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Deadlines: Step 1: Submit an abstract to the AIA Annual Meeting by the March deadline and indicate that you are interested in applying for a Khaled al-Asaad Memorial Fellowship in your submission.
Step 2: If your abstract is accepted you will be notified no later than mid May and you will be asked to submit a brief supplemental application due by June 1.
Amount: $4,000 stipend
A fellowship to honor the memory of Syrian archaeologist Khaled al-Assad who was executed by the Islamic State in 2015 while protecting the location of artifacts from the site of Palmyra, where he worked for over forty years. Al-Asaad was an esteemed scholar and a generous friend to generations of archaeologists from Syria and abroad. In January 2016, the Archaeological Institute of America posthumously awarded him an Award of Honor for the Highest Meritorious Service to Archaeology.
Made possible through the gift of a generous donor, the AIA will award two annual fellowships to honor Khaled al-Asaad that provide a stipend of $4,000 to scholars working in Syria, Iraq, Turkey, or Egypt to attend the AIA Annual Meeting and present their work. Scholars are encouraged to make additional connections and visits in conjunction with their trip to further support their research and/or the development of their professional networks. Prospective applicants may reach out to the AIA’s Near Eastern Archaeology Interest Group to help facilitate connections.
Preference will be given to strong candidates from Syria, Iraq, or Turkey, although all foreign scholars studying or working with the ancient archaeology of Syria, Iraq, Turkey, or Egypt will be considered, especially those with projects in Syria.
The AIA welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and is committed to equal opportunity for all. Under no circumstances will the AIA discriminate against qualified individuals on the basis of race, color, religious creed, retaliation, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, disability, mental illness, genetics, marital status, age, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable law.
As part of the Archaeological Institute of America’s ongoing commitment to fieldwork and families, reasonable line items for the care of dependent and elderly family members are allowable expenses for AIA grants, fellowships, and scholarships.
