Scholarships for 2010 Summer Sessions

Scholarships Awarded Through ASCSA

To apply for ASCSA scholarships, indicate your preferences by checking the appropriate box on the ASCSA Summer Sessions Application. No additional forms are required.

Open Scholarships
The American School awards approximately five open scholarships, normally to graduate students enrolled in programs that focus on Greek and/or Latin languages and literature, ancient history, ancient philosophy or Classical art and archaeology. Funding is restricted to graduate students, who at the time of application, are enrolled at Cooperating Institutions of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
Amount: ALL FEES

The Charles M. Edwards Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an outstanding applicant, normally an exceptional undergraduate.
Amount: $500

Rea Silvia Borza Scholarship
The Borza fellowship is reserved for a high school teacher in history, art, literature or some other field that would be enhanced by a summer’s study at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.  Preference will be given to teachers in public high schools.
Amount: $1,500

Katherine Keene Scholarship
This scholarship is endowed by Katherine Keene, a retired teacher and ASCSA Summer Sessions alumna.  It is awarded to a public high school teacher who teaches Social Studies or has shown interest in aspects of the Classics, and has been able to include that material in his/her offerings.
Amount:  ALL FEES

ASCSA Alumni/ae Association Scholarship
Amount:  ALL FEES

Antony and Isabelle Raubitschek Scholarship
Scholarship, endowed by an alumnus of the School and friends, in honor of the late Professor Antony Raubitschek of Stanford University and Isabelle Raubitschek.
Amount: $1,500

Scholarships Awarded Through Other Organizations

Please apply to BOTH the ASCSA and the sponsoring organization.  N.B.: An ASCSA Summer Session Scholarship may not be held in conjunction with any other full scholarship.

Semple Award of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South
Members of CAMWS who are either secondary school Greek or Latin teachers in the CAMWS territory or graduate students in a degree-granting program in Classics in the CAMWS territory are eligible to apply for this scholarship. Amount: $3,500. Deadline: January 31, 2010.

The application form is available at http://www.camws.org/awards/grant.html. Applications, including official transcripts and three letters of recommendation, must be received no later than to be announced. Send the application to:
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www.camws.org

Arthur Patch McKinlay Scholarships of the American Classical League
The applicant must have been a member of the ACL for the preceding three years, plus current academic year, and must be planning to teach Classics at the elementary or secondary school level during the 2010/2011 school year.  College/university teachers are not eligible. Amount: up to $1,500.  Deadline: January 15, 2010.

Write for application to:
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Miami University
422 Wells Mill Road
Oxford, OH 45056
Tel: (513) 529-7741
www.aclclassics.org

Eta Sigma Phi Summer Scholarship for the ASCSA
Members and alumni of Eta Sigma Phi who have received a Bachelor’s degree within eight years prior to application (or shall have received it by June 1st of the current year) and who have not received a doctoral degree are eligible to apply for this scholarship.  In selecting the winner, the Committee will give attention to the quality of the applicant’s work in Greek and Latin, intention to teach at the secondary school or college level, and contribution to the activities of Eta Sigma Phi at the local and national levels. Amount: $1,930 and (ASCSA pays half of all fees, $1,930). Deadline: February 1, 2010.

Write for application to:
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Director, Louisiana Scholars’ College at
Northwestern State University
110 Morrison Hall
Natchitoches, LA 71497
www.etasigmaphi.com

New York Classical Club Rome/Athens Summer Scholarships
Candidates must be in or beginning the third consecutive year of paid membership in the NY Classical Club. Amount: $4,500.  Please note that $3,860 of the award goes to the ASCSA for tuition, partial room and board, and travel within Greece required for the program.  Deadline: March 15, 2010

Send three copies of your ASCSA Summer Sessions application, including references, to:
Dr. Ethyle R. Wolfe
360 West 22nd Street, Apt. 15E
New York, NY 10011
Tel: (212) 924-7759
www.nyclassicalclub.org

CANE Endowment Scholarship
Residents of New England who are currently members of the Classical Association of New England and have been members in good standing for the past two years or more are eligible.  Public and private pre-collegiate teachers are eligible. Preference, however, is given to secondary school teachers. Amount: $5,100.  Please note that $3,860 of the award goes to the ASCSA for tuition, partial room and board, and travel within Greece required for the program.  Deadline: February 1, 2010

For more information or to apply for this scholarship contact:
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CANE Scholarship Committee
50 Cherry Lane
Durham, CT 06224
www.caneweb.org

E. Adelaide Hahn Scholarship of the Classical Association of the Atlantic States
An award of up to $6,000 toward the cost of study for the ASCSA Summer Sessions. Applicants must have been CAAS members in good standing for two consecutive years prior to the year in which they apply. Preference will be given to pre-college teachers, graduate students, and those who have not previously received this award. Scholarship winners are expected to report on their summer study at the CAAS annual meeting in October. Postmark deadline: February 10, 2010.

For more information or to apply for this scholarship contact:
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Classical Studies Department
Seton Hall University
400 South Orange Avenue,
South Orange, NJ 07079
Tel: (973) 761-9458
www.caas-cw.org

Fulbright Teacher Exchange, 2010 Greece Classics Summer Seminar
Six awards are available this year through the Fulbright Foundation of Greece and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and administered by the American Councils for International Education. Eligible candidates must be U. S. citizens and high school or college teachers currently teaching Greek, Latin, Ancient Studies or the Classics.

Grant includes international airfare, preprogram orientation, tuition stipend of $3,860 to cover ASCSA fees for tuition, partial room and board, and travel within Greece, and two additional stipends: one to defray the cost of local transportation, meals and other incidental expenses not covered by the tuition award as well as a second stipend to purchase and ship classroom materials. Grantees are responsible for any additional expenses for personal mementoes, purchases, and souvenirs. Deadline: January 4, 2010

If you are applying for a Fulbright grant, you must complete BOTH applications, one for the Greece Classics Summer Seminar and one to the ASCSA for the Summer Sessions.

For application and information contact:
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Teacher Programs
Educational Seminar: Greece Classics Summer Seminar
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
Telephone (202) 833-7522
Fax (202) 833-7523