WILLIAM SANDERS SCARBOROUGH FELLOWSHIPS
Deadline: January 15, 2023
This fellowship is intended to honor and remember Professor William Sanders Scarborough
and to help foster diversity in the fields of Classical and Hellenic Studies and the
Humanities more broadly by supporting students and teachers from underrepresented groups
in their study and research at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
William Sanders Scarborough (1852–1926), the son of an enslaved woman and a freedman, was
a pathbreaking African American Classical scholar and public intellectual. Scarborough’s
scholarship included philological works on Greek and Roman authors, as well as studies of
African languages and African American folklore. His First Lessons in Greek (1881) was the
first foreign language textbook by an African American author. He taught at Ohio’s
Wilberforce University and Payne Theological Seminary, serving as Wilberforce’s president
from 1908–1920. At least twice in his life (1886 and 1896), Scarborough hoped to attend
the American School, with the encouragement of the School’s Managing Committee. Lack of
funding, coupled with his many professional responsibilities, kept Scarborough from
realizing his dream of going to Greece.
Eligibility: Graduate students, faculty members (K-12 and all levels of post-secondary
education), and independent scholars residing in the United States or Canada, regardless
of citizenship, whose geographic origin, diverse experiences, and socio-economic
background are underrepresented at the School (including persons from the Black,
Indigenous, and Persons of Color communities), and whose studies, research, or teaching
would benefit from residency at the School. Fellowship recipients need not be specialists
in the field of Classical Studies. The School welcomes applicants from faculty of K-12
schools and from students or faculty from public and private universities, colleges, and
community colleges; and encourages applications from Historically Black Colleges and
Universities.
Terms and Duration: The fellowship supports up to three months in residence at the School
to carry out proposed research projects, to join the School’s academic programs (field
trips and seminars during the academic year, excavations at the Agora or Corinth,
scientific field schools, etc.), and/or to develop knowledge, resources, and collegial
networks to enhance their teaching. Applicants are encouraged to contact the Programs
Administrator well in advance of submitting their proposal for advice on fitting the
resources and opportunities of the School to their needs and interests. Fellowship winners
will be paired with ASCSA mentors who can assist them in planning and preparing for their
time in Greece. Field trips in Greece involve very high temperatures in the summer and
early fall and walking over very uneven terrain; these factors should be taken into
account when planning an application. Applicants intending to use the fellowship to
participate in an ASCSA summer program must submit the Scarborough application AND a
separate application to the relevant program(s) of interest. Applicants wishing to use the
Scarborough fellowship to offset costs of participation in the Regular Member academic
program of the School must also apply directly for Regular Membership (deadline Jan. 15,
2023); admission to the Regular Program requires that applicants write an examination in
mid-February. The fellowship may not be held concurrently with Regular Member
Fellowships.
Awards granted in the January 2023 competition should be used between June 1, 2023 and May
30, 2024.
Each award provides for $1500 per month (rounded upwards to the nearest whole month to a
maximum of 3 month) as a stipend. The fellowship provides room and board at Loring Hall, a
waiver of any applicable School fees (including summer program course fees), and one
roundtrip economy-class airfare to Athens. Meals, Monday through Friday, are provided at
Loring Hall for the fellow. The cost of participation on trips during the academic year is
not covered (costs are billed in Athens after each trip). Meals or incidental expenses
outside Loring Hall are not covered by the fellowship.
The School intends to make up to four awards each year.
Application: Submit an online application here
<https://ascsa.submittable.com/submit/171376/william-sanders-scarborough-fellowship>.
A complete application will include:
A 2-page, single-spaced, statement indicating your eligibility, describing the proposed
use of the fellowship including any formal program at the School you plan to apply for,
the proposed timeframe for your work at the School, and your project or research goals (as
applicable).
A curriculum vitae.
A copy of current transcripts for student applicants (scans of official transcripts are
acceptable).
Arrange for two letters of recommendation. Recommenders will be asked to upload their
letters via the online application system, Submittable. Upon submission of the online
application, recommenders will be sent an automated email with instructions about how to
submit their letters of recommendation. Or, applicants may choose to send the request at
any time by clicking the "Send Request Now" button on the online application
form.
For more information:
https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/fellowships-and-grants
<https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/fellowships-and-grants>
Questions? Contact : Alicia Dissinger, Programs Administrator, programs(a)ascsa.org
<mailto:programs@ascsa.org>
Award decisions will be announced in March 2023.
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens does not discriminate on the basis of
age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national or
ethnic origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation when considering
admission to any form of membership or application for employment.
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