NEAF Grants are now administered by the University of Sydney Scholarships page and offered once a year around late September early October. Guidelines are available for viewing on the link below.
To view information about all NEAF Grants on the University of Sydney Scholarships page, please click here.
Grants List
The Catherine Southwell-Keely Travel Grant
The Catherine Southwell-Keely Travel Grant
- Value: A$3,500
- Aim: to assist an eligible candidate requiring extensive travel, to pursue research in the archaeology of Egypt, Cyprus or Western Asia.
Availability
This scholarship is offered annually to one person.
Payment information
The value of this scholarship is A$3,500 (total amount). This award is to be used for travel.
Research information
This scholarship is for one of the following fields of research: Archaeology and Prehistory.
Eligibility
Applicants must be an honours student, a student undertaking a Higher Degree or a postdoctoral Early Career researcher.
Applicants must be part of an Australian or New Zealand University as a student, researcher, tutor, research assistant or affiliate or have held such a position within the last ten years.
Applicants must be undertaking research in the archaeology of Egypt, Cyprus or Western Asia and must demonstrate need for extensive travel, to pursue research in the above geographical areas. Furthermore, applicants must be applying for funding for the specified research project.
This scholarship is for study in countries except Australia.
Visit the University of Sydney Scholarships Page for full details
About Catherine Southwell-Keely
Past Awardee Reports
The Leone Crawford Travel Grant
The Leone Crawford Travel Grant
- Value: A$5,000
Aim:: to assist applicants to pursue research in the geographical areas in which the Foundation from time to time conducts research.
Availability
This scholarship is offered annually to one person.
Eligibility
Applicants must be an honours student, a student undertaking a Higher Degree or a postdoctoral Early Career researcher.
Applicants must be part of an Australian or New Zealand University as a student, researcher, tutor, research assistant or affiliate or have held such a position within the last ten years.
Applicants must pursue overseas archaeological site research in the geographical areas in which the NEAF from time to time conducts research and must be applying for funding for the specified research project.
Visit the University of Sydney Scholarships Page for full details
Payment information
The value of this scholarship is A$5,000 (total amount). This award is to be used for research.
Research information
This scholarship is for one of the following fields of research: History and Archaeology.
About Leone Crawford
Past Awardee Reports
The Sam Eames Grant-in-Aid
The Sam Eames Grant-in-Aid
- Value: A$1,500 (maximum)
- Aim: to assist an eligible candidate to pursue research in the archaeology of Egypt, Cyprus or Western Asia.
Availability
This scholarship is offered annually to one person.
Payment information
The value of this scholarship is A$1,500 (maximum per award). This award is to be used for research.
Research information
This scholarship is for one of the following fields of research: History and Archaeology.
Eligibility
Applicants must be an honours student, a student undertaking a Higher Degree or a postdoctoral Early Career researcher.
Applicants must be part of an Australian or New Zealand University as a student, researcher, tutor, research assistant or affiliate or have held such a position within the last ten years. Applicants must be undertaking research in the archaeology of Egypt, Cyprus or Western Asia and must be applying for funding for the specified research project.
Visit the University of Sydney Scholarships Page for full details
About Sam Eames
Dr Sam Eames was a wonderful human being, important researcher and expert field archaeologist.
After completing her undergraduate degree in archaeology at the University of Sydney in 1992, Sam led best practice methods as a field archaeologist on archaeological excavations across the Near East and Italy. Pella in Jordan was like a second home, with Sam’s expert trowelling matched by her cracking humour and ability to get along with everyone she met.
Sam completed her PhD in 2001 despite being diagnosed with a terminal illness in 1997. With her broad smile, twinkle in her eye and a small WHS trowel in her hand, Sam’s contribution through thick and thin has helped pave the way for future generations of archaeologists. The Sam Eames Grant-In-Aid is set up to honour Sam.
Past Awardee Reports
NEAF Grants in Aid
NEAF Grants in Aid
- Value: up to $5000 to be distributed in the form of one or more grants at the Council’s discretion.
- Aim: Grants-in-aid are to assist eligible candidates to pursue research in the archaeology of Egypt, Cyprus or Western Asia.
Eligibility
Applicants must be an honours student, a student undertaking a Higher Degree or a postdoctoral Early Career researcher.
Applicants must be part of an Australian or New Zealand University as a student, researcher, tutor, research assistant or affiliate or have held such a position within the last ten years. Applicants must be undertaking research in the archaeology of Egypt, Cyprus or Western Asia and must be applying for funding for the specified research project. Value: up to $5000 to be distributed in the form of one or more grants at the Council’s discretion.
Visit the University of Sydney Scholarships Page for full details
Past Awardee Reports
- 2022 Awardee, Frances Wiig
- 2019 Michael Spate – you can also read more about Spate’s research published in Quaternary International (paywall) and Nature (open access)
- 2016 Awardee, Sharyn Volk
Grant Guidelines
Specific requirements for NEAF:
- At the conclusion of your research project, you must forward original receipts to NEAF. If you are travelling, copies from your travel diary can verify some of the amounts, as we appreciate it isn’t always easy to get receipts.
- You are required to provide a short report (with one or two pictures if possible) for archival purposes and publication in the NEAF Bulletin.
- All previous grant recipients must have provided both receipts and reports to be considered eligible for further grants.
Inquiries can be made to:
NEAF
The University of Sydney A14
NSW, Australia 2006
Phone: (02) 9351 4151
Email: neaf.archaeology@sydney.edu.au