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The Biblical Archaeology Society is now accepting applications for the 2012 Joseph Aviram Fellowship. The fellowship brings Israeli scholars to the United States to participate in the annual scholarly meetings of the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), held in the same city every November. This year’s meetings are in Chicago. The fellowship’s stipend of $2,500 is intended to cover the cost of the winner’s travel expenses.
The fellowship honors Joseph Aviram on his retirement as director of the Israel Exploration Society (IES). Aviram, who, at age 94, remains president of the IES, has been associated with the society for more than 70 years and, as director, oversaw the publication of countless excavation reports, encyclopedias and journals on the archaeology of Israel. He also participated in important excavations and offers sage, conciliatory advice to generations of Israeli archaeologists.
The 2011 fellowship was awarded to Raanan Eichler, a doctoral student in the Department of Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who presented two papers at the SBL conference. The first, “The Function of the Ark Cherubim,” investigated the symbolic function of the sculpted cherubim that, according to the Bible, stood above the Ark in the Tabernacle and in the Temple, paying special attention to potential parallels in ancient Near Eastern iconography. Eichler’s second paper, “The Ark in Its Ancient Near Eastern Context,” presented study of the Ark of the Covenant itself, especially as illuminated by ancient Near Eastern material culture.
Applications for the Joseph Aviram Fellowship should be submitted to the Biblical Archaeology Society, publisher of BAR by June 1, 2012, and should include a curriculum vitae and a brief description of the subject of the paper, as well as an indication of past presentations at these meetings. Preference will be given to first- or second-time presenters. Joint applications by two or three presenters are accepted; if awarded, the presenters will split the stipend.
Applications may be e-mailed to bas@bib-arch.org with “Aviram Fellowship” in the subject line or mailed to:
Aviram Fellowship
c/o Biblical Archaeology Society
4710 41st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20016
The Biblical Archaeology Society is now accepting applications for the 2012 Joseph Aviram Fellowship. The fellowship brings Israeli scholars to the United States to participate in the annual scholarly meetings of the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), held in the same city every November. This year’s meetings are in Chicago. The fellowship’s stipend of $2,500 is intended to cover the cost of the winner’s travel expenses. The fellowship honors Joseph Aviram on his retirement as director of the Israel Exploration Society (IES). Aviram, who, at age 94, remains president of the […]
