Site Preservation Grants & Awards

From the AIA

Site Preservation Grant
This grant is intended to fund projects that uphold the AIA’s mission to preserve and promote the world’s archaeological heritage for future generations.

Award for Best Practices in Site Preservation
The AIA is no longer presenting this award.

Conservation and Heritage Management Award
The AIA presents this award to an individual or institution who demonstrates exceptional achievement in archaeological conservation, archaeological conservation science, or archaeological heritage management.

From others

Sustainable Preservation Initiative
The AIA, along with the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, is supporting an innovative new program called the Sustainable Preservation Initiative, which utilizes local economic development to preserve our sites and global heritage. Read more about the Sustainable Preservation Initiative’s executive director, Larry Coben.

Other Funding Opportunities
Other non-AIA grant opportunities, aimed particularly at sites in developing nations.

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