Fellowship Application Information

The application for 2010-11 has closed.

The deadline for submissions is October 23, 2009.

For the 2010–2011 academic year the Center will accept applications and supporting materials only through the online process. 

Applicants should prepare the following materials to be submitted electronically:

1. A detailed research proposal (no more than 1,000 words)
2. A curriculum vitae
3. A sample of published work in PDF format (no more than 50 printed pages)

Applicants will also need to provide biographical information in the online application form and provide the names and contact information for three recommenders. It is the applicants' responsibility to ask the recommenders to submit their letters separately through the online system.

Note to Recommenders: For help with the recommendation submission process, please visit our Recommendation FAQ page.

Fellowship Description

The Center for Hellenic Studies offers both residential and non-residential Fellowships to scholars working on various aspects of ancient Greek civilization. Eligible fields of research include archaeology, art history, epigraphy, history, literary criticism, philology, philosophy, pedagogical applications, and interdisciplinary research.

Residential Fellowships include a stipend and housing at the Center for the Fellows and their families, and subsidized health insurance. The stipend (maximum $34,000) is adjusted for individual circumstances, such as the number of dependents accompanying the Fellow and the amount of support from other sources. Additional support (up to $1,000) is available for professional travel and other research expenses. The Center will also assist with Resident Fellows' travel expenses to and from Washington. Residential Fellowships include full access to the resources of the Harvard library system.

Non-residential Fellowships provide scholars with varying levels of financial support depending on the nature of their proposals and needs. Non-residential Fellows are welcome to spend as much as two months in residence at the Center  either over one continuous period during the academic year and summer or over a series of shorter visits. Non-residential Fellowships will also include some support for travel to and from the Center as well as full access to the resources of the Harvard library system.

Prerequisites for Fellowships are a Ph.D. degree (or its equivalent) and professional competence in ancient Greek studies as documented by published work. The principal requirement of the application is a detailed research proposal (no more than 1,000 words).

The Center encourages proposals that will take full advantage of its unique working environment. In addition to conventional proposals to conduct research on topics for which the collection of resources at the Center is especially well suited, the Center seeks to support proposals that would benefit from the close collaboration of two or more scholars. Such a team could propose to work in residence during the same fellowship year or have individual members work at the Center consecutively over a number of years. Still other proposals might combine residential and non-residential fellowships. (For projects that involve a team of Fellows, each member of the team should submit an individual application, with cross-reference to the other members, and describe the collaborative nature of the project in the proposal.) Also, as one of the leading supporters of research on the development and use of digital information in the humanities, the Center is particularly interested in proposals that use and advance information technologies in the study of the ancient Greek world.

Criteria Used in the Awarding of Fellowships:

The purpose of the Fellowship Program is to encourage and support scholarship of the highest quality on various aspects of ancient Greek civilization. It also aims to develop and support a network of scholars, placing emphasis on the collaborative, cooperative, and interdisciplinary nature of the field of Hellenic Studies. Of vital interest to the Center is the goal of fostering interaction among scholars from diverse backgrounds and regions of the world.To that end, each cohort of Fellows will include scholars not only from the United States but also from abroad.

The Center will fund proposals that (a) show scholarly promise as indicated by the merits of the project, (b) demonstrate the capability of the researchers to achieve the proposed outcomes as reflected in their academic records, prior publications, and supporting letters, and (c) achieve results that will have a broad impact both on the immediate field and on the humanities in general.

The Center will give preference to proposals that outline clearly and in detail how a Residential or Non-residential Fellowship at the Center can enable the proposed research and contribute to its completion and application.

The Center welcomes proposals from scholars who are at a point in their careers when access to the resources of the Center and its interactions with other Fellows are critical to the successful outcom of their research agenda. The Center rigorously supports affirmative action and equal opportunity in the selection of Fellows.

Please direct all correspondence regarding applications to the following email address: fellowshipsATchs.harvard.edu

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