Shirlee Meyers/G. Ernest Wright Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation Grant

Shirlee Meyers/G. Ernest Wright 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 Shirlee Meyers/G. Ernest Wright Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation, offered by the American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR), provide three scholarships of $2,000 each to assist ASOR members in participating in archaeological projects. Priority is given to those who have not received prior funding through ASOR's scholarship program. This initiative aims to foster research in the Middle East and the wider Mediterranean, supporting volunteers and staff in excavation efforts.

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. Shirlee Meyers/G. Ernest Wright Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation Through generous gifts made by Professors Carol and Eric Meyers, scholarship funds have been designated to support the participation of ASOR members as volunteers or staff on excavation projects. One-half of the funds awarded each year are in memory of Eric ‘s mother, Shirlee Meyers. The other half of the funds are in memory of G. Ernest Wright, former ASOR President and a professor of both Eric and Carol Meyers. There will be three awards of $2,000 each for this summer to participants on any ASOR-affiliated archaeological project.

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).