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Elizabeth Bartman Museum Internship

A scholarship established in honor of AIA Honorary President Elizabeth Bartman to assist students or those who have recently completed a master’s degree with the expenses associated with participating in a museum internship either in the United States or abroad.

Richard C. MacDonald Iliad Endowment for Archaeological Research

This grant will be awarded to projects that support research in regions that supply context to the study of Troy and generally help elucidate the Trojan War and its impact on ancient Mediterranean civilization. This can include but is not limited to Anatolia (modern Turkey), southeastern Europe, the Aegean and Crete during the third to first millennia B.C.E.

Julie Herzig Desnick Endowment for Archaeological Field Surveys

The Herzig Desnick Fund provides grants specifically dedicated to exploratory archaeological field surveys, especially for early stage work.

Ellen and Charles Steinmetz Endowment for Archaeology

The Steinmetz Fund will support innovative uses of technology in archaeological research.

Kathleen and David Boochever Endowment for Fieldwork and Scientific Analyses

The Boochever Fund will support field and laboratory research.

Earthwatch Field-Research Grants

Earthwatch funds field-based scientific research that is rigorous, relevant, and impactful. Earthwatch-funded projects conduct research around the globe. All research must incorporate citizen-scientist participation in data collection. Citizen-scientist participants are […]

Kress Publications Fellowships

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the sixth year of a six-year program of fellowships funded by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. The Samuel […]

Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement

The AIA Gold Medal Award Committee invites nominations for the award to be presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting. This award is made annually in recognition of a scholar who […]

Pomerance Award for Scientific Contributions to Archaeology

The Pomerance Science Medal Committee invites nominations for the Pomerance Award for Scientific Contributions to Archaeology. Eligibility is not restricted to members of the AIA, and candidates for the medal […]

Martha and Artemis Joukowsky Distinguished Service Award

Granted to those AIA members who, through their sustained and exceptional volunteer efforts, have furthered the work of the Institute and increased public awareness regarding its mission

James R. Wiseman Book Award

Each year, the James R. Wiseman Book Award Committee will recommend, in time for the presentation of the award at the Annual Meeting of the Institute, the academic work on […]

Felicia A. Holton Book Award

Guidelines for the Felicia A. Holton Book Award The Felicia A. Holton Book Award is given annually to a writer who, through a major work of non-fiction, represents the importance […]

Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award

The Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Committee invites nominations for the 2025 award. This prize may be awarded to up to one individual every year and includes a certificate of […]

Conservation and Heritage Management Award

The Conservation and Site Preservation Committee invites nominations for the Conservation and Heritage Management Award. This award is made in recognition of an individual’s or institution’s exceptional achievement in any […]

Outstanding Public Service Award

Award Criteria The Outstanding Public Service Award recognizes exceptional contributions that promote public understanding of, interest in, and support for archaeology and the preservation of the archaeological record. Eligibility Individuals, […]

Graduate Student Paper Award

Graduate students are the future of our profession and contribute substantially to the success of the Archaeological Institute of America’s Annual Meeting by delivering papers based on original research. Through […]

Poster Awards

Beginning in 2005, awards were given to the best posters: the first is awarded to the presentation judged “best poster” by a panel of three judges appointed by the Program […]

Golden Trowel Award

The Golden Trowel Award honors the society whose membership proportionally increases the most during the past fiscal year (July 1st to June 30th).

Lecture Flyer, Website, and Local Media Contests

Every year the AIA rewards the societies that produce the best flyer and website, as communicating information to the public about upcoming events is one of the main goals of each society.

DAI Fellowship for Study in Berlin

The Archaeological Institute of America and the German Archaeological Institute (Deutsches Archeologisches Institut) offer reciprocal study fellowships. The program encourages and supports scholarship on various aspects of archaeology and promotes contact between North American and German archaeologists.

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