BIPOC Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation Grant

BIPOC Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR)
Amount: US $2,000
Last Updated: January 13, 2026

Summary

The American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) offers BIPOC Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation, providing six scholarships of $2,000 each to African American or Indigenous individuals engaged in ASOR-affiliated archaeological projects. This initiative, supported by generous donors, aims to foster diversity in archaeology. Since 2007, ASOR has awarded over $1 million in scholarships and grants to enhance research opportunities in the Near East and Mediterranean regions, emphasizing their commitment to BIPOC students in archaeology.

Overview

About ASOR The American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to initiate, encourage, and support research into, and public understanding of, the history and cultures of the Near East and wider Mediterranean world, from the earliest times. ASOR is apolitical and has no religious affiliation. Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation ASOR plans to award 43 fieldwork participation scholarships of $2,000 each for this year. In the summer of 2007, ASOR renewed its emphasis on providing funding scholarships that enable individuals to participate in fieldwork in Western Asia and the wider Mediterranean, and also by awarding grants to support the archaeological projects themselves. Since 2007, ASOR has awarded well over $1 million to more than 900 researchers and students with excavation grants, dig and survey scholarships, travel scholarships, and other research fellowships. BIPOC Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation BIPOC Scholarships for fieldwork participation are made possible through an endowment that was established by many generous donors who contributed to ASOR’s Diversity Initiatives campaign in 2020 and 2021. Six scholarships of $2,000 each will be awarded to African American or Indigenous people of color participating in any ASOR-affiliated archaeological project for this summer. ASOR is deeply committed to BIPOC students with an interest in participating in an Archaeological excavation. When an applicant is accepted for a scholarship, a student membership to ASOR is included to enable the student to network with and learn from ASOR members.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Scholarships are available for fieldwork, travel expenses, ASOR student memberships and other needs for exceptional students.ASOR supports research in archaeology and related fields in the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Mediterranean and Western Asia.Applicants may request scholarship support in particular countries, with specific archaeologists and professors or in preferred areas of research.