The Archaeological Institute of America ’s mission includes supporting and promoting archaeological research and its dissemination. To that end, the AIA offers a variety of scholarships, fellowships, and grants for excavation, research, publication, and site preservation. Applicants must be AIA members in good standing.

The following list of awards have an application deadline of November 1, 2021:

John R. Coleman Traveling Fellowship 
To honor the memory of John R. Coleman by supporting travel and study in Italy, the western Mediterranean, or North Africa. Applicants must be engaged in dissertation research in a U.S. graduate program. 

Olivia James Traveling Fellowship
For travel and study in Greece, Cyprus, the Aegean Islands, Sicily, southern Italy, Asia Minor, and Mesopotamia. Applicants must be United States citizens. 

Julie Herzig Desnick Endowment Fund for Archaeological Field Surveys
The Herzig Desnick Fund provides grants specifically dedicated to exploratory archaeological field surveys, especially for early stage work. Projects may concern any location in the world and any time period. Applicants must hold a PhD in archaeology or a related field and are expected to have an academic affiliation. 

Site Preservation Grant
The Site Preservation Program provides grants of up to $15,000 to support innovative projects that aid in the preservation of threatened archaeological sites. 

The Ellen and Charles Steinmetz Endowment Fund for Archaeology
The Steinmetz Fund will support innovative uses of technology in archaeological research. Projects may concern any location in the world and any time period, but must be designed to address important questions about the human past specifically through technological means. Applicants must hold a PhD in archaeology or a related field and are expected to have an academic affiliation. 

The Kathleen and David Boochever Endowment Fund for Fieldwork and Scientific Analyses
The Boochever Fund will support field and laboratory research. Projects may concern any location in the world and any time period, but must be designed to address significant questions about the human past through the use of state-of-the-art technology. Applicants must hold a PhD in archaeology or a related field and are expected to have an academic affiliation.