Fellowships and Other Opportunities

With some work identifying appropriate opportunities and composing good applications, there are organizations that will support study in Classical disciplines - at Loyola and abroad, and beyond graduation. See individual fellowships in the lists below.

Loyola's Fellowship Office can support you in making applications for national and international scholarships and fellowships, and offers excellent advice. Please consult them as well as your advisors in Classical Studies.

• Other opportunities: Undergraduate Prize Competitions (see also Departmental awards)
• Other opportunities: Undergraduate Conferences
• Other opportunities: Undergraduate Research Publications
• Other opportunities: Internships

Study Abroad - Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate

• American Archaeology Abroad: Competitive award for an undergraduate student enrolled in an American college or university, majoring in archaeology or a related discipline, in order to help facilitate participation in an archaeological excavation abroad. Winning fellows are required to blog about their experience weekly on the AAA website and to submit a final report regarding their experience, suitable for publication on the website. More information about the Al and Margaret Cohen American Archaeology Abroad Fellowship from American Archaeology Abroad.
• APA Minority Scholarship Program: Competitive awards for minority undergraduate students to further their preparation for graduate study in Classics or Classical archaeology, by summer work. Eligible proposals might include, but are not limited to, participation in summer programs or field schools in Italy, Greece, Egypt, etc., or language training at institutions in the U.S., Canada, or Europe. More information from the American Philological Association.
• ARCS Fellowships: Competitive awards for advanced undergraduates as well as graduate students engaged in research on ancient, medieval, or modern Bulgaria or the Balkan peninsula, in any field of the humanities or social sciences. Undergraduate students have the option to be given an examination and write a term paper at the end of the program if they need to receive credits for the program from their home institutions. ARCS does not grant credit, but can issue certificates of participation, and the students' home institutions can then confer credits based on the students' examinations and term papers. More information, including a link to application forms, from the American Research Center in Sofia. The deadline for applications for the 2013-14 academic year is 15 January 2013; ARCS expects to notify applicants of the decision of the Fellowship Committee by 1 March.
• Athena Study Abroad sponsors programs in different locations, including Greece and Italy, open to second-year, third-year, and fourth-year college and university students, and offers several academic scholarships, global citizenship awards, and campus-based scholarships to students enrolled in one their programs. More information from Athena Abroad, specifically about their scholarships.
• Theodore Bedrick Scholarship: Competitive award to an Eta Sigma Phi student, preferentially an undergraduate having sophomore or junior status during the current academic year, though alumni within 8 years from graduation who do not hold a doctorate also may apply; supports a tour in Italy (only) of the Vergilian Society Summer Tours. More information from Eta Sigma Phi.
• CANE Alison Barker Travel Scholarship: Competitive award supporting educational travel to Classical sites, to an undergraduate who shows particular interest in the Classics; the travel in question must have specifically educational purposes, go to a site or sites bearing substantial physical evidence of the presence of ancient Greeks or Romans, and be organized by a Classics department or by a recognized and established institutional program of Classical studies such as the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies or the American School for Classical Studies at Athens. More information from the Classical Association of New England.
• CIEE Naples, Classical Studies: One program among the many sponsored by the Council on International Educational Exchange bases undergraduate students in Naples to study Italian language and culture, Latin, and Classical Studies taught in English; scholarships available competitively.
• Davies-Jackson Fellowship: Competitive award for students with exceptional academic records who are among the first in their families to graduate from college to participate in a course of study at St. John's College at the University of Cambridge and earn a Cambridge B.A. (which is often regarded as the equivalent of a Master's degree in the U.S.). Eligible fields of study include Archaeology and Anthropology, Classics, and Modern and Medieval Languages; Loyola University Chicago is an eligible institution. Sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges; see their site for more information about the fellowship and links to information about individual programs.
• Charles M. Edwards Scholarship: Competitive award to an outstanding applicant, normally an exceptional undergraduate, to participate in the Summer Sessions of the American School for Classical Studies at Athens. More information from the ASCSA.
• Eta Sigma Phi H. R. Butts Scholarship for Fieldwork in Classical Archaeology: Competitive award for Eta Sigma Phi students, preferentially undergraduates who have had not yet had experience in archaeological fieldwork, but experienced fieldworkers and graduate students are also welcome to apply. More information from Eta Sigma Phi.
• Eta Sigma Phi Summer Travel Scholarships: Competitive awards for Eta Sigma Phi alumni who have received a bachelor's degree within eight years prior to application or are about to receive a bachelor's degree by 1 June of the current year, and who have not received a doctoral degree, to participate in the Classical Summer School of the American Academy in Rome or, by the Brent Malcolm Froberg Scholarship, in the Summer Session of the American School for Classical Studies at Athens. More information from Eta Sigma Phi.
• Fulbright Fellowships: The largest U.S. international exchange program (sponsored by the U.S. Department of State), can support graduating seniors in virtually all fields to pursue research or teach for one year in a foreign country. More information from the Fellowship Office and from the official website of the Fulbright Program.
• Gilman International Scholarship Program: Competitive awards for U.S. undergraduate students receiving Pell Grant funding at a 2-year or 4-year college or university, to participate in study-abroad programs worldwide. More information from the Fellowship Office and from the website of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. Eligible fields of study, among many others in the humanities, include Classical Civilization and Classical Studies.
• Marshall Scholarships: Competitive awards for recent graduates of undergraduate programs at accredited four-year colleges or universities in the United States, U.S. citizens, with a grade point average not less than 3.7, to pursue a course of study for two years at a British university. Potential fields of study are unrestricted. More information from the Fellowship Office and from the website of the Marshall Scholarships Program.
• Arthur Patch McKinlay Scholarship: Competitive award for members of the American Classical League who are planning to teach Classics at the elementary through secondary school level for the 2011-2012 school year, to pursue a structured study program involving research or to attend the ACL Institute. More information from the American Classical League.
• Mitchell Scholars Program: Competitive awards for applicants distinguished by academic excellence, leadership, and a sustained commitment to service and community, to pursue one year of postgraduate study at an institution of higher learning in Ireland or North Ireland, in any discipline they offer; Classical Studies are embraced by many. More information from the Fellowship Office and from the website of the Mitchell Scholars Program.
• Lionel Pearson Fellowship: Competitive awards for outstanding students majoring in Greek, Latin, Classics, or closely related fields at any American or Canadian college or university, to broaden and develop their knowledge of Greek and Latin literature in the original languages by undertaking a year of postgraduate study at an English or Scottish university. More information from the American Philological Association.
• Ricci Scholars Program: Competitive awards for high-achieving Loyola University Chicago sophomores who propose a compelling academic research project, to prepare for their experience at an introductory session in the sophomore year, divide the junior year between immersion experiences at the John Felice Rome Center in the fall semester and The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies in the spring semester, and finally return to the Chicago campuses in the senior year, complete their research projects, and present their work to the next group of Ricci Scholars. Apply during the Fall semester of the sophomore year. More information about the Ricci Scholars Program, and Application Brochure, from Loyola's Office for International Programs.
• Study Abroad Greece: The website Study Abroad Greece offers indexes of American University Abroad programs and Major International Study Abroad Programs, with links to specific offerings.
• Waldbaum Field School Scholarship: Competitive awards for third-year and fourth-year undergraduate students and first-year graduate students who are currently enrolled in a college or university in the U.S. or Canada. Students majoring in archaeology or related disciplines are especially encouraged to apply. More information from the Archaeological Institute of America.

