Funder: Archaeological Institute of America
Due Dates: November 1, 2026 (Application deadline) | March 1 (Decisions announced by)
Funding Amounts: Up to $25,000 per fellowship; travel between May 1 of the award year and September 30 of the following year
Summary: Supports graduate students and recent PhDs undertaking extended archaeological research travel abroad for dissertation research or publication.
Key Information: Applicants must be current Graduate- or Professional-level AIA members and U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents at award.
Description
The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) offers these fellowships to support extended travel abroad for graduate students and recent PhDs developing archaeological research and publications. Established through a gift from Thomas H. Carpenter and Lynne C. Lancaster, the program addresses declining federal and university research travel support by funding visits to sites, monuments, and museums essential to scholarly work.
Projects must concern the geographic area within the Roman Empire at its greatest extent and the period from approximately 1000 BCE to 1000 CE. Preference goes to projects requiring stays abroad of at least six weeks and demonstrating strong potential to advance dissertation research or publication outcomes. The fellowships support research travel rather than excavation projects.
