Due to unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances, no Research Projects were funded for the 2008 season, and it is yet to be determined if Research Grants will be available for the 2009 season. Please check this page in the coming months for additional information. FAMSI Staff and Directors appreciate your patience and understanding. Thank-you.

The purpose of the Foundation Research Grants is to support scholarly works with the potential for significant contributions to the understanding of ancient Mesoamerican cultures and continuities thereof among the indigenous cultures in modern Mesoamerica (México, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador). The Foundation supports projects in the disciplines of archaeology, art history, epigraphy, linguistics, ethnohistory, ethnography, and sociology. The Foundation encourages interdisciplinary projects, especially those that combine disciplines in novel and potentially productive ways. Click to view the Summary of Grants Requested and Funded to Date.

The Foundation Grants are awarded to the most qualified scholars regardless of degree level, although FAMSI favors degree candidates, recent graduates and professionals whose projects have not had extensive financial support. Other qualifications being equal, preference is given to candidates whose projects have the greatest likelihood of reaching new understandings of Mesoamerican cultures.

The Foundation provides two types of grant support: General Research Grants and Contingency Grants. Click to view additional information on the Types of Grant Support. With recommendations from the FAMSI Advisory Board, the selection of Foundation grantees is the responsibility of the FAMSI Board of Directors, which establishes the procedures of the Granting Department and the criteria for selection of grantees. Click to view additional information on the Criteria Determining Eligibility / Ineligibility.

Submission Format:

FAMSI requires Interim and Final Reports that document grantee research projects, copies of which will reside in the FAMSI Library, [Final Reports] will be posted to our website http://www.famsi.org/ and will be available for study purposes and dissemination to scholars and other interested persons. Your reports must be written for comprehension by both specialists and an educated audience interested in Mesoamerican topics. Concise descriptions and clarity of expression are expected. All reports and correspondence should be clearly labeled with your name, grant #, and contact information (current mailing address, phone number and email address).

Report text files must be submitted as a PC formatted Microsoft Word documents (.doc) or an Adobe (.pdf) file. All images must be publication quality. Any text on the images must be legible. Photographs, images and/or figures must be submitted as separate .jpg or .tiff files. All photographs, image and figure files should be created in a minimum resolution of 300 pixels per inch (ppi).

Please provide a List of Figures with detailed captions. Electronic file names of all images must match the figure numbers and captions (i.e. -- a filename of fig01.jpg is the image and matching text corresponding to Figure 1 in the List of Figures). Please use only lower case letters in your file names with no spaces or special characters.

In recent years the use of AD/BC versus CE/BCE has been debated among scholars. General consensus would suggest preferred use within the field is CE [Common Era] and BCE [Before the Common Era]. both English and Spanish.

The Interim Report:
An Interim progress report is required within six (6) months of receiving your grant funds. This report should be approximately 250 words in length and should document advances and research to date as well as any project delays. Interim Reports serve to report that your project is properly permitted and in progress without problem. Your report must include at least one good quality image or illustration.

It is expected that you will keep FAMSI apprised of any changes or conflicts with regard to your project. In the event you have not initiated your project within this time period your report should be an outline to include the issue(s) that have caused the delay i.e. special permits etc., proposed project amendments and/or remedies and an explanation of when your project will start or resume.

Requests for project report extensions beyond this time period must outline the reason for the delay and be clearly communicated in writing to FAMSI for approval.

The Final Report:
The Foundation requires a Final report to be submitted within twelve (12) months after a candidate's acceptance of Foundation monies. Your Final Report to FAMSI is now accepted as an official and copyright protected publication. Our website is accessed by millions of viewers each month, making your online Final Report an international advertisement for your work.

This report should be at least 2,000 words in length (not including bibliographic references, endnotes, or illustrations). Final Reports must be submitted as BOTH hard copy and electronic forms (website version) in either English or Spanish. A total of three copies must be submitted: two hard copies and one copy in electronic format. Your report must include an Abstract in both English and Spanish. The FAMSI Board members also specify that your Final Report include an electronic version of a captioned map, illustrating the location of your study.

The committee is aware that slight changes in your proposed budget may occur. These should be noted in a final accounting of your disbursements and included with the hard copy (only) of your final report. The website version of your report should not include the accounting of monies spent.

Grantee Reports:
FAMSI Grantees submit a final report at the conclusion of their projects.
To find their illustrated reports, select from the lists below:

• Reports, listed by Author Last Name

• Reports, listed by Site/Region

• Grant Recipients, listed by Year Funded

2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995/1994

• Reports, via Maps

by Culture Area:
Main Mesoamerican Map
Central Plateau  |  Gulf Coast  |  Maya  |  North West  |  Oaxaca

by Country:
Belize  |  El Salvador  |  Guatemala  |  Honduras  |  México

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