We recognise the efforts of our members and authors through a number of Awards and Prizes, including the Adopt a Wreck Award, the Honor Frost Foundation Open Access Prize and the Joan Du Plat Taylor grant scheme.
The NAS is proud to be supporting the new International Nautical Archaeology Foundation, a grant giving foundation established thanks to a legacy donation from the USA. Beginning in 2026 the Foundation will be awarding grants to projects that have a prospect for benefittng the field of nautical archaeology and the public’s understanding and appreciation of nautical archaeology.
The HFF IJNA Open Access Award was established in 2016 to give an article the benefit of Open Access, without the cost. Open access is a feature by which internet users can read and download a journal article without being a subscriber or paying for it individually. This makes the research available to a larger audience, which is beneficial to both readers and researchers alike.
Every year the NAS awards the Adopt a Wreck Award to the person or group who has made the most significant contribution to archaeology and researched through the Adopt a Wreck scheme. Applications normally close in October with the award being given at the NAS Annual Conference in November.
In 2009 the NAS took over the administration of the Keith Muckelroy Memorial Award from the Council for British Archaeology. The Keith Muckelroy Memorial Award winners are normally announced at the annual Conference of the Nautical Archaeology Society in the November. Discover more here...
Joan Du Plat Taylor (1906–1983) was one of the first maritime archaeologists. She campaigned to bring nautical archaeology into the academic fold and was instrumental in establishing the Council for Nautical Archaeology and was founder editor of the International Journal of Nautical Archaeology (IJNA) from 1972-1980.
