Platt Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation Grant

Platt Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR)
Amount: US $2,000
Last Updated: January 07, 2026

Summary

The Platt Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation, offered by the American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR), provide $2,000 scholarships for members involved in ASOR-affiliated archaeological projects. This year, ASOR plans to award nine scholarships to support participation in fieldwork across the Mediterranean and Western Asia. Scholarships aim to facilitate research endeavors while prioritizing applicants who have not previously received funding from ASOR or other sources for this summer.

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. Platt Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation Through a generous gift of the late Mrs. Katherine Barton Platt, scholarship funds have been designated to support the participation of ASOR members as volunteers or staff on excavation projects. Scholarships for participants in any ASOR-affiliated archaeological project will be $2,000 each for this summer. ASOR plans to award nine Platt fieldwork participation scholarships of $2,000 each during this year.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 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).