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 advance archaeological research.
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Funder: Archaeological Institute of America
Due Dates: November 1, 2026 (Application, references, and transcripts)
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 dissertation research through travel and study in Italy, the western Mediterranean, or North Africa, excluding field excavation projects.
Key Information: Applicants must be current AIA Graduate or Professional members engaged in dissertation research in a U.S. graduate program.
Description
The Archaeological Institute of America’s John R. Coleman Traveling Fellowship supports archaeological research through travel and study in Italy, the western Mediterranean, or North Africa. It honors John R. Coleman, a scholar who studied at Harvard, Bonn, and Princeton and excavated at Aphrodisias and Morgantina. The fellowship supports visits to sites and research with collections, libraries, and archives rather than field excavation projects.
Supported research spans archaeological, architectural, archival, and biological evidence. Recent recipients have investigated networks of ancient stoneworkers, changing domestic architecture and social inequality in central Italy, and living conditions revealed by Early Iron Age human skeletal remains. Other projects have explored archaeological photography and colonial interpretation, Roman harbor and processional architecture, and rural production.
