Curtiss T. & Mary G. Brennan Foundation Grant

The Curtiss T. Brennan & Mary G. Brennan Foundation Grant supports archaeological field research, focusing on regions where early civilizations emerged. Established in 1988, the foundation offers funding as seed money to initiate significant projects, enhancing understanding of early cultural complexity. Key considerations for funding include the project's significance, potential for further support, and the professional qualifications of those involved. Grants are available only to nonprofit organizations, excluding individuals and political entities.

Brennan Foundation, a non-profit organization, was established in 1988 to provide funding support for archaeological field research, emphasizing in particular those regions of the world in which early centers of complex culture or civilization originated.
The Brennan Foundation views its grants as seed money, as a catalytic agent enabling especially significant archaeological projects to initiate or dramatically expand work and progress to the point where traditional sources of major funding may be approached. Of particular importance in selecting applications to be funded in full or in part is the significance of the project in increasing an understanding of the origin and subsequent development of early cultural complexity and civilization in that particular region of the world in which the project is undertaken.
Other factors of particular importance include the perceived leverage our funding would provide in gaining further support for the project in terms of matching funds or other support, the need for rescuing threatened archaeological resources of particular importance, the professional standing of the individuals and institutions involved and their experience in those regions and countries where work is proposed, the degree of cooperation established with existing national archaeological institutions, and the degree of funding and other support previously and currently evidenced by other research and funding institutions.

Eligibility

Application must be made by the sponsoring institution through the principal investigator. The principal investigator must hold a Ph.D or equivalent.Grants can only be made to tax-exempt nonprofit organizations that qualify under Section 501 ( c ) ( 3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or to non US-based institutions that can demonstrate similar qualifications.

Ineligibility

Grants are not available for dissertation research.No grants will be made to individuals, or to religious or political organizations. No portion of the grant award may be used for salaries or fringe benefits of the principal investigator. As a matter of policy, the foundation supports no overhead or other indirect costs for the sponsoring institution