The Oscar Montelius Foundation (OMF) instituted the Early Career Achievement Prize (ECAP) in 2021. The OMF Trustees will award the Prize annually for an outstanding early career/early professional contribution to archaeological and heritage related work with broader impact.
The awardee/s will be selected by the OMF Trustees and the Prize will be presented by the OMF Chair each year at the Opening Ceremony of the Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA).
The major evaluation criteria are as follows:
Early Career/Early professional academic and non-academic contribution with
- Societal impact
- Innovative impact
- Interdisciplinary impact
- International impact
The OMF Board of Trustees will discuss all eligible proposals for the Prize. Nominations may be made by any of the following:
- Members of the Association
- Professors and heads of departments of archaeology at universities and institutes including museums
- Directors of governmental heritage management organisations and agencies in European countries (members of the Council of Europe)
- Non-governmental archaeological, heritage, and professional organisations in European countries.
The nominee should be a recent PhD or MA/MS (within five years of the date of the nomination submission) or other early career professional (hired within five years of the nomination submission).
No self-nominations, nominations by the members of the EAA Executive Board or the EJA Editorial Board are accepted.
The 2025 Early Career Achievement Prize will be presented to the Recipient during the Opening Ceremony of the 31st EAA Annual Meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, on 3 September 2025. The awarded candidate is expected to attend the Ceremony in person; the OMF can contribute up to 500 EUR towards travel and accommodation expenses. The prize consists of a diploma and three years' EAA membership covered by the OMF. The OMF may make an honorary mention.
Please fill in the form below and submit it before 15 June 2025.