We understand that excavating can be a costly endeavour for students so we are happy to announce a number of scholarships and travel grants are available for students wishing to excavate at Tel Azekah!
Biblical Archaeology Society Scholarships
The Biblical Archaeology Society, the publisher of Biblical Archaeology Review, offers dig scholarships of $2,000 each to people who wish to participate in an excavation. The BAS Dig Scholarship program is open to students (at the undergraduate or graduate level), educators, non-academics or other professionals, and interested enthusiasts who want to participate in an active archaeological project in the lands of the Bible.
Grants: up to $2,000 USD
Requirements: Applicants must be accepted into a BAS approved excavation and provide letters of recommendation and CV as part of the application.
Application due date: March 20, 2026.
More information and application forms can be found here.
American Society of Overseas Research
In the summer of 2007, ASOR renewed its emphasis on providing funding scholarships that enable individuals to participate in fieldwork in Western Asia and the wider Mediterranean, and also by awarding grants to support the archaeological projects themselves. Since 2007, ASOR has awarded well over $1 million to more than 900 researchers and students with excavation grants, dig and survey scholarships, travel scholarships, and other research fellowships through the BIPOC, Dever, Gold, Harris, Heritage, MacAllister, Member-Supported, Meyers, Meyers/Wright, Platt, Seger, Sheeler, Steinmetz, and Strange/Midkiff Funds, Mesopotamian Fellowship, Annual Meeting Scholarships, and the Study of Collections Fellowships.
Scholarships for Excavation Participants
ASOR is offering a number of different fellowships for students wishing to excavate in Israel. Please visit the website to see the full range of fellowships on offer.
Grants: up to $2,000 USD
Requirements: Generally, applicants must be members of ASOR, be enrolled as students at an ASOR-member school, or participate in an ASOR affiliated excavation but each scholarship has its own requirements.
Application due date: 23 February, 2026
More information and application forms: http://www.asor.org/fellowships/dig-fellowships/
Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society
The Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society has offered a number of travel gratnts to UK students of archaeology and related fields to participate in the Tel Azekah Archaeological Project in recent years. The call for scholarship applications has not yet been released but is expected to be announced in the coming months.
Grants: Not announced
Requirements: To receive the grant, you must be an undergraduate or postgraduate student of archaeology, religious studies, or a related subject area, and either studying in the UK or a UK National studying at a university abroad. Grants will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and evidence that the likely gain in knowledge, skills and experience will complement the applicant’s studies.
Application due date: Not announced
More information on the AIAS scholarship can be found here.
The Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition 