THE WILLIAM SANDERS SCARBOROUGH FELLOWSHIPS
Deadline: January 15, 2022
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 regular academic year or the summer, excavations at the
Agora or Corinth, scientific field schools, etc.), and/or to develop knowledge, resources,
and collegial networks to enhance their teaching. Applicants interested in using the
fellowship to participate in summer programs should also submit separate applications to
relevant programs of interest. Applicants to the Scarborough fellowship program wishing to
be considered for summer programs in 2022 should contact the ASCSA Programs Administrator
at application(a)ascsa.org <mailto:application@ascsa.org> for further guidance.
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. The fellowship may not be held concurrently with Regular Member Fellowships.
Awards granted in the January 2022 competition should normally be used between June 1,
2022 and May 30, 2023.
Each of the awards 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, and one roundtrip economy-class
airfare to Athens. The School intends to make up to four such awards each year.
Application: Submit an online application here,
https://ascsa.submittable.com/submit/171376/william-sanders-
<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. Once an online application is submitted,
recommenders will be sent an automated email with instructions about how to submit their
letters of recommendation. Recommenders will be asked to upload their letters via the
online application system, Submittable. It is also acceptable for recommenders to submit
letters directly to this email address: application(a)ascsa.org
<mailto:application@ascsa.org>.
For more information:
https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/fellowships-and-grants/graduate-and-postdoctoral#S…
<https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/fellowships-and-grants/graduate-and-postdoctoral#Scarborough>
Questions? Contact: application(a)ascsa.org <mailto:application@ascsa.org>
Award decisions will be announced in March 2022.
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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