September 14, 2026

New fellowships will provide extended research travel support for graduate students and emerging scholars.

AUBURNDALE, MA — The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is pleased to announce a $500,000 gift from Dr. Thomas H. Carpenter and Dr. Lynne C. Lancaster to establish the Thomas H. Carpenter and Lynne C. Lancaster Fellowships . This generous gift will provide critical support for graduate students and recent PhDs whose research advances the study of archaeology within the Mediterranean world.

The fellowships respond to an important need in the field of archaeology. As external sources of research support have become more limited, opportunities for graduate students and early-career scholars to conduct research abroad have become increasingly difficult to secure. The Thomas H. Carpenter and Lynne C.…