Summer Study - U.S. or Abroad

• ACL Scholarships: The American Classical League offers two different scholarships to members, including undergraduate or graduate Classics majors planning to teach at the elementary through college level, that can be used to support first-time attendance at the ACL Institute: the Arthur Patch McKinlay Scholarship and the Ed Phinney Commemorative Scholarship. More information from the American Classical League.
• APA Minority Scholarship Program: Competitive awards for minority undergraduate students to further their preparation for graduate study in Classics or Classical archaeology, by summer work. Eligible proposals might include, but are not limited to, participation in summer programs or field schools in Italy, Greece, Egypt, etc., or language training at institutions in the U.S., Canada, or Europe. More information from the American Philological Association.
• Theodore Bedrick Scholarship: Competitive award to an Eta Sigma Phi student, preferentially an undergraduate having sophomore or junior status during the current academic year, though alumni within 8 years from graduation who do not hold a doctorate also may apply; supports a tour in Italy (only) of the Vergilian Society Summer Tours). More information from Eta Sigma Phi.
• Charles M. Edwards Scholarship: Competitive award to an outstanding applicant, normally an exceptional undergraduate, to participate in the Summer Sessions of the American School for Classical Studies at Athens. More information from the ASCSA.
• Eta Sigma Phi H. R. Butts Scholarship for Fieldwork in Classical Archaeology: Competitive award for Eta Sigma Phi students, preferentially undergraduates who have had not yet had experience in archaeological fieldwork, but experienced fieldworkers and graduate students are also welcome to apply. More information from Eta Sigma Phi.
• Eta Sigma Phi Summer Travel Scholarships: Competitive awards for Eta Sigma Phi alumni who have received a bachelor's degree within eight years prior to application or are about to receive a bachelor's degree by 1 June of the current year, and who have not received a doctoral degree, to participate in the Classical Summer School of the American Academy in Rome or, by the Brent Malcolm Froberg Scholarship, in the Summer Session of the American School for Classical Studies at Athens. More information from Eta Sigma Phi.
• LUROP Provost Fellowships: Competitive awards for Loyola University Chicago undergraduate students to gain research experience by working closely with faculty mentors in the areas of the faculty mentors' scholarship. Summer and academic-year programs are available. More information from the Loyola Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.

Teacher Training

• ACL Scholarships: The American Classical League offers two different scholarships to members, including undergraduate or graduate Classics majors planning to teach at the elementary through college level, that can be used to support first-time attendance at the ACL Institute: the Arthur Patch McKinlay Scholarship and the Ed Phinney Commemorative Scholarship. More information from the American Classical League.
• Leonore Annenberg Teaching Fellowship: Competitive award for exceptionally able candidates to complete a yearlong master’s program at one of four of the nation’s top teacher education programs - Stanford University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Virginia, or the University of Washington. In exchange, the candidates must agree to teach for three years in high-need secondary schools. During these first three years in the classroom, Fellows receive intensive on-site mentoring and support. More information from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.
• Eta Sigma Phi Bernice L. Fox Teacher Training Scholarship: Competitive award for Eta Sigma Phi members who are now teaching or preparing to teach at the pre-collegiate level, who have received a bachelor's degree within the last ten years or who expect to receive it before the summer of the current academic year, and who have not received a doctoral degree; to support summer activity contributing to the recipient's preparation for teaching (e.g., American Classical League Institute or university courses leading to certification). More information from Eta Sigma Phi.
• Maureen V. O'Donnell / Eunice E. Kraft Teacher Training Scholarships: Competitive award for members of the American Classical League, including undergraduate or graduate Classics majors planning to teach at the elementary through college level, to help defray expenses associated with teacher-training. Candidates must have completed a substantial part of the courses leading toward certification and be enrolled for classes required for Latin certification and including at least in part classes in methodology and/or curriculum development. More information from the American Classical League.
• Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color: Competitive award of grants and financial assistance supporting summer project, graduate school, and loan repayments, so as to help recruit, support, and retain individuals of color as K-12 public school teachers and administrators. More information from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.

