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Archaeometry

Federal funding opportunity 23-573 from U.S. National Science Foundation.

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes December 1, 2026

Posted: April 5, 2023
Closes: December 1, 2026
Program funding: $700,000
Cost sharing: No
Instrument: Grant
Assistance listing: 47.075
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Archives: January 2, 2030

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 47.075 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated: $221.5M
FY2025 obligated: $154M
FY2026 (to date) obligated: $65M
Awards in window: 2,607

Top recipients: Regents of the University of Michigan, National Bureau of Economic Research Inc, University of Massachusetts, Regents of the University of California, the, National Opinion Research Center

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

Synopsis

The Archaeology Program administers an annual Archaeometry competition with a target date of December 1. The goal is to fund projects in two main categories:

To develop or refine anthropologically relevant archaeometric techniques. Examples include the development of methods to identify specific types of organic residues on ceramics or development of field applicable analytic techniques.
To support laboratories which provide relevant services. This includes support of service laboratories which, for example, may provide dating trace element, isotopic and dendrochronological analyses. It also includes support for data archives, which function to strengthen basic archaeological infrastructure.

Projects which apply standard archaeometic techniques with the goal to answer specific archaeological questions should be submitted to the Archaeology SeniorResearch Awards competition. Proposals are evaluated by both ad hoc reviewers and a panel composed of individuals who combine both archaeological and archaeometric expertise.

Who can apply

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

*Who May Serve as PI: PIs and co-PIs must be researchers who have a Ph.D. or equivalent education and experience, sufficient to allow them to carry out independent basic research. PIs are encouraged to include undergraduate and graduate students in their research projects, but not as PI/co-PI or senior personnel.

How to apply

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