P. E. MacAllister Fieldwork Participation Scholarships Grant

The P. E. MacAllister Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation, offered by the American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR), provide $2,000 scholarships to support ASOR members and students in archaeological fieldwork. Established in 2013, these scholarships aim to encourage participation in ASOR-affiliated projects, with a focus on individuals who have not previously received funding. ASOR has awarded over $1 million since 2007, fostering research and understanding of the Near East and Mediterranean cultures.

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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.
E. MacAllister, scholarship funds have been designated to support the participation of ASOR members as volunteers or staff on excavation projects. MacAllister became part of the ASOR family in the early 1970s, and he served as Board Chair from 1994 through 2013. The P. E. MacAllister Endowed Scholarship Fund for Archaeological Volunteers will support five fellowships of $2,000 each for this summer to participants in any ASOR-affiliated archaeological project.

Eligibility

Applicants must be members of ASOR or be enrolled as students at an ASOR-member school (see list of Institutional Members).ASOR supports research in archaeology and related fields in the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Mediterranean and Western Asia.
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Applicants must be members of ASOR or be enrolled as students at an ASOR-member school (see list of Institutional Members).