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Archaeology Research Excavation Grants

The Royal Irish Academy, together with the National Monuments Service runs an annual grant scheme for Archaeological Research Excavations. 

This is the only fund in Ireland which supports independent research excavations on the island of Ireland and welcomes applications for new excavations, continuing excavations and post excavation work. This longstanding fund has financed more than 90 excavations in Ireland, thus enabling scholars to make a substantial contribution to our knowledge of the past.

The Archaeology Research Excavation Grants scheme 2018/2019 closed on 26th November 2018.

The 2019/2020 scheme will open in Autumn 2019.

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