Leaders of Summer Session 2009 Eleni Hasaki (University of Arizona) and Timothy F. Winters (Austin Peay State University) reflect on what makes the ASCSA summer sessions such a life-changing, unique program. Certainly experiencing "culture in context" firsthand, outside of textbooks, is the major factor, but there's much more to it as they explain here.
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.
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ASCSA Fellowships for 2012-2013
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.
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Submit application for Student Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 19, 2012.
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.
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Submit application for Student Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2012.
THE OSCAR BRONEER TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP: Ph.D. candidate or recent Ph.D. for study in Athens and Rome in alternate years, using either the American Academy in Rome or the American School of Classical Studies at Athens as a base from which to pursue work through trips to sites, museums, or repositories of materials of interest to the Fellow’s studies. Funding up to $30,000 will be considered for candidates, past fellows of the AAR, performing research at the ASCSA during the 2012-2013 academic year. Download Bulletin (PDF)
Submit application for Student Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 22, 2012.
THE ANNA C. AND OLIVER C. COLBURN FELLOWSHIP (AIA): Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D.‘s whose field is classical archaeology. Contact the Archaeological Institute of America, Boston, MA. Applications completed on web site: www.archaeological.org. Stipend of $11,000. Associate Member application to ASCSA. Download Bulletin (PDF).
Submit application for Student Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2012.
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, 2012.
COULSON/CROSS AEGEAN EXCHANGE PROGRAM (CAORC): 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 $500 for travel expenses. Send applications to ASCSA. Download Bulletin (PDF).
Submit application for Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2012.
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, 2012.
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 17, 2011.
GETTY RESEARCH EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIPS (CAORC): A stipend of up to $7,500 for living and travel expenses. Open to scholars who are Greek citizens and who have already obtained a Ph.D. or have professional experience in the field of art history and who wish to undertake a specific research project in Algeria or Turkey. Funded by the Getty Foundation, the fellowships require scholars to affiliate with one of the two approved overseas research centers from June 9 to July 16, 2012. Information and application linked below and also at CAORC’s web site www.caorc.org. Download Bulletin (PDF).
CAORC Getty Program Instructions
CAORC Getty Application Form
Submit ASCSA application for Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2012.
THE JACOB HIRSCH FELLOWSHIP: For projects carried out in Greece, Ph.D. candidate from U.S. or Israel (Israeli citizens) 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, 2012.
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, 2012.
MULTI-COUNTRY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS (CAORC): Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral scholars with research requiring travel to several countries with an American overseas research center. Consult CAORC website for application and deadline: www.caorc.org. Download Bulletin (PDF).
Submit application for Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: JANUARY 17, 2012.
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).
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2012.
THE PAUL REHAK MEMORIAL TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP 2010-2011: Regular members and Student Associate members already attending the School for the entire 2011-2012 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 2011-2012 academic year from September 1, 2011 to July 1, 2012. Download Bulletin (PDF).
Submit application for Student Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2012.
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, 2012.
WIENER LABORATORY FELLOWSHIPS, 2012-2013: Fellowships awarded annually to graduate students or postdoctoral scholars working on well-defined projects in skeletal, faunal, geoarchaeological, or environmental studies. Stipends of $15,500 to $27,000.
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Submit application for Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2012.
WIENER LABORATORY RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIPS: Funding up to $7,000 for well-defined research projects at the Wiener Laboratory. Download Bulletin (PDF)
Submit application for Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINES: APRIL 1, SEPTEMBER 1, DECEMBER 1, ANNUALLY.
WIENER LABORATORY TRAVEL GRANTS FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IN GREECE: Travel grants of $2,000 for graduate students or postdoctoral scholars from North American institutions working on projects in archaeological science in Greece. Download Bulletin (PDF)
Submit application for Associate Membership with fellowships (long form).
DEADLINES: APRIL 1, SEPTEMBER 1, DECEMBER 1, ANNUALLY
School programs are generally open to qualified students and scholars at colleges or universities in the U.S. or Canada; restrictions may apply for specific fellowships and programs. 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.