WAC-6 Travel Support

Over 300 people applied for support, and around 250 people have received support. In all, WAC will be distributing in excess of $350,000 as partial support to our colleagues from Indigenous groups and economically disadvantaged countries.  While a large part of this funding comes from sponsor organisations, a substantial proportion also comes from WAC members, through a donation built into registration costs.  In this way each of us is able to contribute towards redressing the economic imbalances of the world in which we
all share a common love of archaeology.

The WAC Committees and Executive have worked tirelessly in sourcing funding, assessing applications and coordinating the distribution of this support.

These funds have been made available for applicants in traditionally under represented categories to attend the meetings, especially members of Indigenous communities or from economically disadvantaged countries.

Only members who have at least four years continual WAC membership are qualified to apply, and every applicant needed to document their personal financial contribution for their attendance, and demonstrate that they had made a serious effort to obtain funds in support of their travel outside of this application.

Available funding for WAC travel support is limited and the Travel Support Committee has attempted to stretch available funding as far as possible, to assist those who will experience financial difficulty in getting to WAC-6.

WAC is delighted to offer travel support to the following people for WAC-6 in Dublin.
If your name is on this list and you have not received an offer letter from WAC, please contact paul.saeki@gmail.com