The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the academic programs and fellowships for the 2027-2028 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 150,000 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.
ARIANE CONDELLIS FELLOWSHIP: For Turkish nationals who are either Ph.D. holders or students enrolled in a doctoral program with research on secular topics considering the intercommunal relationships, social history, or civil society of Byzantium or the Ottoman Empire, 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, 2027
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, 2027
COTSEN TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN GREECE: Short-term travel award of $2,000 for Ph.D. holders or graduate students for work at the Gennadius Library. Open to all nationalities. At least one month residency at the Gennadius required. School fees are waived for a maximum of two months.
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2027
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, 2027
M. ALISON FRANTZ FELLOWSHIP: For Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D.s (within the last 5 years) at colleges or universities in the U.S. or Canada 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, 2027
SCHWARZ FELLOWSHIP AT THE GENNADIUS LIBRARY FOR RESEARCH ON MUSIC: Career musicians, Ph.D. candidates, or recent Ph.D.s (within the last 5 years), of any nationality, engaged in research for the full academic year on music that focuses on cultural interactions in the Mediterranean world broadly defined. Stipend of $11,500 plus room and board at Loring Hall, and waiver of School fees.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2027
ZOË SARBANES PAPPAS SENIOR FELLOWSHIP: For an established scholar (Associate Professor/equivalent or higher) working in any area related to the study of Greece in the Medieval through Modern periods for a project that benefits from the use of the Gennadius Library and the School. For research and contribution to the academic life of the Library for the academic year. Stipend $45,000, waiver of School membership fees, round-trip coach airfare to Athens, lunches at Loring Hall, and an additional $2,500 available for developing and presenting contributions to the academic life of the School.
DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31, 2026
MEDIEVAL GREEK SUMMER SESSION AT THE GENNADIUS LIBRARY, SUMMER 2027: Graduate students and post-doctoral scholars 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 trips to relevant sites and museums. Up to twelve scholarships available. Runs every other summer.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2027
For more about the fellowships, link here: https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/research/gennadius-library/educational-programs/fellowships