Funder: Archaeological Institute of America
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $25,000 for travel and study; preference for projects lasting at least half a year
Summary: Supports archaeological travel and study in specified Mediterranean regions, Turkey, and Mesopotamia.
Key Information: Applicants must be U.S. citizens and current AIA Graduate or Professional members.
Description
The Olivia James Traveling Fellowship, administered by the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), supports travel and study in Greece, Cyprus, the Aegean Islands, Sicily, southern Italy, Asia Minor, and Mesopotamia. It favors projects lasting at least half a year and is not intended to support field excavation projects. Preference is given to researchers working on dissertations or who received their PhD within five years of the application deadline.
Supported work includes examining museum collections, archaeological sites, architecture, burial practices, inscriptions, excavation documentation, and archival records. Recent fellows have investigated secondary burial practices in Mycenaean Greece, Byzantine urban rebuilding, and everyday objects from a Roman villa near Pompeii. These projects use material and historical evidence to explore past societies.
