John R. Coleman Traveling Fellowship
John R. Coleman Traveling Fellowship supports dissertation researchers with travel and study in Italy, the western Mediterranean, or North Africa to examine archaeological and archival evidence.
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Funder: Archaeological Institute of America
Due Dates: November 1, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $12,000 for travel and study between May 1 of the award year and September 30 of the following year
Summary: Supports archaeological dissertation research through travel and study in Italy, the western Mediterranean, or North Africa.
Key Information: Applicants must be current AIA Graduate or Professional members engaged in dissertation research in a U.S. graduate program.
Description
The John R. Coleman Traveling Fellowship, administered by the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), supports dissertation research through travel and study in Italy, the western Mediterranean, or North Africa. It honors John R. Coleman, who studied at Harvard, Bonn, and Princeton and excavated at Aphrodisias and Morgantina. The fellowship funds research visits to sites, museums, libraries, and archives rather than field excavation projects.
Supported work spans archaeological materials, architecture, and archival evidence. Recent recipients have examined ancient stoneworking and mobile workshops, human skeletal remains from Early Iron Age Italy, changes in domestic architecture and social inequality, and colonial interpretations of photographs of Roman North Africa. These projects illustrate the fellowship’s role in enabling close study of evidence for social, economic, and cultural change.
