The William P. McHugh Memorial Fund provides a modest $600 grant to pre-doctoral students regardless of nationality to encourage the study of Egyptian geo-archaeology, paleo-archaeology and prehistory. The McHugh family established the fund decades ago in honor of archaeologist, Dr. William P. McHugh, who passed away in 1989. The award is offered as a stand-alone grant or in conjunction with an ARCE fellowship. Egyptian dissertation scholars are encouraged to apply. Research must be conducted in Egypt. Applicants may apply for this funding as a stand-alone fellowship or combine it with other funding sources.
One or more $600 fellowships will be funded annually. For an overview of ARCE and its fellowship program, please visit the ARCE website.
Use this application if you are only applying for the William P. McHugh Memorial Fund grant and no other support from ARCE. If you are applying for an ARCE Research Fellowship and the McHugh award use the ARCE - Research Fellowships application instead.
Please refer to the ARCE William P. McHugh Memorial Fund Guidelines prior to completing this application.
The additional form you will need to complete your application are below. You will download it from this page. You can do it now or return to this page later.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities form is available here
If you have questions, please email arcefellows@arce.org
ARCE The William P. McHugh Memorial Fund 2025 - 2026
The William P. McHugh Memorial Fund provides a modest $600 grant to pre-doctoral students regardless of nationality to encourage the study of Egyptian geo-archaeology, paleo-archaeology and prehistory. The McHugh family established the fund decades ago in honor of archaeologist, Dr. William P. McHugh, who passed away in 1989. The award is offered as a stand-alone grant or in conjunction with an ARCE fellowship. Egyptian dissertation scholars are encouraged to apply. Research must be conducted in Egypt. Applicants may apply for this funding as a stand-alone fellowship or combine it with other funding sources.
One or more $600 fellowships will be funded annually. For an overview of ARCE and its fellowship program, please visit the ARCE website.
Use this application if you are only applying for the William P. McHugh Memorial Fund grant and no other support from ARCE. If you are applying for an ARCE Research Fellowship and the McHugh award use the ARCE - Research Fellowships application instead.
Please refer to the ARCE William P. McHugh Memorial Fund Guidelines prior to completing this application.
The additional form you will need to complete your application are below. You will download it from this page. You can do it now or return to this page later.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities form is available here
If you have questions, please email arcefellows@arce.org