Margie Miles reports that despite the cold and sometimes rainy weather, January was still a very busy month for students as they visited various sites.
Scholarships for 2012 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 whose career 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: $2,000
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, 2012.
Applications are submitted via email as a .pdf file attachment. (Please put “Semple award” and the applicant’s name in the subject line of the email.) Three letters of recommendation may be mailed or emailed as .pdf files. (Please have recommenders who email also put “Semple award” and the applicant’s name in the subject line of the email.) All materials must be received no later than January 31, 2012.
The application form is available at http://www.camws.org/awards/sgb.html.
Application materials should be emailed to: randall.childree@furman.edu
Materials sent by mail should be sent to:
Professor Randall Childree
Furman University
Department of Classics
3300 Poinsett Highway
Greenville, SC 29613
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 2012/2013 school year. College/university teachers are not eligible. Amount: up to $1,500. Deadline: January 15, 2012.
Write for application to:
American Classical League, McKinlay Scholarship Awards
Miami University
422 Wells Mill Road
Oxford, OH 45056
Tel (513) 529-7741
Eta Sigma Phi Summer Scholarship for the ASCSA Summer Sessions
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: $2,125 for ASCSA fees and an additional stipend of $875 toward travel expenses (ASCSA pays half of all fees, $2,125). Deadline: February 1, 2012.
Applications and information are available on the Eta Sigma Phi website at http://department.monm.edu/classics/esp/Scholarships/Scholarships.html.
Questions may be directed to:
Dr. Molly Pasco-Pranger
Department of Classics
101 Bryant Hall
University of Mississippi
University, MS 28677
mpranger@olemiss.edu
Tel (662) 915-7097
Fax (662) 915-5654
New York Classical Club ASCSA Summer Session Scholarship
This is a special opportunity for NYCC Club members to win a scholarship of $4,500 toward the cost of study in the summer session of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. All members in the third consecutive year of paid membership in the Club are eligible to apply for the award, although preference will be given to secondary school teachers and graduate students. Deadline: January 15, 2012.
Interested individuals should obtain applications from the School, complete them, and send three copies of all application materials by January 15, 2012 to:
Professor Matthew McGowan
Department of Classics
Fordham University
Bronx, NY 10458
For information contact mamcgowan@fordham.edu or check the NYCC website:
www.nyclassicalclub.org
CANE Endowment Scholarship
Members of the Classical Association of New England and have been members in good standing for two years or more are eligible. Public and private pre-collegiate teachers are eligible. Preference, however, is given to secondary school teachers and residents of New England. Amount: $5,100. Please note that $4,250 of the award goes to the ASCSA for tuition, partial room and board, and travel within Greece required for the program. Deadline: February 1, 2012.
For more information or to apply for this scholarship contact:
Ms. Katy Ganino Reddick, Chair
CANE Scholarship Committee
Strong Middle School
191 Main Street
Durham, CT 06422
E. Adelaide Hahn Scholarships of the Classical Association of the Atlantic States
In honor of E. Adelaide Hahn, two awards of up to $6,000 each will be made in the spring toward the cost of study in the ASCSA summer session. 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. Applicants who receive the Fulbright cannot receive the Hahn; applicants can receive up to $4,000 if they have been given another award. Scholarship winners are expected to report on their summer study at the CAAS annual meeting in October. Deadline: February 10, 2012.
To apply for this scholarship, send the following materials to Dr. Raymond Capra at the address below, postmarked by February 10, 2012:
• copy of your completed application and letters of recommendation
• proof of CAAS membership for the current year and the past two consecutive years
• cover letter that includes a list of all sources from which you are seeking funding and a commitment to an oral and written report at the October 2012 CAAS meeting
For further information, contact:
Dr. Raymond L. Capra
Chair of the Hahn Scholarship Committee
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Seton Hall University
400 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, NJ 07079
raymond.capra@shu.edu
(973) 275-5822.
Educational Seminars: 2012 Greece Classics Summer Seminar
Awards are available through the Educational Seminars Program, funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foundation of Greece and implemented by American Councils for International Education. Eligible candidates must be U.S. citizens and full-time high school or college teachers with at least 3 years of experience who are currently teaching Greek, Latin, Ancient Studies or the Classics.
The grant includes: international airfare; the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) tuition including room and board and travel within Greece; a pre-program virtual orientation online; a post-program debrief in Washington, DC; a stipend to defray the cost of local transportation, meals and other incidental expenses not covered by the ASCSA fees; and funds to purchase and ship classroom materials. Grantees are responsible for any additional personal expenses. Deadline: Friday, January 6, 2012.
If you are applying for funding through Educational Seminars, you must complete TWO applications: one for the grant funding through Educational Seminars and one for the program through ASCSA.
For application and information visit www.americancouncils.org/program/42/GCP/ or contact the Educational Seminars staff at edseminars@americancouncils.org or 202-833-7522.