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The 2026 Granucci funds will be used for the IPPA conference to be held in Yogyakarta. The next application round for research grants will be early 2027, with the closing date to be announced in late 2026.
About the Granucci Fund
About the Granucci Fund
The Anthony F. Granucci Fund, through the Australian National University (ANU), will make capital available to fund small research grants to qualified applicants. This is targeted towards archaeologists who are nationals of Indonesia and Timor Leste.
The fund has been established to encourage younger researchers – in general those under thea age of forty five – who are of Indonesian and Timorese nationality or who are residents in the Republic of Indonesia or the Republic of Timor Leste.
Topic Area
Topic Area
The topic area shall focus on the prehistory and protohistory of the geographical area covered by the territories of the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of Timor Leste.
Awardees of the grant may submit reports on their work in either Indonesian or English language.
Anthony F. Granucci
Anthony F. Granucci
The late Anthony F. Granucci, an attorney by profession, with a lifelong interest in archaeology, lived in Indonesia from 1972 to 1987. During his residence in Jakarta he developed a deep interest in Indonesian culture and in particular the prehistory of insular Southeast Asia, which he studied as an “informed observer”.
Upon retiring from the legal profession in 2003 for medical reasons, Anthony turned to the full time study of Archaeology and obtained a Master’s degree (with distinction) in Archaeology and Ancient History from the University of Leicester in England in 2004. His dissertation, entitled The Design Principles of Prehistoric Monumental Architecture in Java and Bali, examined the architectural design elements of terraced ceremonial structures (punden berundak). He also published a book on the art history of the Lesser Sunda Islands, entitled The Art of the Lesser Sundas (Editions Didier Millet, Singapore, 2005).
Long aware of the crucial lack of funding available for local researchers, Anthony established this fund to provide research grants to young Indonesian and Timorese archaeologists in the hope of encouraging the next generation of local archaeologists. He saw the creation of the fund as his best way to make a lasting contribution to the archaeology of the region.
Applying
Applying
Applications may be submitted in Indonesian or English. There is no official application form; please follow the instructions below.
Research grants will not exceed A$5000 per applicant. Please submit your application in the following format, up to three pages maximum of single-spaced text (not including the curriculum vitae):
1. Full name of applicant (and co-applicants if a joint application)
2. Institutional address
3. Date of birth
4. Nationality
5. Title of project
6. Total amount requested (not over A$5000)
7. 200 word abstract of research proposal
8. Date of commencement and duration of project
9. Budget itemization in rupiahs, US$ (Timor-Leste), or A$. (NB: for successful applicants, following the completion of the research, it will be necessary to submit an acquittal of expenditure). The Granucci Fund cannot provide automatic per diem payments (“honoraria”, “lumpsum”) to applicants. However, it can provide daily wage payments to local assistants and field labour, as well as travel, food, and accommodation costs.
10. Describe your project in 2000 words or less. Describe your research question, aims and objectives, and the rationale for the investigation. Describe previous work on the topic, and explain how you will address it. If necessary, refer to existing literature and provide a list of references. Give precise details of the location(s) of your chosen fieldwork area(s). Provide a clear map, and give details of access to the chosen location. List also the necessary authorities in Indonesia or Timor Leste who will need to give permission for the research to proceed.
11. Regarding excavation, some deposits, especially in caves, have great depth and require multiple field seasons in order to enlarge the excavation area, provide timber reinforcement (if necessary), and make the excavation safe. Granucci can potentially fund successive excavation seasons at a single site, provided that the research results from each season demonstrate that it is merited.
12. Please note: The Granucci Fund does not encourage “test-pitting” of previously undisturbed archaeological deposits, especially in caves. We prefer that funds be applied to activities such as radiocarbon dating and other forms of laboratory analysis within existing projects, or used to support long term archaeological projects that will produce results of significance for understanding Indonesian prehistory. The selection panel will pay close attention to these factors when they consider applications.
13. Add your curriculum vitae, which should include a list of degrees awarded, publications, and previous research projects. Do not exceed 3 pages for the curriculum vitae.
14. When you have compiled the application, please submit it to Professor Peter Bellwood at peter.bellwood@anu.edu.au.
At the completion of each project, a report detailing the results of the research should be sent to the funding committee. The Granucci Fund will not consider further applications if this reporting requirement is not met.
The Granucci Fund also has an agreement with the AMS Radiocarbon Laboratory at the Australian National University for the analysis of C14 samples. The funds to pay for these samples are deducted from Granucci awards and retained in ANU before the awards commence. Awardees will be asked to make decisions about their desired numbers of C14 samples in their award letters. We suggest 3 samples as a reasonable estimate for projects that involve excavation.
Awardees may also send dating samples to other laboratories, in which case the requested funding will be sent to them with the rest of the grant.
Currenly, this panel consists of Peter Bellwood, Sofia Samper Carro, Sue O’Connor, and Philip Piper.
First announcement of Granucci Fund: Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association Vol. 26, 2007 (Editorial).
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