Applications are now open for a series of special student grants being offered by The Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society.
These grants are available to UK-based students of archaeology, religious studies, and related subjects. Recipients will be given a place on the Tel Azekah archaeological project for a four-week field season, to take place between 20 July 2025 and 15 August 2025, plus £3,500 to cover the full cost of registration, return travel to Israel from the UK, insurance, and board and lodging on the Azekah programme from Sunday to Friday. Click here to find out about the Tel Azekah Project.
Students will have the opportunity to work on the dig and attend lectures on archaeology and ancient history and culture while staying on Kibbutz Netiv Ha-Lamed-He, close to the site. They will also have free time on the weekends to travel within Israel. Note that grant recipients will be expected to cover the cost of weekend accommodation and activities outside the dig themselves.
Grant Criteria
To receive one of our grants, you must be an undergraduate or postgraduate student of archaeology, religious studies or related subjects, and studying in the UK or, if studying outside the UK, hold a UK passport. The grants will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and evidence of a likely gain in knowledge, skills and experience to complement the applicant’s studies.
How to Apply
Complete our online Application Form. We will also need two academic references. Please ask your referees to complete our online Referee Form.
If you have any difficulties please contact our Administrator, Claire Wilkins ad***@******ac.uk
Application deadline
Deadline for applications is 5 pm Thursday, 12th June 2025.
Grant Conditions
Recipients of AIAS grants will be expected to write a short, illustrated report about their experience in Israel, to be submitted to our Administrator by the end of October 2025. These will appear on our website and may also be published in our journal Strata. You will also be asked to make a short recording of your experiences with the Tel Azekah project to be posted on our website.
You check out the experiences of some of our previous grant recipients here.