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17³Ô¹ÏAWARDS 21 DIG SCHOLARSHIPS
Every year, 17³Ô¹Ïreceives more applications for dig scholarships than we can support. Thanks to the generosity of donors who have supported endowment funds for fellowships, and thanks to donors who make annual gifts, we are able to support more and more scholarships every year. We are very proud that 17³Ô¹Ïhas become one of the largest sources for funding for individuals who want to participate in excavations in the Middle East and wider Mediterranean regions.
When we began the March Fellowship Madness season, 17³Ô¹Ïhad approximately $36,000 from endowment and annual funds to support 18 scholarships. We are thrilled that through the generosity of our members who contributed to March Fellowship Madness, we raised more than $6,500. This has allowed 17³Ô¹Ïto award 21 dig scholarships – 3 more than at the beginning of March!
As we celebrate being able to award so many dig scholarships, we would also like to call attention to our named endowment funds that support these scholarships every year: the P. E. MacAllister Fellowships; Eric and Carol Meyers Fellowships; Shirlee Meyers and G. E. Wright Fellowships; Platt Fellowships; and the Strange / Midkiff Families Fellowships. If you would like to make a gift to one of these endowment funds, please e-mail 17³Ô¹Ïfor more information.
Reports from this year’s 21 dig scholarship recipients will be posted on the 17³Ô¹Ïwebsite in the fall.
Take a look at the reports from the 2017 scholarship recipients!
- My Rock-Cut Experience of Archaeology in Petra, by Jake Hubbert
- Exploring Late Bronze Age Chronology at Tel Gezer, by Lyndelle Webster
- Do You Hear that Sound? All Aboard the Bucket Train!, by Christy Grobmeier
- An Extra Month of Summer at Tel Abel Beth Maacah, by Zachary Thomas
- My Day on Tel Akko, by Megan Ashbrook
- Unmaking a Home, by Vincent Cason