STUDY IN GREECE 2021-2022
ASCSA PROGRAMS AND FELLOWSHIPS
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens was founded in 1881 to provide American graduate students and scholars a base for their studies in the history and civilization of the Greek world. Today it is still a teaching institution, providing graduate students a unique opportunity to study firsthand the sites and monuments of Greece. The School is also a superb resource for students and senior scholars pursuing research in many fields ranging from prehistoric to modern Greece, thanks to its internationally renowned libraries, the Blegen, focusing on all aspects of Greece from its earliest prehistory to late antiquity, and the Gennadius, which concentrates on the medieval to modern Greek world, as well as the Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Sciences.
FUNDING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR STUDY AT THE ASCSA
(FULL ACADEMIC YEAR AND SUMMER PROGRAMS)
REGULAR MEMBER FELLOWSHIPS: Fellowships are available for the School’s Regular Members. Fellowships provide a stipend of $11,500 plus room and board at Loring Hall on the School grounds and waiver of School fees. Regular Member fellowships are awarded for the entire nine-month program. All awards are made on the recommendation of the Committee on Admissions and Fellowships and are based on the results of the qualifying examinations and materials submitted with the application. Please note that applicants accepted for the cancelled 2020-21 program are deferred to the 2021-22 program; this means there is a maximum of six open spaces in the 2021-22 program.
Fellowships include two in archaeology, one in history and literature, and nine unrestricted as to field. DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2021.
STUDENT ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP: For advanced graduate students who plan to pursue independent 9-month (Sept. to May) research projects and do not wish to commit to the full Regular Program.
DEADLINE: ROLLING
ADVANCED FELLOWSHIPS: Several fellowships for the full academic year at the ASCSA 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 full year as a Student Associate Member and plan to return to the School to pursue independent research, usually for their Ph.D. dissertations. Advanced Fellowships fields awarded by the School include one each in art and architecture of antiquity, history of architecture, Mycenaean archaeology or Athenian architecture and/or archaeology, and the study of pottery; and three unrestricted as to field.
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2021.
FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIPS: Visit the Fulbright website (http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html) for fellowship details and stipend information. Applicants for a Fulbright Fellowship in Greece to be held in affiliation with the ASCSA, must request a letter from the ASCSA agreeing to that affiliation. Applications for a letter of affiliation must be submitted at least two weeks before the applicant’s intuitional deadline. Simultaneous application to both the Fulbright and the ASCSA is required. Candidates must submit the ASCSA application by the due date for the Fulbright application.
DEADLINE: OCTOBER 13, 2020.
WIENER LABORATORY PRE-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP 2021-2023: Two-year funding for individuals actively enrolled in a graduate program who have passed all qualifying exams and have an approved Ph.D. proposal pursuing archaeological research related to the ancient Greek world at the Wiener Laboratory. Stipend of $20,000 for 12 months.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2021.
MEDIEVAL GREEK SUMMER SESSION AT THE GENNADIUS LIBRARY: Graduate students and professors in any field of late antique, post-antique, Byzantine or medieval studies at any university worldwide. Month-long program in intermediate level Medieval Greek language and philology at the Gennadius Library, with site and museum trips. Up to twelve scholarships available.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2021.
SUMMER SESSION: Six-week session to explore the sites and museums in Greece for graduates, undergraduates, and secondary school and college teachers. Fee of $4,900 includes tuition, travel within Greece, room and partial board, and museum and site fees. Scholarships available. The Summer Session planned for 2020 will be taking place in 2021. No new applications are being accepted.
SUMMER SEMINARS: Two 18-day sessions designed for those who wish to study specific topics in Greece and visit major monuments with exceptional scholars as study leaders, and to improve their understanding of the country’s landscape, archaeology, material culture, history, literature, and culture. Enrollment is open to graduate and advanced undergraduate students, and to high school and college instructors of classics and related subjects. Fee of $2,750 includes tuition, travel within Greece, room, partial board in Athens, and museum and site fees. Scholarships available. The Summer Seminars planned for 2020 will be taking place in 2021. No new applications are being accepted.
FUNDING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTGRADUATES FOR STUDY AT THE ASCSA (FULL ACADEMIC YEAR)
EDWARDS CAPPS, ADVANCED FELLOWSHIP: A fellowships for the full academic year at the ASCSA with a stipend of $11,500 plus room, board, and waiver of School fees are available to scholars who have completed the Regular Program or one full year as a Student Associate Member and plan to return to the School to pursue independent research. For the 2021 competition, the Capps Fellowship is open to postdoctoral scholars whose PhD was awarded no earlier than 2016, as well as to advanced graduate students.