Undergraduate Study

• Josephine De Karman Fellowships: Competitive award for senior-level undergraduates and for doctoral candidates who will complete their degree in the coming year, currently enrolled in a college or university within the United States. Undergraduate applicants should have exceptional recommendations and grades plus a compelling record of original research or scholarship. The competition is open to students in any discipline, but special consideration will be given to applicants in the humanities. More information from the Josephine De Karman Fellowship Trust.
• LUROP Provost Fellowships: Competitive awards for Loyola University Chicago undergraduate students to gain research experience by working closely with faculty mentors in the areas of the faculty mentors' scholarship. Summer and academic-year programs are available. More information from the Loyola Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
• Carroll and Adelaide Johnson Fellowship: Competitive awards for Loyola University Chicago undergraduate students to conduct global interdisciplinary research focused on women and leadership, aimed at major concerns of the modern world and solutions, working with faculty and external mentors, in the students' junior and senior years. Apply through the Loyola Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program during the sophomore year. More information from the Gannon Center for Women and Leadership.
• PanHellenic Scholarship Awards: Competitive awards for U.S. students of Hellenic descent currently pursuing an undergraduate degree. PanHellenic Awards are offered to undergraduate students who are selected based, first and foremost, on academic merit. In addition to the scholarship itself, awardees receive induction to the PanHellenic Honors Society as distinguished lifetime members. Grant Awards are given to students who apply on the basis of financial need; Merit Awards are given to students who apply on the basis of merit only and not financial need. More information from the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation.
• Rudis Fellowship in Comparative Constitutions: Recipients of the Anthony and Mary Rudis Research Scholarship will write a research paper during the 2010-2011 academic year, under the guidance of a faculty member in the Department of History or the Department of Political Science, concerning comparative study of constitutions. The purpose of the paper is to develop an understanding of the historical and political definition of constitutional rights, concentrating on the ways in which societies secure, or fail to secure, the rights of their citizens. For more information, please contact Dr. Peter Schraeder in the Department of Political Science.
• Manson A. Stewart Scholarships: Competitive award for a second-year or third-year undergraduate Classics major at a college or university with membership in the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, nominated by an individual member of CAMWS, to support study the following third year or fourth year on condition of its including at least two courses in Latin or in ancient Greek. More information from CAMWS.

Graduate Study

• Ford Foundation Fellowship Program: Competitive awards for U.S. citizen and U.S. national members of specific groups "whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding," to pursue doctoral studies in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs; Classics is included under Languages and Archaeology under Anthropology. (The Ford Foundation also grants post-doctoral fellowships, in a separate competition.) More information from the Fellowship Office and from the Ford Foundation.
• Javits Fellowship Program: Competitive award for U.S. citizen students of exceptional ability, as demonstrated by their achievements and exceptional promise, to undertake doctoral or MFA study in selected fields of the arts, humanities, and social sciences; Classics and Archaeology are included. More information from the Fellowship Office and from the U.S. Department of Education.
• Many universities offer scholarships and other forms of aid to students enrolled in their graduate programs. Be sure to seek information from each school you consider.
  • The Classical Association of the Middle West and South maintains an index of links to doctorate and master's, MA-only, and post-baccalaureate programs (including Loyola's) in the US, and select programs abroad.
  • GradSchools.com, Humanities and Cultures, indexed directory: follow links to Archaeology, Area & Cultural Studies - European Studies, Foreign Languages & Studies, History Disciplines, Literature - Classics, etc.
  • Index of Academic Programs having something to do with Archaeology, maintained by ArchNet: scroll down under "Academic Departments by Topic" to get to "Classical Archaeology."
  • Index of North American graduate programs incorporating Byzantine Studies or Late Antiquity, maintained by the Byzantine Studies Association of North America.

