The Thomas H. Carpenter and Lynne C. Lancaster Traveling Fellowships support extended travel abroad for graduate students and recent PhDs engaged in archaeological research and publication to be conducted between May 1 of the award year and September 30 of the following year. The fund is intended to address the growing need for travel support due to reductions in external funding sources, including federal agencies and university-based funding. Grants will support travel to sites, monuments, and museums that are essential to the development of archaeological scholarship.
Eligible projects must fall geographically within the greatest extent of the Roman Empire and chronologically between approximately 1000 BCE and 1000 CE. Funding may be used for expenses directly related to research travel, including but not limited to transportation, lodging, visas, entrance fees, and travel-related insurance. AIA grant funds may not be used for institutional overhead, institutional administrative recovery costs, indirect costs, or to support excavation projects. Preference will be given to projects that require extended stays abroad (minimum of six weeks) and demonstrate strong potential to advance dissertation research or publication outcomes.
Eligibility
- Recipients must be graduate students enrolled at an American or Canadian university or scholars based in North America who have received their PhD within five years of application.
- The recipient should be a legal resident of the US or Canada at the time the award is given. If you are not a citizen of the US or Canada you will be asked to provide proof of legal status in order to receive the funds.
- Applicants must be current AIA members at the Graduate or Professional level.