Yearly Archives: 2021

Vergilian Society Tours and Workshops

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Travel and see ancient sites in the Mediterranean and Europe in 2022!

The Vergilian Society is offering exciting tours of ancient sites in Sicily, Naples, Portugal and Romania. The Vergilian Society is also offering stimulating Latin workshops for teachers that include opportunities to visit a variety of ancient sites to reinforce their teachings of the ancient world.

For a description and details of the tours and workshops, visit
https://www.vergiliansociety.org/2020-vergilian-society-study-tours-and-workshops/

Over $100,000 in scholarship money available:
https://www.vergiliansociety.org/tours/scholarships/

Applications for tours and workshops at: https://www.vergiliansociety.org/tours/tour-application/

Grant and Award Opportunities

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CAMWS Summer Travel Award.

Deadline: January 30, 2022

These awards include appr. $5000.00 to attend the AAR Summer School (Grant Award), appr. $4500.00 for the ASCSA Summer School (Semple Award), and up to $3000.00 for other appropriate summer programs (e.g., https://camws.org/node/1005 (Benario Awards).

Please note that teachers are eligible even if not in CAMWS territory. Their school simply needs to be become a CAMWS member. (“CAMWS members teaching at  a school outside CAMWS territory are eligible to apply for these awards if their schools are current institutional members of CAMWS (https://camws.org/institutionalmembership).

Fuller information can be found here: https://camws.org/awards/sgb.php#Benario.

ASCSA Advanced Fellowships

Deadline: February 15, 2021

Several fellowships for the full academic year at the School are available to students who plan to stay on or return to the School to pursue independent research, usually for their Ph.D. dissertation. Please note that some fellowships are designated for specific areas of research.

More information here.

Nominate someone for the Phyllis B. Katz Prize

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As the fall semester closes, please consider nominating a talented undergraduate’s paper for the Phyllis B. Katz Prize for excellence in undergraduate research, or see our Scholarships, Funding, and Awards page. (You can also encourage a student to self-nominate.) The prize is granted to a research paper, written by an undergraduate student, with focus on some aspect of ancient Mediterranean languages, literature, history or culture. The winning paper will be read by the recipient of the prize during the Annual Meeting of CANE, generally as the first paper in the Saturday session (the paper should be designed for a 15-minute presentation). The winning student will receive an award of $200, free registration for the meeting, and the cost of hotel accommodations if needed. The application deadline is February 15, 2022, and submissions should be sent to this email: immpastpres@caneweb.org.