The Etruscan Foundation has a long tradition of supporting fieldwork and scholarship in Etruscology and its related disciplines for a half century. Young and developing scholars have received fellowships from the Foundation to help defray the costs of participation in a field school or in archaeological fieldwork at Etruscan and other ancient sites across Italy. Fieldwork fellowships are currently available to advanced undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at accredited North American colleges and universities. Please access the Fieldwork Fellowship link below for further details about the application process or contact The Etruscan Foundation at: office@etruscanfoundation.org.

Application
Each fellowship carries an award of up to $2,000 and is restricted to the following excavation-related expenses: travel, room, board, fees connected with the excavation, and museum entrances. Etruscan Foundation Fellows will be expected to satisfy the terms of the award.

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Applications will be evaluated by The Etruscan Foundation Fellowship Review Committee. The recommendations of the Committee will be forwarded to the Board of Directors for final approval.

The application deadline is Friday, February 20, 2009.
All application materials must be received by this date

Send the application package via United States Postal Service to:

Richard String
Executive Director
Etruscan Foundation
P.O. Box 26
Fremont, MI 49412

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Applications Package:

• One copy of the completed Cover Form.
• One signed letter of recommendation from a professor other than the director of the field school to which the student is applying. The recommender must be in a faculty position to evaluate the candidate and the potential of the proposed fieldwork. The letter of recommendation may be submitted directly to the Foundation office via postal mail, PDF-email, or included with the application package.
• One letter of description defining the project or field school with which you plan to be affiliated. Present your reasons for participation in the project and explain the role the fieldwork will play in your academic curriculum.
• One copy of your official/sealed transcript from the Registrar’s office.
• One copy of an itemized budget detailing the projected expenses and additional sources of revenue support (already secured or being sought). 

Terms
Fellowship recipients are expected to:

• Sign a Letter of Agreement prior to receiving the fellowship. Submit a detailed accounting of expenses for which The Etruscan Foundation funds are used.
• Submit a five-page report of the project, including work undertaken and objectives met, to the Fellowship Committee no later than 60 days after completing the fieldwork program.
• Notify the Foundation office of any changes in the fieldwork site or program that takes place after the fellowship is awarded. Fellowship recipients who are unable to attend the program for which the fellowship has been awarded shall notify The Etruscan Foundation immediately in accordance with the Letter of Agreement.
• Return unused portions of the Fellowship award to The Etruscan Foundation within 30 days of completing the program.
• Acknowledge The Etruscan Foundation in any work resulting from sponsored activities or fieldwork.