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Awards in Ancient Studies and Archeology

Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation - Foreigners' Fellowships Programme Category A II Research Grant

The grants and scholarships offered within the framework of this Programme cover scholarly research, post-educational training in the teaching of the Greek language and culture and/or artistic creation in Greece only and in the humanities, political science, and the arts.
Award Amount: $20000
Disciplines: Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences
Deadline: January 30, 2010 - Tentative deadline
For More Information: http://www.onassis.gr/sch_for_ann.php?lang=en

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American Academy in Rome - Rome Prize Fellowship

Each year, the coveted Rome Prize is awarded to thirty emerging artists and scholars in the early or middle stages of their careers who represent the highest standard of excellence in the arts and humanities. Prize recipients are invited to Rome for six months or eleven months to immerse themselves in the Academy community where they will enjoy a once in a lifetime opportunity to expand their own professional, artistic, or scholarly pursuits, drawing on their colleagues' erudition and experience and on the inestimable resources that Italy, Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Academy have to offer.
Award Amount: $25000
Disciplines: Arts, Humanities
Deadline: November 1, 2009 - Postmark deadline (CLOSED)
For More Information: http://www.aarome.org/apply-to-the-rome-prize.php#appApply21

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American Philological Association - Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit

The Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit, named in honor of a long-time member and generous benefactor of the American Philological Association, is the only honor for scholarly achievement given by the Association. It is presented at the Annual Meeting for an outstanding contribution to classical scholarship published by a member of the Association within a period of three years before the end of the preceding calendar year
Discipline: Humanities
Deadline: June 1, 2010 - Receipt deadline
For More Information: http://www.apaclassics.org/research/goodwin/goodwin.html

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American Philological Association - Awards for Excellence in the Teaching of Classics

The Committee on the Awards for Excellence in the Teaching of Classics at the College Level presents APA Awards for Excellence in Teaching on an annual basis.
Award Amount: $300
Discipline: Humanities
Deadline: May 3, 2010 - Receipt dedline for nomination letters
For More Information: http://www.apaclassics.org/education/teachaward.html

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American Philological Association - Thesaurus Linguae Latinae Fellowship

The American Philological Association invites applications for a one-year fellowship, tenable from July 2010 through June 2011, which will enable an American scholar to participate in the work of the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae Institute in Munich. Fellows at the TLL develop a broadened perspective of the range and complexity of the Latin language and culture from the classical period through the early Middle Ages, contribute signed articles to the Thesaurus, have the opportunity to participate in a collaborative international research project, and work with senior scholars in the field of Latin lexicography.
Award Amount: $50400
Discipline: Humanities
Deadline: November 16, 2009 - Receipt deadline via regular mail or courier. (CLOSED)
For More Information: http://www.apaclassics.org/Administration/TLL.html

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American Philosophical Society - Franklin Research Grants

The Franklin program is particularly designed to help meet the costs of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses. The Society is particularly interested in supporting the work of young scholars who have recently received the doctorate.
Award Amount: $6000
Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences
Deadlines

  • October 1, 2009 - For a January 2010 decision for work in February through December (CLOSED)
  • December 1, 2009 - For a March 2010 decision for work in April through December

For More Information: http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/franklin.htm

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The American School of Classical Studies in Athens - Wiener Laboratory Fellowships

Laboratory Fellowships are awarded annually to graduate students or postdoctoral scholars with question-driven research projects involving materials from archaeological contexts in Greece.
Award Amount: $27000
Disciplines: Humanities, Sciences
Deadline: January 15, 2010 - Submit application online at the ASCSA web site at www.ascsa.edu.gr
For More Information: http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/wiener-laboratory/Fellowships

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The American School of Classical Studies in Athens - 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.
Award Amount: $2000
Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences
Deadline: January 15, 2010 -
For More Information: http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/admission-membership/grants

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The American School of Classical Studies in Athens - Malcolm H. Wiener Visiting Research Professorship

This senior position is intended for postdoctoral scholars with well-defined projects whose research interests are in fields of study currently undertaken at the Lab, including physical/biological anthropology, zooarchaeology, geoarchaeology, and environmental sciences. The term of the Professorship coincides with the American School’s academic year (early September to early June) and the Wiener Professor is expected to maintain a physical presence at the Lab and contribute to the School’s academic program, enriching the teaching mission of the School by participating in seminars and field trips.
Award Amount: $35000
Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences
Deadline: November 15, 2009 - Postmark or email transmission deadline (CLOSED)
For More Information: http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/wiener-laboratory/Fellowships

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The American School of Classical Studies in Athens - Wiener Laboratory Travel Grant

Travel Grant of up to $2,000 is available to graduate or post-graduate students from North American colleges or universities to conduct a research project in archaeological science in Greece.
Award Amount: $2000
Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences
Deadlines

