Fellowships, Awards, and Internships
AIAR Fellowships, Awards & Internships
The Albright is committed to engaging the next generation of researchers through its fellowships. Fellowship terms vary from one to up to 6 months and come with a stipend that is used in part for room/board at the Albright. Applications are open to students and scholars in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the twenty-first century, including the fields of archaeology, assyriology, anthropology, biblical studies, art history, epigraphy, historical geography, literature, and religion. We also encourage applications from scholars and graduate students in related disciplines, including museum studies, cultural heritage, and preservation, pursuing projects that focus on contemporary engagement with the pre-modern past. The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country.
Residence at the Albright is required, and no exceptions can be made. The option to accommodate dependents is subject to space available at the Albright. All awards are subject to the availability of funds. In certain cases, funding is not guaranteed until September of the fellowship year. The Albright does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.
Applications Are Open
Submit by December 1, 2023
Application Materials:
- Project Abstract (200 word maximum)
- CV (2 page maximum, 10 pt font)
- Statement of Proposed Research (2,000 word maximum)
- Bibliography (1,000 word maximum)
- Three letters of reference
- Transcripts (for PhD candidates and graduates within the last 5 years)
Application Materials:
- Project Abstract (200 word maximum)
- CV (2 page maximum, 10 pt font)
- Statement of Proposed Research (2,000 word maximum)
- Bibliography (1,000 word maximum)
- Three letters of reference
- Transcripts (for PhD candidates and graduates within the last 5 years)
Application Materials:
- Project Abstract (200 word maximum)
- CV (2 page maximum, 10 pt font)
- Statement of Proposed Research (2,000 word maximum)
- Bibliography (1,000 word maximum)
- Three letters of reference
- Transcripts (for PhD candidates and graduates within the last 5 years)
Application Materials:
- Project Abstract (200 word maximum)
- CV (2 page maximum, 10 pt font)
- Statement of Proposed Research (2,000 word maximum)
- Bibliography (1,000 word maximum)
- Three letters of reference
- Transcripts (for PhD candidates and graduates within the last 5 years)
Application Materials:
- Project Abstract (200 word maximum)
- CV (2 page maximum, 10 pt font)
- Statement of Proposed Research (2,000 word maximum)
- Bibliography (1,000 word maximum)
- Three letters of reference
Application Materials:
- Project Abstract (200 word maximum)
- CV (2 page maximum, 10 pt font)
- Statement of Proposed Research (2,000 word maximum)
- Bibliography (1,000 word maximum)
- Three letters of reference
Application Materials:
- Project Abstract (200 word maximum)
- CV (2 page maximum, 10 pt font)
- Statement of Proposed Research (2,000 word maximum)
- Bibliography (1,000 word maximum)
- Three letters of reference
Short-Term Albright-Funded Fellowships
Application Materials:
- Project Abstract (200 word maximum)
- CV (2 page maximum, 10 pt font)
- Statement of Proposed Research (1,000 word maximum)
- Bibliography (500 word maximum)
- Two letters of reference
- Transcripts (for PhD candidates and graduates within the last 5 years)
Co-Sponsored Fellowships
Application Materials:
- Project Abstract (200 word maximum)
- CV (2 page maximum, 10 pt font)
- Statement of Proposed Research (2,000 word maximum)
- Bibliography (1,000 word maximum)
- Three letters of reference
- Transcripts (for PhD candidates and graduates within the last 5 years)
Awards
This prize provides $750 for the best paper presented at a conference which treats a topic in the field of Syro-Palestinian or Biblical Archaeology
Authors must be Ph.D. candidates in the semester in which the winner is announced (Spring 2024). They may be of any nationality but the paper must be in English. Submissions must be conference papers not already published or prepared for submission to a publication.Co-written or co-presented pieces may be submitted if all the authors or presenters are doctoral candidates; the prize, if awarded, will be divided equally among authors or presenters.
All submissions must be in PDF format only. Submissions must be conference papers not already published or prepared for submission to a publication. Conference papers must include images (if used in the presentation) in PDF format (either as a separate document or embedded within the text of the paper), and full citations and bibliographic references.
Outside-Funded Fellowships
Currently not open for applications.
$7,000 to be used to cover transportation, one month on a specific dig, and one month of travel to other digs, combined with a one-month residency (room and half-board) at the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem.
Applicants must be American or American-based Ph.D. candidates or non-tenured faculty members, or graduate students in the field of Biblical Studies who wish to acquire elementary, first-hand experience in the field of archaeology.
For more information on this fellowship: https://www.asor.org/william-dever-fellowships/
The next call for applications will launch in August 2023.
Approximately nine awards of $11,500 for scholars to carry out research in two or more countries outside the US, at least one of which must host a participating Overseas Research Center.
Open to US doctoral candidates who are all but dissertation, and scholars who have earned their Ph.D. The fellowship supports advanced research in the humanities, social sciences, and allied natural sciences.
For more information on this fellowship: https://www.caorc.org/multi-fellowship-guidelines
Currently being updated.
Several opportunities exist under the Fulbright Program for working at the Albright Institute. Consult with the Albright Director before applying as our location and the nature of your project may fall under the jurisdiction of one of two Fulbright committees:
https://eca.state.gov/fulbright/country/palestinian-territories
https://eca.state.gov/fulbright/country/israel
INTERNSHIPS
We welcome inquiries and proposals for internships at the Albright Institute. Past interns have specialized in archaeology, cultural heritage, lab management, communications, and administration at the Albright. Please contact us at albrightinstitute@aiar.org or speak with our director to inquire.
For further information:
Dr. Jennifer Gates-Foster
Chair, Albright Fellowship Committee
Associate Professor
Department of Classics
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
gatesfos@email.unc.edu