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Established in 2019 through annual gifts from Charles Steinmetz, these scholarships support the participation of U.S. military personnel or veterans in archaeological excavations. Pending receipt of donor-designated funds, ÂÌñÒùÆÞ hopes to award two scholarships for $2,000 in 2025 for participants on any .

Eligibility

Applicants must be U.S. active or reserve military or veterans. The successful applicants will be expected to join ÂÌñÒùÆÞ before funds are dispersed, but applicants do not need to be members to apply. Applicants are encouraged to use the to apply for all of the named and unnamed Fieldwork Participation Scholarships. Some of the named grants are designated for particular excavations (e.g., Hazor or Tell el-Hesi), for particular groups (e.g., BIPOC and veterans), and for particular countries (e.g., Israel or Jordan). Please check the appropriate boxes on the Uniform Application so that you can be considered for as many different scholarships sources as possible. In order to be eligible, applicants are required to participate in an ÂÌñÒùÆÞ-affiliated excavation (see list).

Preference will be given to individuals that have not received support through the ÂÌñÒùÆÞ scholarship program or other funding sources for the summer of 2024. Additional preference will also be given to applicants who would not usually receive funding (for airfare, lodging or a stipend) from the excavation. Preference is also given to applicants who have not received ÂÌñÒùÆÞ funding for excavations in the past three years.

In order to be eligible, applicants are required to participate in an ÂÌñÒùÆÞ-affiliated excavation (see list). Applications must include the contact information for the director of the excavation project.

Upon completion of the field season, a report of 250-350 words and three appropriate photos (500 dpi resolution or higher) on site must be submitted to the ÂÌñÒùÆÞ office by September 1, 2025. Reports and photos should be sent via email with “ÂÌñÒùÆÞ Steinmetz Scholaship report” in the subject line. More information will be available after the recipients have been notified.

Scholarship recipients will be required to sign a waiver indicating that ÂÌñÒùÆÞ is not responsible for any injuries they might sustain during their time at the excavation in which they participate. They will also be required to sign a release of rights to ÂÌñÒùÆÞ for the inclusion of their report and photographs in one of ÂÌñÒùÆÞ’s publications. This award may only be used for allowable direct expenses. Indirect and/or overhead expenses are not permitted.

COVID disclaimer: If the ongoing COVID pandemic, or any other reason, does not allow for many archaeological excavations to take place during 2025, ÂÌñÒùÆÞ may at its sole discretion decide not to offer fieldwork scholarships. If ÂÌñÒùÆÞ deems such a decision as necessary, applicants may reapply for non-fieldwork summer stipends if ÂÌñÒùÆÞ offers stipends for 2025. Regrettably, applicants and successful applicants may not postpone fieldwork scholarships to another year if the applicant or ÂÌñÒùÆÞ decides that fieldwork scholarships will not be awarded in 2025. If the pandemic or any other reason causes a cancellation of fieldwork in 2025, applicants must reapply for funding in 2026 (or for stipends if they are made available in 2025).