Lydie T. Shufro Summer Research Fellowship at AIAR Jerusalem
The W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (AIAR) supports an annual Fellows program that brings US, Israeli, Palestinian and other international scholars together in the shared pursuit of research excellence. The AIAR offers around 6 fellowships every year, each with different requirements regarding academic status, and terms of residency (between one to four months).
Each fellowship includes a stipend that is used in part to cover room and board. The option to accommodate dependents is subject to available space. While an applicant may use the same application to apply for multiple awards in each round, the committee will not award more than one fellowship per applicant. Previous Fellows may re-apply, but preference will be given to first-time awardees.
Continuous residency at the Albright is required without frequent trips outside the country, and the fellowship project must remain the Fellow’s primary professional commitment throughout the period of residence. Applicants who hold or expect to hold concurrent employment, teaching positions, or other contractual work obligations during the fellowship period must disclose this at the time of application; such commitments must be compatible with full-time engagement in the fellowship project. Fellows are expected to participate in the academic life of the Albright Institute, including public lectures, field-trips and other events. Occasional absence is permissible, as long as fellows remain engaged members of the community in keeping with the spirit of the Albright Institute.
Applications are open to students and scholars of the humanities and social sciences studying any aspect of cultural development in the southern Levant from deep prehistory to the Early Modern period. Applications from related disciplines are also considered, such as museum studies or cultural heritage management. The AIAR does not support projects that engage with cultural materials of unknown provenance and/or with ownership histories that violate the terms of the UNESCO 1970 Paris Convention. Projects that engage with archaeological excavations in occupied territories are expected to adhere to the terms specified in the Hague Convention (1954) and the UNESCO New Delhi Recommendation (1956).
Lydie T. Shufro Summer Research Fellowship
$3,000 award for 1 month. Room and half-board at the Institute is
$1,750 per month, and the remainder is provided as a stipend.
Open to doctoral, post-doctoral, and senior scholars of all nationalities.
This fellowship is for a residential period between
June 1, 2028 and August 31, 2028.
Residency at the Institute in Jerusalem is required, and no exceptions can be granted.
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)
- Two letters of reference
- Transcripts (for PhD candidates and graduates within the last 5 years)
- If relevant to the project, a statement justifying the study of
unprovenanced materials or materials obtained on occupied territories
(500-word maximum)
For further information:
Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Ph.D.
Chair, Albright Fellowship Committee
Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Department of Religion
Baylor University
One Bear Place #97284
Waco, Texas 76798
Office: (254) 710-3258
