The Olivia James Traveling Fellowship will be awarded for travel and study to be conducted between July 1 of the award year and the following June 30. Preference will be given to projects of at least a half-year's duration. The award is to be used for travel and study in Greece (the modern state), Cyprus, the Aegean Islands, Sicily, southern Italy (that is, the Italian provinces of Campania, Molise, Apulia, Basilicata, and Calabria), Asia Minor (Turkey) or Mesopotamia (that is, the territory between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, that is modern Iraq and parts of northern Syria and eastern Turkey). Although the proposal may require travel outside these areas, the majority of travel proposed must be within them. Applicants must be current AIA members at the graduate or professional level. Preference will be given to individuals engaged in dissertation research or to those who received their PhD within five years of the application deadline. At the conclusion of the fellowship tenure, the recipient is required to submit a report on the use of the stipend to the Chair of the AIA Fellowships Committee. The applicant should submit two references, including their affiliated institution, address, and email address. Please visit the fellowship's website or contact the Archaeological Institute of America for more information about the program and the required materials.