FELLOWSHIPS FOR RESEARCH AND STUDY AT THE GENNADIUS LIBRARY 2024-2025
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the academic
programs and fellowships for the 2024-2025 academic year at the Gennadius Library. Opened
in 1926 with 26,000 volumes from diplomat and bibliophile Joannes Gennadius, the Gennadius
Library now holds a richly diverse collection of over 146,000 books and rare bindings,
archives, manuscripts, and works of art illuminating the Hellenic tradition and
neighboring cultures. The Library is an internationally renowned center for the study of
Greek history, literature, and art, from the Byzantine period to modern times.
CONSTANTINE AND GEORGE MACRICOSTAS FELLOWSHIP: For Ph.D. students and recent Ph.D.s
(within the last 5 years), of any nationality, for work in the Gennadius Library for the
full academic year. Research must focus on the role of the Eastern Orthodox church in the
broader history of Hellenism. Stipend of $11,500 plus room and board at Loring Hall, and
waiver of School fees.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2024.
COTSEN TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN GREECE: Short-term travel award of $2,000 for
Ph.D. holders and graduate students, for work at the Gennadius Library. Open to all
nationalities. At least one month of residency required. School fees are waived for a
maximum of two months.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2024.
KATHRYN AND PETER YATRAKIS FELLOWSHIP: For Ph.D. students and recent Ph.D.s (within the
last 5 years), of any nationality, for work in the Gennadius Library for the full academic
year. Stipend of $11,500 plus room and board at Loring Hall, and waiver of School fees.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2024.
THE M. ALISON FRANTZ FELLOWSHIP: For Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D.s (within the last 5
years) from colleges or universities in the U.S. or Canada, for work in the Gennadius
Library for the full academic year. Stipend of $11,500 plus room and board at Loring Hall,
and waiver of School fees.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2024.
SCHWARZ FELLOWSHIP AT THE GENNADIUS LIBRARY FOR RESEARCH ON MUSIC: Career musicians, or
researchers who are currently Ph.D. candidates or have received their Ph.D. within the
last 5 years, engaged in research on music that focuses on cultural interactions in the
Mediterranean world broadly defined. Open to all nationalities. Stipend of $11,500 plus
room and board at Loring Hall for the academic year, and waiver of School fees.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2024.
SCHWARZ FELLOWSHIP AT THE GENNADIUS LIBRARY FOR RESEARCH ON URBAN ARCHITECTURE: Practicing
architects, or researchers who are currently Ph.D. candidates or recent Ph.D. holders
(within the last five years), engaged in research on architecture, urban planning, and the
history of the built environment in Greece from 1821 to the present. Open to all
nationalities. Stipend of $11,500 plus room and board at Loring Hall for the academic
year, and waiver of School fees.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2024.
MEDIEVAL GREEK SUMMER SESSION AT THE GENNADIUS LIBRARY, SUMMER 2025: Graduate students and
university 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. Runs every other summer. Call for applications will open
fall 2024.
Please forward this announcement. For further information, consult the ASCSA website at:
https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/research/gennadius-library/educational-programs/fe…
<https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/research/gennadius-library/educational-programs/fellowships>
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