RIA Archaeological Research for World Heritage Sites Scheme

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Proposals for non-destructive archaeological research, which may include inter alia surveys, such as mapping, LIDAR, building surveys, measured surveys of earthworks, geophysics, fieldwalking, palynology, soil sampling and public archaeology initiatives. The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) Standing Committee for Archaeology (‘the Committee’) has the responsibility of allocating and administering funding from the National Monuments Service (NMS) of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for research into the archaeology of the Brú na Bóinne and Sceilg Mhichíl World Heritage Properties and of the following Tentative List sites announced in 2022:

1. The Passage Tomb Landscape of County Sligo;
2. Transatlantic Cable Ensemble: Valentia, County Kerry – Heart’s Content, Newfoundland and Labrador; and,
3. The Royal Sites of Ireland: Dún Ailinne; Hill of Uisneach; Rock of Cashel; Rathcroghan; Tara, and Emain Macha/Navan Fort.

Applications should be informed by the actions/objectives within the most recent published management plans for each World Heritage Site, and in the case of Brú na Bóinne must reflect the (2009) Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site research framework.

Aims and priorities of Archaeological Research for Tentative List sites:

1. To aid in the identification and definition of the archaeological resource associated with Tentative List sites.
2. To aid in the management and/or conservation strategies of the archaeological resource associated with Tentative List sites.
3. To contribute to the definition and identification of attributes of potential OUV to demonstrate a contribution to refining and enhancing the preliminary statement of potential OUV.

This scheme is open to archaeological researchers/archaeologists.

Salary costs of grant recipients are considered an eligible cost if, in order to participate in the project they must have their time ‘bought out’, or they must take time out from their usual employment, or would not be funded to do this work without the grant funding and are not simultaneously in receipt of another income.

• The relevance of the proposal to the furtherance of the aims and priorities of this grant scheme (30%)
• The ability of the applicant to carry out the proposed research, demonstrated through a track record of relevant competencies (30%)
• The design, resources and methodologies that are being brought to this project to enable its success, including personnel, skills, equipment, facilities, technologies and materials. Highlight those that are innovative or State of the Art (20%)
• Evidence of plan for impactful and relevant dissemination (20%)

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