List of External Resources for Sudanese Scholars (will be updated periodically)
Small Grants Program for Sudanese archaeologists currently residing in Sudan
Application Deadline: 1 August 2025; applications will be accepted after this date if funds remain.
Grant Value: Each grant is worth $500.
Number of Grants:
2 grants will be awarded for research: writing a journal article/book chapter in museum, preservation, and archaeological studies
2 grants will be awarded for community engagement programs in Sudan
4 grants will be awarded for the translation of an article/book chapter from English to Arabic
Who can apply?
Sudanese archaeologists currently residing in Sudan. Priority will be given to scholars who have not previously received funding from AmSARC.
Application Process: Provide the following information:
Name(s) of Individual
Institution Name and position
Permission: Indicate if you need an authorization letter from your institution.
Category: Select from research, community engagement, or translation
Proposal:
For research or community engagement: In no more than 300 words, write a proposal that outlines your project’s goals, methods, and anticipated outcomes. The proposal can be written in English or Arabic.
For translation: In no more than 300 words, write a proposal that identifies and describes a topic/time period of research for which Arabic translation of an article is vital. Provide a suggestion for a specific foreign language article/chapter and detail your qualifications for translation. Please note: AmSARC committee may assign an alternative article; grant amount is scaled by word count.
Submit your application: send the above information to amsarc2017@gmail.com
Review and Selection: Your applications will be reviewed by an independent committee of experts selected by AmSARC.
Funds Disbursement: Once selected, you will receive the grant funds to support your projects. With the exception of grants for community engagement, the first portion will be disbursed as a startup and the remaining when completed.
Dissemination of Project Results: For research and community engagement, you are asked to submit a brief final report (1-2 paragraphs) with an accompanying image for AmSARC to document usage of funding and to raise funds for additional grants. We also encourage grant awardees to provide a live Zoom lecture, prerecorded lecture, or poster presentation of their work.
The American Sudanese Archaeological Research Center (AmSARC) proudly announces the recipients of the 2023-2024 AmSARC Small Grants. This program supports our objectives of archaeological research and cultural management in Sudan, specifically during the current hardship due to the conflict.
The recipients have demonstrated dedication in their respective areas of research and translation of English-published materials to Arabic, enriching our understanding of archaeological narratives, cultural heritage, and archaeological preservation.
Applicants seeking to reapply for the grant are welcome; please note that we do not provide funding for completed research projects.
The 2025 AmSARC Grant recipients are:
1. Awad Mohamed, Writing project: Nomads in the History of Ancient Sudan: The Meroitic Period as a Case Study (350 BCE – 350 CE)
2. Amna Alnoor, Writing project: Digital archaeology and accessibility to cultural heritage
3. Balsam Abel Hameed, Research project: Heritage in Sign Language: A Bridge Between Generations
4. Mohamed Elbadri, Translation: Robert Stark and Joanna Ciesielska 2019, “Meroitic period Vertebral infection in a male individual buried in the monastic cemetery (Cemetery 2) at Ghazali (ca. 670–1270 CE), northern Sudan”, The International Journal of Paleopathology 24:34–40
5. Mongida Khalid, Translation: Donatella Usai and Sandro Salvatori 2006, “Archaeological Research South of Omdurman: A Preliminary Assessment on Ceramic and Lithic Materials from LO-X-6 Multistratified Mound Site along the Western Bank of the White Nile in Central Sudan” , Archeologie du Nil Moyen 10:203-220
The 2023-2024 AmSARC Grant recipients are:
1: Dr. Yahia Fadl Tahir Fadl, Khartoum University: Boulders and Stone Structures in Nubia: The Rituals and Beliefs Realms during Prehistoric Bronze Period
2: Dr. Hadia Mohamed, Bahri University: Translation: Tumuli at Tombos: Innovation, Tradition, and Variability in Nubia during the Early Napatan Period by Michele R. Buzon and Stuart Tyson Smith
3: Huda Majzoub, NCAM: Study and translation: Thefts of antiquities and heritage tools from conflict and war zones of Sudan. A case study of the River Nile State, Central Sudan, Al-Damer
4: Dr. Habab Idriss, NCAM: Translation: The archaeology of Eastern Sudan and the reconstruction of the history of the Middle Nile valley. issues and perspectives by Andrea Manzo
5. Dr. Shadia Abdu Rabu: Community engagement program: Abri Heritage House Museum
6. Ms. Ekhlas Elyas: Translation of Oksana Marchuk, Liliia Melnychuk, Tamara Paguta, Yanina Pocheniuk, Agnieszka Bates, Yesid Paez & Anne Parfit (2023). Peace education in a time of war: the Museum of Peace in Rivne, Ukraine as a space of memory making and hope. Journal of Peace Education DOI: 10.1080/17400201.2023.2276417.
7. Mr. Ahmed Elamin Translation of Yellin, Janice (2015). The family of Arkamani I in the Southern Cemetery at Meroe. In The Kushite world: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference for Meroitic Studies, Vienna, 1 – 4 September 2008, ed. Michael Zach, pp.601-612. Vienna: Verein der Förderer der Sudanforschung.
8. Dr. El Hassan Ahmed Mohamed (2024). English translation of his Arabic language book, The Sudanese King Taharqa (690-664 BC) His life and monuments in the Nile Valley).