In the summer of 2007, American Society of Overseas Research renewed its emphasis on providing funding scholarships that enable individuals to participate in fieldwork in Western Asia and the wider Mediterranean. ASOR plans to award 40 fieldwork participation scholarships of $2,000 each for 2023. The following fellowships have an application deadline of February 15, 2023.

BIPOC Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation: BIPOC Scholarships for fieldwork participation are made possible through an endowment that was established by many generous donors who contributed to ASOR’s Diversity Initiatives campaign in 2020 and 2021. Five (5) scholarships of $2,000 each will be awarded to African American or Indigenous people of color participating in any ASOR-affiliated archaeological project for the summer of 2023.

Stevan B. Dana Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation: These funds will support 16 scholarships of $2,000 each during 2023. Five scholarships are designated individuals to participate in excavations at Hazor: three for the excavations in the Lower City directed by Dr. Shlomit Bechar and two for the Selz Foundation Hazor Excavations in Memory of Yigael Yadin. The remaining scholarships are designated for digs in Israel.

P. E. MacAllister Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation: These scholarships were made possible by a generous endowment given by the family and friends of P. E. MacAllister. These funds support scholarships for individuals to participate in fieldwork in any country where there is an ASOR-affiliated project.

Eric and Carol Meyers Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation: These scholarships were made possible by a generous endowment given by the students and friends of Carol and Eric Meyers. These funds support fellowships for individuals to participate in fieldwork in any country where there is an ASOR-affiliated project.

Shirlee Meyers/G. Ernest Wright Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation: These scholarships were made possible by a generous endowment given by Professors Eric and Carol Meyers. One-half of the funds awarded each year are in memory of Eric’s mother, Shirlee Meyers. The other half of the funds each year are in memory of Professor G. Ernest Wright, former ASOR President and a professor of both Eric and Carol Meyers. These funds support fellowships for individuals to participate in fieldwork in any country where there is an ASOR-affiliated project.

Applicants must be members of ASOR or be enrolled as students at an ASOR-member school.