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Donor-designated Grants for Cultural Heritage Projects

American Society of Overseas

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Other requirements

  • Applications should be submitted by directors of ASOR-affiliated projects or senior staff members of affiliated projects.
  • Applications by staff members other than the director must be accompanied by a letter of endorsement from the project director.
  • Only one application from an excavation project or site will be funded in any given year.

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Project Grants are not designed to fund travel for student volunteers or junior staff members.

Overview

The American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) offers donor-designated grants for cultural heritage projects in Libya, addressing urgent needs caused by the flooding crisis. Funded by the U.S. Embassy and private donors, these mini-grants support education and stewardship initiatives in North Africa and the Middle East. Eligible applicants include directors and senior staff of ASOR-affiliated projects, with a focus on projects that have not received ASOR funding in the past three years.

About ASOR
ASOR is apolitical and has no religious affiliation.
Grants for Archaeological Projects
In the summer of 2007, ASOR renewed its emphasis on providing funding grants and fellowships that allow individuals to participate in excavations in the Eastern Mediterranean. Since 2007, ASOR has awarded more than $986,000 to 740 researchers and students through scholarships for fieldwork participants, grants for archaeological projects, research fellowships for members, and membership and annual meeting scholarships. The grants below support archaeological projects and project directors.
Thanks to funding from the U.S. Embassy to Libya and the U.S. Department of State, ASOR will administer mini-grants for cultural heritage projects in Libya to address cultural heritage needs created by the flooding crisis. Thanks to generous private donors, ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives will also carry out donor-designated education and stewardship programs in North Africa and the Middle East. We anticipate more than $65,000 of total funding for these projects in 2026.

Eligibility

Applications should be submitted by directors of ASOR-affiliated projects or senior staff members of affiliated projects. Applications by staff members other than the director must be accompanied by a letter of endorsement from the project director.Only one application from an excavation project or site will be funded in any given year.

Ineligibility

Project Grants are not designed to fund travel for student volunteers or junior staff members.

What American Society of Overseas actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
1
Total given
$5,934
Median grant
$5,934
  • By dollars: Arizona 100%. Top recipient cities: Tucson, AZ.

Example grants

  • The Center for the Mediterranean · Tucson, AZ

    Cultural heritage pr

    $5,934

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • History
  • Humanities

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