Strange/Midkiff Families Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation Grant

Strange/Midkiff Families 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 Strange/Midkiff Families Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation, offered by the American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR), provide four scholarships of $2,000 each for members participating in ASOR-affiliated archaeological projects. Established in 2014, this scholarship aims to support ASOR members' active involvement in excavation projects, reflecting a commitment to research and public understanding of the Near East and Mediterranean cultures. Preference is given to applicants lacking prior funding support.

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. Strange/Midkiff Families Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation This endowed scholarship fund was established in 2014 by lead gifts from James (Jim) F. and Carolyn Midkiff Strange. These lead gifts are currently being matched by generous gifts from Jim and Carolyn’s families and from students, friends, and colleagues of Jim and Carolyn. The Strange and Midkiff Families Endowed Scholarship Funds have been designated to support the participation of ASOR members as volunteers or staff on excavation projects. Jim and Carolyn Strange have been members of ASOR for more than 50 years, and all of their children have been active in ASOR. A son, a daughter, and a son-in-law are now professional archaeologists. Jim directed an important excavation for the University of South Florida at Sepphoris for several decades, and Carolyn also played an integral role in that project. Today, the extended Strange Family is one of the most active families in ASOR, and it is not uncommon for three or four members of the family to present professional papers at the ASOR Annual Meeting. There will be four scholarships of $2,000 given for this summer to participants on an 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).