. Please note that the Seger committee has broadened the selection criteria to include projects that are not currently affiliated but plan to seek ASOR affiliation. Non-affiliated projects may apply if they meet either of the following two criteria:

• The project is in its first season and the director(s) plan to apply for ASOR affiliation in 2022.
• The project is in the planning stage and/or in the process of applying for a site or survey license. The director(s) agree to use the Seger Grant money for the planning phase and agree to apply for ASOR affiliation as soon as feasible.

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).