Other Opportunities: Undergraduate Prize Competitions    

• Departmental awards include the Fr. Matt Creighton, S.J., Undergraduate Essay Contest and the Edwin P. Menes Translation Contest, whose names honor retired members of the Department's faculty.
• The Phyllis B. Katz Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, sponsored by the Classical Association of New England, honors research by an undergraduate Classicist into some aspect of ancient Mediterranean languages, literature, history or culture. The winning paper will be read by the prize-winner during the Annual Meeting of CANE. The author will receive an award of $200, free registration for the meeting and the cost of hotel accommodations if needed. A submitted paper must be the student's own work and represent reseach conducted by the student as an undergraduate, although it may be submitted for consideration the year following completion of a bachelor’s degree. As a research paper, it must include proper citations and bibliography. It should display both command of the subject matter and some clear or unique assessment of the topic by its author. It should be of suitable length to be delivered orally in 15 minutes. The deadline for submission is February 15th.
• Loyola University Libraries Undergraduate Research Paper Award: a cross-disciplinary panel of librarians, members of the Friends of the Libraries, and Loyola faculty members will recognize original research papers in any discipline for excellence in research, provided they are the work of currently enrolled Loyola undergraduates researching and writing within the context of undergraduate courses at Loyola. The award commends not only the papers themselves, but also the research process the students follow and their ability to articulate their experience conducting research. The deadline for submission of application materials relating to a research paper written within calendar year 2012 is 1 March 2013, 5:00pm. For more information please consult Loyola University Libraries or direct questions to Librarian Jeannette Pierce.
• The Maurine Dallas Watkins Translation Contests, sponsored by Eta Sigma Phi, are held in Advanced and Intermediate levels in Classical Greek, in Koine Greek, and Advanced and Intermediate levels in Latin, all translating from the original language, and in Latin Prose Composition. Purses for the Advanced levels and Composition are $100 first place, $75 second place, and $50 third place; Intermediate levels $75, $50, and $40. Up to three students enrolled in language classes at a college or university which has a chapter (not necessarily only initiates) may represent the school in each contest. The Faculty Adviser will coordinate contest examinations with the national Society; requests are due in early February each year.

Other Opportunities: Undergraduate Conferences and Conferences Open to Undergraduates    

• Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of New England: 15-16 March 2013, University of Connecticut. Undergraduate and graduate students, as well as elementary, secondary, and post-secondary educators and interested persons in other professions, will be invited to propose 15-20 minute papers presenting their research on topics related to Classical Studies; in particular, CANE sponsors the Phyllis B. Katz Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Research (see above under Undergraduate Prize Competitions) for undergraduate participants. The Call for Papers will be made available in fall 2012.
• Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium: CAURS 2013 will convene 6 April 2013 at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Undergraduate students from the Chicagoland area and all academic disciplines come together to present their research and explore work being done by other students. Deadline for submission of abstracts for oral presentations will be in February 2013 (date to be established soon). Deadline for submission of abstracts for poster presentations will be in March 2013. Registration for attendance opens 15 November 2012: since space is limited students are encouraged to register early.
• Annual Meeting of the Illinois Classical Conference: 5-7 October 2012, University of Chicago. Undergraduate and graduate students, as well as elementary, secondary, and post-secondary educators and interested persons in other professions, will be invited to propose 15-20 minute papers presenting their research on topics related to Classical Studies; students of institutional members of the ICC who are selected to present will have registration fees waived. The Call for Papers will be made available in spring 2012.
• LUROP Travel Grants: The Loyola Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program offers a limited number of competitive travel grants to offset costs for students who are presenting their research at conferences or professional meetings. Follow the link in the heading for additional information and application form.
• LUROP Undergraduate Research Symposium: Students from all Loyola Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program programs will participate in the Undergraduate Research Symposium. This symposium allows students to showcase their research as they would at a professional conference. Students display the results of their study on posters and answer questions posed by attendees, including Loyola faculty, staff and other students. One poster session is conducted each year for LUROP academic-year programs, one for LUROP summer programs: the 2013 Symposium will take place Saturday, 20 April. All students interested in presenting their work, whether through poster session, oral session, or community engagement forum, should register at the Symposium website before 15 March. Guidelines are available for downloading at the Symposium website, also, together with signup links for the different kinds of presentation workshops, which are strongly recommended.
• Miami University Ohio Department of Classics, 12th Annual Undergraduate Classics Conference, 5-6 April 2013. Undergraduate students are invited to submit an abstract of their work in Classical Studies in order to present a 15-minute paper at the conference; all topics of Classical scholarship are welcome. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 3 January 2013: see guidelines at the link for the conference.
• Purdue University Calumet, 21st Annual Clement S. Stacy Memorial Undergraduate Research Conference: 13 April 2013. This conference brings together students and mentors from colleges and universities throughout the upper Midwest for lively presentation and discussion of significant research by undergraduate students in the fields of Anthropology, American History, American Literature, American Studies, Communication Studies, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, English and US Literature, Ethnic Studies, Feminist Literature, Foreign Language Studies, Humanities, Linguistics, Literary Criticism, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Rhetoric, Sociology, Women's Studies, World History, and World Literature. Abstracts following the Conference's Guidelines must be submitted electronically as an e-mail attachment to undercon@purdue.edu, no later than 13 February 2013, in order to be considered.

