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Background

The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) Standing Committee for Archaeology (‘the Committee’) has the responsibility of allocating and administering funding provided annually by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage through the National Monuments Service.

Applicants are asked to read all details of the scheme below carefully before submitting an application.

The average grant awarded has previously been in the region of €20,000.

If applying for excavation, each application must cover excavation and post-excavation requirements for that season.

You can apply to AREG here.

All queries can be sent to grants@ria.ie with the subject line: AREG

Four people inside an excavation trench in an upland area. The background shows further hills and fields.