  • September 1, 2009 - Transmission deadline via email to application@ascsa.org (CLOSED)
  • December 1, 2009 - Transmission deadline via email to application@ascsa.org
  • April 1, 2010 - Transmission deadline via email to application@ascsa.org

For More Information: http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/wiener-laboratory/Fellowships

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Archeological Institute of America - Anna C. & Oliver C. Colburn Fellowship

To support studies undertaken at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece for no more than a year.
Award Amount: $11000
Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences
Deadline: January 15, 2010 - For submission of online application.
For More Information: http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10348

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Archeological Institute of America - Olivia James Traveling Fellowship

For travel and study to be conducted between July 1 of the award year and the following June 30. Preference will be given to projects of at least a half-year's duration. The award is to be used for travel and study in Greece (the modern state), Cyprus, the Aegean Islands, Sicily, southern Italy (that is, the Italian provinces of Campania, Molise, Apulia, Basilicata, and Calabria), Asia Minor (Turkey) or Mesopotamia (that is, the territory between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, that is modern Iraq and parts of northern Syria and eastern Turkey). Although the proposal may require travel outside these areas, the majority of travel proposed must be within them.
Award Amount: $25000
Discipline: Humanities
Deadline: November 1, 2009 - For submission of online application. (CLOSED)
For More Information: http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10346

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Center for Hellenic Studies at Harvard University - Junior Fellowships in Ancient Greek Studies

The purpose of the fellowship program is to encourage and support scholarship of the highest quality on various aspects of ancient Greek civilization. Appropriate fields of research include archaeology, art history, epigraphy, history, literary criticism, philology, philosophy, and interdisciplinary research.
Award Amount: $26000
Discipline: Humanities
Deadline: October 23, 2009 - For application for 2010-2011 academic year (September 2010–May 2011) (CLOSED)
For More Information: http://chs.harvard.edu/chs/fellowship_application

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Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) - Traditional Fulbright Scholar Program

The traditional Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.
Disciplines: Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, Education
Deadline: February 1, 2010 - Online system open for applications for 2011-2012 academic year
For More Information: http://www.cies.org/us_scholars/us_awards/

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The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation - Humanities Program

The Foundation intends to further the humanities along a broad front, supporting projects which address the concerns of the historical studia humanitatis: a humanistic education rooted in the great traditions of the past; the formation of human beings according to cultural, moral, and aesthetic ideals derived from that past; and the ongoing debate over how these ideals may best be conceived and realized. Programs in the following areas are eligible: history; archaeology; literature; languages, both classical and modern; philosophy; ethics; comparative religion; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; and those aspects of the social sciences which share the content and methods of humanistic disciplines. The Foundation welcomes projects that cross the boundaries between humanistic disciplines and explore the connection between the humanities and other areas of scholarship.
Award Amount: $25000
Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences
Deadline: Letter of Inquiry followed by full proposal
For More Information: http://www.delmas.org/programs/humanities_d.html

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The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation - Grants for Independent Research on Venetian History and Culture

The Foundation offers grants for travel to and residence in Venice and the Veneto. Grants will be awarded for historical research specifically on Venice and the former Venetian empire, and for study of contemporary Venetian society and culture. Disciplines of the humanities and social sciences are eligible areas of study, including (but not limited to) archaeology, architecture, art, bibliography, economics, history, history of science, law, literature, music, political science, religion, and theater.
Award Amount: $19000
Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences
Deadline: December 15, 2009 - http://www.delmas.org/guidelines/v_ir_a.html

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Henry Luce Foundation - American Council of Learned Societies - Grants to Individuals in East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History

Research fellowships and training grants will be awarded for study of the peoples and cultures of early East Asia. Comparative projects and those that build scholarly networks are especially encouraged. Proposals may cover prehistoric or historical periods, but must focus on research or training that involves excavations and/or excavated materials. For the purposes of this program, "East and Southeast Asia" refers to Brunei, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Award Amount: $32000
Disciplines: Arts, Humanities
Deadline: November 13, 2009 - Receipt deadline (CLOSED)
For More Information: http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=522

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Institute for Advanced Study - School for Historical Study - Opportunities for Scholars Academic Year 2010-2011

The School for Historical Studies supports scholarship in all fields of historical research, but is concerned principally with the history of western, near eastern and Asian civilizations, with particular emphasis upon Greek and Roman civilization, the history of Europe (medieval, early modern, and modern), the Islamic world, East Asian studies, the history of art, the history of science, philosophy, and modern international relations.
Award Amount: $65000
Discipline: Humanities
Deadline: November 1, 2009 - (CLOSED)
For More Information: http://www.hs.ias.edu/hsannoun.htm

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Institute for Aegean Prehistory - New Research Grants on Aegean Prehistory