Other Opportunities: Undergraduate Research Publications    

• Many undergraduate journals invite contributions only from their own college or university, but others are more open. Some are specific to one discipline and others are more various. Browse to see what venues look likeliest to be hospitable to your project.
• Index of Undergraduate Journals and Publications, in various fields, maintained by the Council on Undergraduate Research: Learning through Research.
• Index of American and International Undergraduate Journals, in various fields, maintained by the Berkeley Undergraduate Journal.

Other Opportunities: Internships    

• American School of Classical Studies at Athens: Internships in Non-Profit Administration, Development, Marketing & Event Management at the Princeton, NJ Office: The American School, the preeminent overseas research institution devoted to the advanced study of all aspects of Greek culture from antiquity to the present day, is offering short-term unpaid internships throughout the year at the U.S. office in Princeton, N.J. Internships will focus on non-profit administration and fundraising, and interns will assist staff with the various duties of managing an overseas educational and research center. They will gain a close familiarity with communications and fundraising activities, including the work associated with conducting a capital campaign, cultivation events, and Board meetings. Qualified applicants will be advanced undergraduates or recent graduates with a major or degree in a field related to the School's academic areas, such as Classics, Ancient History, Art History, Archaeology, Modern Greek Studies, Marketing or Communication. An interest in pursuing a career in non-profit administration, development or marketing is desirable. Excellent communications skills, both written and oral, are required. To apply, please send a resume and a cover letter defining your interest in the position and how it would assist you in your future career plans, by post to Dr. Irene B. Romano, Administrative Director, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 6-8 Charlton Street, Princeton, NJ 08540 or by e-mail to rsvp@ascsa.org, with "Internship Application" in the subject line. More information about the ASCSA is available on their website, http://www.ascsa.edu.gr; the terms of the internship are posted at Positions at the ASCSA.
• Center for Hellenic Studies Internships: Student-interns will work in Washington, D.C., 31 May - 31 July 2013, on projects related to Publications and to Fellowships and Curricular Development at a major research center for study of the Greek world, associated with Harvard University. Interns will work approximately 245 hours over the course of the summer and receive $12.00 per hour. The work schedule is relatively flexible and provides ample opportunity to see Washington, D.C. Concentrators from any field may apply. Knowledge of either ancient or modern Greek is welcome and especially helpful for work in Publications, but is not required. No prior experience is necessary for this internship. Students who have participated in CHS programs in the past are eligible to apply, but priority will be given to students who have never had a CHS internship before. The on-line application will involve uploading a transcript and a resume. More information about the internships is available at the Center for Hellenic Studies Website, and by sending a message to a program administrator at the CHS Contact Page.

This page revised 13 February 2013 by jlong1@luc.edu.