New Fellowship Awardees — 2025–2026

29 May 2025

We are pleased to announce the selection of our 2024–2025 fellowship awardees. Twenty fellows were chosen for both short- and long-term fellowships, at all levels from undergraduate to postdoctoral.

  • Bert and Sally de Vries Fellowship: Nicola Lanzaro: Archaeological Expedition to Khirbat Iskandar
  • Burton MacDonald and Rosemarie Sampson Fellowship: Kaelyn Van Sluys: Humayma Archaeological Field School
  • Donald O. Henry Fellowship: Natalia Handziuk: HAP: Tall al-Handaquq South Archaeological Project
  • Frederick-Wenger Jordanian Educational Fellowship: Ahmad Al Qaise: The Role of the Crown Prince Foundation in Promoting the Empowerment of Jordanian Youth during the Reign of King Abdullah II (1999–2021)
  • Frederick-Wenger Jordanian Educational Fellowship: Sara Aljaber: University Study
  • Harrell Family Fellowship: Sophia De Schiffart: Investigating Environmental Variability Across the Badia Region of Jordan
  • James A. Sauer Fellowship: Mohammad Rababah: Development of a Systematic Approach for the Detection of Ancient Coin Counterfeiting
  • Jennifer C. Groot Memorial Fellowship: Cody Beasle:, Badia Epigraphic Survey
  • Jennifer C. Groot Memorial Fellowship: Rachel Carroll: Humayma Archaeological Field School
  • Jordanian Graduate Student Scholarship: Leen Hasan Al Wahsh: Integrating Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Tourism Experiences in Jordan
  • Kenneth W. Russell Memorial Fellowship: Salama Kassem: Tall Hisban 2025 Project
  • Lawrence T. Geraty Travel Scholarship: Carolina Cioffi: Archaeological Expedition to Khirbat Iskandar
  • Pierre and Patricia Bikai Fellowship: Kareem Rosshandler: Developing the Midianite-Kenite Hypothesis in Light of the Qurʾanic Account of Midian
  • S. Thomas Parker Memorial Fund: Osama Samawi: STORM – Stone Tool Optimization and Recycling Mechanisms in Tell Abu Sawwan

For further details, please see our current fellows page.

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