BAR offers travel scholarships of $1,000 every year to a few people who would otherwise not be able to volunteer. In 1997 the three women shown below—Melody Knowles, then finishing her dissertation on the Hebrew Bible at Princeton Theological Seminary, Jessica Redford, a philosophy student who would soon graduate from the University of Southern California, and Mary Eierman, a homemaker with four grown daughters—benefited from the scholarships. To apply, simply send a letter to BAR Dig Scholarships, 4710 41st St., NW, Washington, DC 20016, stating who you are, where you want to dig and why, as well as why […]