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2021.
THE M. ALISON FRANTZ FELLOWSHIP: Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D.s (not more than five years since the awarding of the Ph.D.) for work in the Gennadius Library. A stipend of $11,500 plus room, board, and waiver of School fees.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2021.
THE JACOB HIRSCH FELLOWSHIP: For projects carried out in Greece; eligibility is limited to U.S. or Israeli citizens, Ph.D. candidate writing a dissertation or recent Ph.D. (not more than five years since the awarding of the Ph.D.) revising a dissertation for publication. A stipend of $11,500 plus room and board at the ASCSA, and waiver of School fees.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2021.
FUNDING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS OR POSTGRADUATES FOR STUDY AT THE ASCSA (SHORT-TERM FELLOWSHIPS)
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (AIA) ANNA C. AND OLIVER C. COLBURN FELLOW: Ph.D. candidates or recent Ph.D. (not more than five years since the awarding of the Ph.D.) whose field is classical archaeology. Visit the Archaeological Institute of America website for more information. Simultaneous application to both the AIA and the ASCSA is required. Two fellowships of $5,500 each. Fellowship runs in even years.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2022.
THE HARRY BIKAKIS FELLOWSHIP: North American or Greek graduate students researching ancient Greek law or Greek graduate students working on a School excavation. A stipend of $1,875. School fees are waived.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2021.
COTSEN TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN GREECE: Short-term travel 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. School fees are waived.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2021.
THE GEORGE PAPAIOANNOU FELLOWSHIP: Awarded to both senior and early career scholars – including Ph.D. candidates – of any nationality researching Greece in the 1940’s and the post-war period, civil wars and the history of the Second World War. Fellows are required to make use of and refer to the George Papaioannou Papers housed at the Archives of the ASCSA. Stipend of €2,000. School fees are waived for a maximum of two months. Fellowship runs every other year.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2022.
THE HENRY S. ROBINSON CORINTH RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: Awarded to pre- or post-doctoral scholars 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. One or more grants for up to three months, maximum amount of stipend is $4,000. School fees are waived. Runs every other year.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2022.
WIENER LABORATORY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE APPOINTMENTS: Short-term funding for Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral scholars from colleges and universities worldwide pursuing archaeological research related to the ancient Greek world at the Wiener Laboratory. Variable amounts up to $7,000. Term variable, up to nine months.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2021
TRAVELING AND EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTGRADUATE STUDY
COULSON/CROSS AEGEAN EXCHANGE: Program of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (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 up to $500 for travel expenses. Submit online application to ASCSA.
DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2021.
MULTI-COUNTRY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS, Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC): Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral scholars with research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences requiring travel to several countries with an American overseas research center. Consult CAORC website for application and deadline: www.caorc.org.
THE PAUL REHAK MEMORIAL TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP: Regular members and Student Associate members in attendance at the ASCSA for the entire academic year. Maximum grant of $1,000 of lesser amounts. School fees are waived. The purpose is to allow individuals to travel in Greece and Italy to conduct a research project during the current academic year from September 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021. Compensation for travel that transpired during the prior fall and winter terms or planned for the spring term of the 2020-2021 academic year will be considered.
DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2021.
FUNDING FOR SENIOR SCHOLARS FOR STUDY AT THE ASCSA
KRESS PUBLICATIONS FELLOWSHIPS: Postdoctoral scholars working on assigned material from excavations at Ancient Corinth, the Athenian Agora, Lerna, and affiliated projects of the ASCSA to support research for publication of the excavated material. Grants for at least three months (up to $10,000) to a maximum of nine months (up to $30,000).
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2021.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) FELLOWSHIPS: Awards for postdoctoral scholars and professionals in the humanities. Terms: Two to four fellows will be selected for awards of 4, 5, or 9-month duration. The monthly stipend per fellow is $4,200 allocated from a total pool of $75,600 per year. School fees are waived. 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 at the time of application. Submit online application to ASCSA.
DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31, 2020.
For more information about each program or fellowships, please visit http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/
ASCSA 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.
We invite applications to the following program. The specific implementation of all ASCSA programs will depend on all relevant public health advisories.
