14 Jun Applications Open for 2nd 2025 Funding Round
Conservation Fellowship
Cultural Heritage Preservation Award
Conference Funding Award
Cultural Heritage Preservation Award
Conference Funding Award
The Etruscan Foundation is pleased to announce a second opportunity in 2025 to apply for the Cultural Heritage Preservation, Conservation and Conference awards.
The deadline is October 1, 2025.
Decisions will be made and grantees notified by November 15.
Awards will be available for distribution beginning December 15.
For any question about the programs, please contact John Hopkins, Chair of the Awards at john.hopkins@nyu.edu.
Cultural Heritage Preservation Award
Exhibition“Vulci. Goods for Mankind. Goods for God” , Credits: Daniele Portanome, Courtesy: Fondazione Luigi Rovati
The Etruscan Foundation Cultural Heritage Preservation Award is designed to support the conservation or preservation of important Etruscan and Italic material culture that requires professional intervention for study, documentation, display, or simply consolidation. The fellowship is open to accredited museums or cultural institutions worldwide.
In keeping with the Foundation’s mission, the material culture proposed for the new award must belong to the Etruscan and Italic cultures of non-Greek Italy from the Bronze Age through the 1st century BCE. Possible candidates for conservation and treatment include (but are not limited to) ceramics, stone, glass, metalwork, paintings or murals, and architecture.
The Foundation encourages projects that make use of conservation in the broader context of cultural heritage; applicants should clearly state how the proposal will contribute towards understanding, protecting, and preserving Italy’s archaeological past.
The available amount for individual projects may vary, but the maximum is $10,000 (USD).
For more information and application specifications, please visit the Cultural Heritage Preservation Award page.
Conservation Fellowship
Conservation Field School 2024, Courtesy: The Poggio Civitate Archaeological Project.
The Etruscan Foundation Conservation Fellowship is designed to support conservation in all areas of Etruscan and Italic sites of non-Greek Italy from the Bronze Age through the 1st Century BCE.
The fellowship is open to U.S., Canadian and European citizens who are conservators, students enrolled in North American conservation degree programs, or students seeking pre-program conservation experience in preparation for entrance into an accredited conservation program. First year conservation graduate students and students seeking pre-program conservation experience must be under the supervision of an experienced conservator at the program site.
The Conservation Fellowship may be used for archaeological conservation treatment, analysis, museum study, or research on Etruscan or pre-Roman artifacts contained in collections within the United States or Italy. The Fellowship may only be used for materials whose acquisition conforms to the Archaeological Institute of America’s Code of Ethics.
The available amount for individual projects may vary, but the maximum is $2,500 (USD).
For more information and application specifications, please visit the Conservation Fellowship Award page.
Conference Funding Award
Maurizio Forte – Cinelli Lecture 2025, Credits: Jason Dixson
The Etruscan Foundation Conference Funding Award is designed to assist conferences in Canada and the United States that align with the Foundation’s mission statement to support the study and understanding of the cultural and material history and heritage of the Etruscans and Italic cultures.
The available amount for individual projects may vary, but the maximum is $500 (USD).
For more information and application specifications, please visit the Conference Award page.