2026 Prize

The BA Roman Archaeology Dissertation Prize is awarded to the author of the best undergraduate dissertation in the field of Roman archaeology each year, and is presented every two years at the Society’s biennial Roman Archaeology Conference. Prize winners receive £100, a year’s membership of the Roman Society, free admittance to the conference where the award is made, and funded travel and accommodation to attend that conference.

Entries for the 2026 prize are now invited from students at British universities, and should be submitted through and with the support of the academic staff of the relevant university department. Only one entry per department can be considered, but mpre than one department in the same University may submit an entry. The award will be judged by the Society’s Archaeology Committee.

Dissertations and a letter of recommendation from the nominating department must reach the Roman Society’s Secretary by 15 November 2025. Only dissertations submitted for degrees awarded in the academic year 2024-25 may be submitted.

The successful applicant will be notified in February 2026 and the prize will be presented at the Roman Archaeology Conference which will be held in Aarhus in May 2026.

Dissertations should be sent by email: Fiona Haarer (office@romansociety.org).

Reports of previous prize winners may be found here.