March 23, 2026
Here at the AIA we are unleashing the power of archaeology to provide a better understanding of the past and present and to create a brighter future.
The 2025 Fellowship cohort are setting out across the globe to uncover the past and deepen our understanding of human history, and that’s just the beginning. This year’s AIA Research Grant winners are a diverse group of scholars exploring a wide range of regions and research questions. With AIA support, they’re able to fund the travel and analyses that make their discoveries possible.
Olivia James Traveling Fellowship: Madolyn Hyytianinen-Jacobson (University of California, Berkeley)
John R. Coleman Traveling Fellowship: Ehsan Behbahani-Nia (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
The Archaeology of Portugal Fellowship: Dany Coutinho Nogueira (University of Coimbra)
Harriet and Leon Pomerance Fellowship: Giulia Paglione (University of Cincinnati) & Kaylyn Lehmann (University of British Columbia)
Anna C. and Oliver C. Colburn Fellowship: Maribelisa Gillespie (University of California, Berkeley), Katrina Kuxhausen-DeRose (University of California Los Angeles, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology), & Nicole Constantine (Stanford University)
Richard C. MacDonald Iliad Endowment for Archaeological Research: Emily Egan (University of Maryland) & Catherine Scott (Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED), Koç University)
Julie Herzig Desnick Endowment for Archaeological Field Surveys: Andrew Dufton (Dickinson College)
Kathleen and David Boochever Endowment for Fieldwork and Scientific Analyses: Dominique Langis-Barsetti (Université Laval) & Justin Pargeter (New York University)
Ellen and Charles Steinmetz Endowment for Archaeology: Molly Carney (Oregon State University), Sarah Wenner (American Center of Research (ACOR)), & Giacomo Fontana (Texas Tech University)