The goal of INSTAP's grant program is to promote knowledge of the Aegean region, and to support archaeological fieldwork and research in that area in the chronological span of the Paleolithic through to the 8th century B.C.
Award Amount: $30000
Discipline: Humanities
Deadline: November 15, 2009 - Receipt deadline for hardcopy materials. (CLOSED)
For More Information: http://www.aegeanprehistory.net/files/new_research_application_2010.pdf

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Loeb Classical Library Foundation - Classical Studies Research and Publication Grants

The Loeb Classical Library Foundation will award grants to qualified scholars to support research, publication, and other projects in the area of classical studies during the academic year 2010-2011. Grants will normally range from $1,000 to $35,000 and may occasionally exceed that limit in the case of unusually interesting and promising projects. Grants may be used for a wide variety of purposes. Examples include publication of research, enhancement of sabbaticals, travel to libraries or collections, dramatic productions, excavation expenses, or cost of research materials. Individual grant requests may be only partially funded.
Award Amount: $35000
Disciplines: Arts, Humanities
Deadline: November 2, 2009 - (CLOSED)
For More Information: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~lclf/

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Koç University Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations - Residential Fellowships for Academic Year 2010-2011

Koç University's Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations offers fellowships for scholars of the art, architecture, archaeology, and history of Anatolia (and Istanbul) from the Neolithic through Ottoman era. 25 fellowships are awarded: junior fellowships for advanced graduate students and senior fellowships for Ph.D holders. The RCAC is located in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district; it incorporates accommodation,
Award Amount: $20000
Disciplines: Arts, Humanities
Deadline: December 15, 2009 -
For More Information: http://www.ku.edu.tr/ku/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1431&Itemid=2375

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National Geographic - Research and Exploration Grant

The National Geographic Society awards grants for scientific field research and exploration through its Committee for Research and Exploration. All proposed projects must have both a geographical dimension and relevance to other scientific fields and be of broad scientific interest. Applications are generally limited to the following disciplines: anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biology, botany, geography, geology, oceanography, paleontology, and zoology.
Award Amount: $20000
Disciplines: Social Sciences, Sciences
Deadline: The Committee for Research and Exploration accepts applications throughout the year; however, panel review is typically eight months.
For More Information: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field/grants-programs/cre-application.html

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Phi Beta Kappa Society - Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship (for Women Scholars of Greek)

The Phi Beta Kappa Society awards the annual Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship awarded alternately in the fields of Greek and French. The award may be used for the study of Greek language, literature, history or archaeology, or the study of French language or literature. Candidates must be unmarried women 25 to 35 years of age who have demonstrated their ability to carry on original research. They must hold a doctorate or have fulfilled all the requirements for a doctorate except the dissertation, and they must be planning to devote full-time work to research during the fellowship year. The award is not restricted to members of Phi Beta Kappa or to U.S. citizens.
Award Amount: $20000
Disciplines: Arts, Humanities
Deadline: January 15, 2010 - Receipt deadline
For More Information: http://www.pbk.org/infoview/PBK_InfoView.aspx?t=&id=28

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L. J. Skaggs and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation - Historic Interest Project Grants

The Foundation supports programs throughout the world in three areas: A.Preservation and restoration of historic sites and objects; B.Interpretation of historic sites, objects and events; and C.Preservation of the historic record through research, oral histories, archival work, training of curators and personnel, and dissemination of the historic record through conferences and publications.
Award Amount: $15000
Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences
Deadline: September 1, 2009 - Letter of Inquiry required. If invited to submit full proposal then deadline for receipt of materials is Sept 1. (CLOSED)
For More Information: http://www.skaggs.org/grants/historic_interest_2008.html

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W. F. Albright Institute - Educational and Cultural Affairs Associate Fellowship

Fellowships are open to students and scholars in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the early Islamic period, including the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history, Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology and religion and related disciplines. The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country.
Award Amount: $40000
Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences
Deadline: Application materials available at http://www.aiar.org/fellowships_forms.html
For More Information: http://www.aiar.org/fellowships.html#list

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Yale University - Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library - Visiting Scholars Fellowship

The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library offers short-term fellowships to support visiting scholars pursuing post-doctoral or equivalent research in its collections. The Library is Yale University's principal repository for literary papers and for early manuscripts and rare books in the fields of literature, theology, history, and the natural sciences. In addition to its general collection of rare books and manuscripts, the library houses the Yale Collection of American Literature, the Yale Collection of German Literature, the Yale Collection of Western Americana, and the Osborn Collection. The Beinecke collections afford opportunities for interdisciplinary research in such fields as medieval, Renaissance, and eighteenth-century studies, art history, photography, American studies, the history of printing, and modernism in art and literature.
Award Amount: $5000
Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences
Deadline: December 15, 2009 - Receipt deadline for hardcopy materials
For More Information: http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/brbleduc/brblapplyvisiting.html

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