The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
ASCSA

Fellowships and Grants

Please Note: Membership application to the School must be made online at www.ascsa.edu.gr at the same time you apply to any outside funding organization for work at the School.
2011-2012 application forms will be posted soon.

ASCSA-Sponsored Fellowships

ADVANCED FELLOWSHIPS: Several fellowships for the full academic year at the School with a stipend of $11,500 plus room, board, and waiver of School fees are available to students who have completed the Regular Program or one year as a Student Associate Member and plan to return to the School to pursue independent research, usually for their Ph.D. dissertation.

Advanced Fellowships awarded by the School: the Samuel H. Kress Fellowship in art and architecture of antiquity; the Gorham Phillips Stevens Fellowship in the history of architecture; the Ione Mylonas Shear Fellowship in Mycenaean archaeology or Athenian architecture and/or archaeology; the Homer A. and Dorothy B. Thompson Fellowship in the study of pottery; and three Fellowships unrestricted as to field: the Edward Capps, the Doreen Canaday Spitzer, and the Eugene Vanderpool Fellowships.
Submit application for Student Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 19, 2011.

THE HARRY BIKAKIS FELLOWSHIP: North American or Greek graduate students researching ancient Greek law or Greek graduate students working on a School excavation. The $1,875 fellowship is awarded periodically.
Download Bulletin (PDF).
Submit application for Student Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2011.

COTSEN TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN GREECE: Short-term travel-to-collections award of $2,000 for senior scholars and graduate students for projects and research at the Gennadius Library. At least one month of residency required. Download Bulletin (PDF).
Submit application for Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2011.

THE M. ALISON FRANTZ FELLOWSHIP: Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D.‘s for work in the Gennadius Library. A stipend of $11,500 plus room, board, and waiver of School fees. Download Bulletin (PDF).
Submit application for Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2011.

THE JACOB HIRSCH FELLOWSHIP:  For projects carried out in Greece, Ph.D. candidate from U.S. or Israel writing a dissertation or recent Ph.D. revising a dissertation for publication. A stipend of $11,500 plus room, board, and waiver of School fees. Download Bulletin (PDF).
Submit application for Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2011.

THE GEORGE PAPAIOANNOU FELLOWSHIP: Ph.D. candidates or recent Ph.D.’s writing on the Greek Civil War, Fellows are required to make use of and refer to the George Papaioannou Papers housed at the Archives of the Gennadius Library.  Open to all nationalities.  Stipend of €1,000. Download Bulletin (PDF)
Submit application for Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).

THE PAUL REHAK MEMORIAL TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP 2009-2010: Regular members and Student Associate members already attending the School for the entire 2010-2011 academic year. A grant of $1,000 or grants of lesser amounts. The purpose is to allow individuals to travel in Greece to conduct a research project during the 2010-2011 academic year from September 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011. Download Bulletin (PDF).
Submit application for Student Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2011.

THE HENRY S. ROBINSON CORINTH RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: Ph.D. candidate or recent Ph.D. (within five years), for research on a doctoral dissertation or primary publication specifically on Corinth, requiring the use of the resources, archaeological site, and collections at the ASCSA excavations at Ancient Corinth. Open to all nationalities. The Robinson Fellowship may not be held concurrently with another School fellowship. One or more grants for up to three months, maximum amount of stipend is $4,500. Download Bulletin (PDF)
Submit application for Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2011.

WIENER LABORATORY FELLOWSHIPS: PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED.

WIENER LABORATORY RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIPS: PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED.

WIENER LABORATORY TRAVEL GRANTS FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IN GREECE: PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED.


Other Fellowships

CAORC COULSON/CROSS AEGEAN EXCHANGE PROGRAM: Short-term fellowships for Greek nationals and scholars to pursue research in Turkey under the auspices of the American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT). Stipend of $250 per week plus round-trip airfare. Send applications to ASCSA. Download Bulletin (PDF).
Submit application for Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2011.

CAORC MULTI-COUNTRY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS: Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral scholars with research requiring travel to several countries with an American overseas research center. CAORC application on web site: www.caorc.org. Program information to be announced.
Submit application for Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: JANUARY 14, 2011.

FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIPS: Contact the Institute of International Education, at 809 United Nations Plaza, NY 10017 or (http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html) for an application and stipend information. Candidates must submit ASCSA application for Regular or Student Associate Membership by due date for Fulbright application.
Submit application for Regular Membership or Student Associate Membership (long form).
DEADLINE: OCTOBER 18, 2010.


Senior Fellowships

KRESS PUBLICATIONS FELLOWSHIPS: Postdoctoral scholars working on a Corinth or Agora publication. Grants for at least three months (up to $10,000) to a maximum of nine months (up to $30,000). Download Bulletin (PDF).
Submit application for Senior Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2011.

NEH FELLOWSHIPS (Pending Funding): Two awards for postdoctoral scholars and professionals in the humanities. U.S. citizens or foreign nationals being U.S. residents for three years before application deadline. Applicants must hold their Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree. Terms: Maximum stipend of $25,200 for six months from January 1 to June 30, 2012.
Submit application for Senior Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2010.
Download Bulletin (PDF).
Download NEH Application Instructions (PDF).


The School is open to qualified students and scholars at colleges or universities in the U.S. or Canada unless otherwise noted. The American School of Classical Studies at Athens does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, sex, sexual orientation, color, religion, ethnic origin, or disability when considering admission to any form of membership.