Association of Professional Archaeologists (Ontario) 

~  Awards and Grants for APA Members ~


Radiocarbon Date Merit Award: next deadline Friday November 15, 2024

Value: one AMS C14 analysis

Frequency: two per calendar year (typically in the spring)

Eligibility: Any member with membership in good standing; the member who holds the PIF on a recent/current project, or any member conducting research on a project with no active PIF.

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Radiocarbon Date Lottery: a draw for one AMS C14 analysis took place at the 2024 AGM on May 25th

Value: one AMS C14 analysis

Frequency: two per calendar year (typically in the fall/winter)

EligibilityAny member with membership in good standing; the member who holds the PIF on a recent/current project, or any member conducting research on a project with no active PIF.

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Gidigaa-Migizi-Ban Award for Oral Tradition Research (formerly Reserve Lands Research Award): next deadline Saturday November 30, 2024

Value: $750

Frequency: once per calendar year (typically in the late winter / early spring)

EligibilityAny member with membership in good standing; the member who holds the PIF on a recent/current project, or any member conducting research on a project with no active PIF.

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Paul Lennox Research Award: next deadline Sunday September 15, 2024

Value: $500 plus one complimentary year of membership in APA (Ontario)

Frequency: once per calendar year

EligibilityAny member with membership in good standing.

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Student Bursary Awards: next deadline Sunday September 15, 2024

Value: $750

Number: 2 awards granted per academic year

Frequency: once per calendar year (typically in the late summer / early fall)

Eligibility for the APA Indigenous Post-Secondary Student Bursaryany APA Ontario member in good standing who is a part-time or full-time undergraduate or graduate student, currently enrolled in courses pertaining to the study of cultural resource management and which are relevant to the discipline of Archaeology/CRM in Ontario and its closely related fields of knowledge (i.e. Indigenous studies, applied landscape GIS, etc); and an individual affiliated with a First Nations, Métis or Inuit community.

Eligibility for the APA Post-Secondary Student Bursaryany APA Ontario member in good standing who is a part-time or full-time undergraduate or graduate student, currently enrolled in courses pertaining to the study of cultural resource management and which are relevant to the discipline of Archaeology/CRM in Ontario and its closely related fields of knowledge (i.e. Indigenous studies, applied landscape GIS, etc).

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Conference Travel Awards: next deadline Saturday November 30, 2024

Value: $250

Number: 3 awards granted per cycle

Frequency: twice per calendar year (one in the spring and one in the fall)

Eligibility: Any member with membership in good standing; must have their title/abstract ready and details of the conference/symposium known or have had their paper or poster accepted by the conference organizing committee prior to the application deadline.   

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