Programs
We are aware that our online application system, Submittable, is having connection issues today. In light of this situation, programs and fellowships with a deadline for January 15, 2021 will be extended to the end of the day on January 16, 2021. If you have any quesions or concerns, please email Alicia Dissinger at adissinger@ascsa.org.
Update about the 2020-2021 Academic Year, Message from the Director (May 14, 2020 update)
Cancelation of the 2020-2021 Regular Member Program (May 11, 2020 update)
Update about the 2020-2021 Academic Year
ASCSA Response to COVID-19
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens offers graduate students an unparalleled immersion into the sites and monuments of Greek civilization. The School also affords many facilities, resources, activities, and other programs for scholars, teachers, and undergraduate students.
Core Programs

Academic Year Program
Full academic year program (the Regular Member Program) offering advanced graduate students, from a variety of fields, an intensive survey of the art, archaeology, history, and topography of Greece, from antiquity to the present. Students receive comprehensive training through visits to archaeological sites and museums, as well as in seminars. Excavations training program at Ancient Corinth also included. Enrollment: 15 to 20 students

Summer Session
The Summer Session is a six week program (June-July). This program is an intensive introduction to the sites, museums, and monuments of Greece with onsite learning. Open to graduate and advanced undergraduate students, as well as to high school and college instructors. Enrollment: 20 participants

Archaeological Conservation Summer Internships
The Excavations Conservation Laboratory offers two to three Archaeological Conservation Internships during the Agora Excavation's summer season. The internships will give students an opportunity to treat freshly excavated archaeological finds and to participate in an active on-site conservation laboratory.

Gennadius Library Medieval Greek Summer Session
A month-long program in intermediate level Medieval Greek language and philology at the Gennadius Library, with site and museum trips. Graduate students and professors from any university worldwide may apply. Held every other year (next session in 2021). Enrollment: 12 participants

Wiener Laboratory Field School
A week-long field school focused on archaeological context, geoarchaeology, and material sciences. Students will participate in the excavation. Through field observations, on-site laboratory analysis, and lectures, students will learn about archaeological sediments and deposits, as well as gain experience to understand site formation processes. Enrollment: 10 participants

Micromorphology Course
The intensive week-long course will primarily focus on deciphering site formation processes and micro-stratigraphy. Students will receive instruction in optical mineralogy, description of micromorphological thin sections, and analysis of soil fabrics and sedimentary microstructures. Enrollment: 8 participants
Fellowships to Support Study at the School
The ASCSA has over 25 fellowships available to Graduate students, as well as Post-Doctoral and established scholars. Deadlines: Various
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