# Funding
**Source**: https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/funding
**Parent**: https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/
## Program Funding from Harvard Griffin GSAS Financial Aid and Teaching Fellowships
Funding for the duration of graduate study is normally provided by outright fellowship grants in the first two years, by a dissertation completion fellowship in the final year, and by a combination of tuition grants and teaching fellowships in the intervening years. Candidates who have successfully completed their General Examinations are normally assigned teaching fellowships in undergraduate courses, which include elementary language courses, sophomore and junior tutorials, literature surveys, and courses taught in translation. Teaching is guaranteed in the third and fourth year. See the Harvard Griffin GSAS website for detailed information on [PhD student support](https://gsas.harvard.edu/policy/financial-support-harvard-griffin-gsas-students), and the Classics [Satisfactory Progress guidelines](https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/graduate-satisfactory-progress "Satisfactory Progress") for an outline of each year.
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## Funding Information for Prospective Students
Applicants are encouraged to apply for any outside funding sources that are available to help fund their graduate education.
### [Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship](https://frankknox.harvard.edu/)
Frank Knox Fellowships are awarded to citizens of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom for graduate study or research at Harvard University. Students from those countries are strongly encouraged to apply for Knox funding. **Interested students must apply for consideration before entering the U.S. and prior to the start of their Harvard programs.** Check deadlines on fellowship websites for each country. The fellowship pays tuition and health insurance fees plus a substantial living stipend, and is renewable for a second year for students in continuing degree programs. Approximately 15 new fellows are selected each year.
### [Fulbright Foreign Student Program](https://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/applicants)
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program enables graduate students, young professionals, and artists from abroad to study and conduct research in the United States. Requirements and deadlines vary by country.
### [Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowships](http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/fellowships/doctoral-doctorat-eng.aspx)
The SSHRC awards fellowships for doctoral study to Canadian citizens.
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## Classics Department Funding for Current Graduate Students
### Charles P. Segal Fellowships for Research and Travel
Updated information about applying for Segal Fellowships is available on the page for [Undergraduate Funding](https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/undergraduate-funding "Undergraduate Funding").
### Conferences
The department normally covers travel to three conferences for each graduate student: one international, one domestic, and one conference of a domestic professional organization such as the [Society for Classical Studies](https://www.classicalstudies.org/annual-meeting)/[Archaeological Institute of America](https://www.archaeological.org/programs/professionals/annual-meeting/), the [Association of Ancient Historians](https://associationofancienthistorians.org/), the [Medieval Academy of America](https://www.medievalacademy.org/), the [Byzantine Studies Association of North America](https://bsana.net/annual-conference/), or the [Modern Greek Studies Association](https://www.mgsa.org/). Students should present papers at at least two of the three conferences, and should discuss with their advisor and/or mentor which conferences would be beneficial to their scholarly development.
Students can submit a budget for approval to cover airfare, registration, accommodations, and ground transportation. The maximum budget is $2,500 for an international conference and $1,500 for each domestic conference. Note that these funds are technically not reimbursements and may be taxable. Reasonable exceptions and substitutions may be approved in special circumstances. Contact [Teresa Wu](mailto:ttwu@fas.harvard.edu) with questions.
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## Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Funding
Please see the [Harvard Griffin GSAS website](https://gsas.harvard.edu/academics/fellowships) for more details about all available funding sources and application details.
### [Dissertation Completion Fellowship](https://gsas.harvard.edu/policy/dissertation-completion-fellowships)
Eligible students in the humanities and social sciences are guaranteed one year-long Harvard Griffin GSAS Dissertation Completion Fellowship between the G4 and G7 years. (While there is no guarantee of a Dissertation Completion Fellowship beyond the G7 year, requests will be considered upon recommendation of the faculty advisor. See the [Harvard Griffin GSAS website](https://gsas.harvard.edu/academics/fellowships/internal-fellowships/dissertation-completion-fellowships).) Students are required to meet all departmental requirements, submit an approved dissertation prospectus, and drafts of two dissertation chapters. Applications must be submitted through [CARAT](https://apps2.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/carat/) in early February.
### [Graduate Student Council (GSC) Conference Grants](https://engage.gsas.harvard.edu/organization/gsc)
The GSC awards conference grants and summer research grants to eligible Harvard Griffin GSAS students. See the updated application pages on their website for more information.
### [Merit and Term Time Research Fellowships](https://gsas.harvard.edu/academics/fellowships/internal-fellowships)
The Merit and Term Time Research Fellowship allows outstanding Harvard Griffin GSAS students to focus their time on research, fieldwork, and writing. Students must have passed Generals and have an approved dissertation prospectus at the time of nomination, or no later than the beginning of the semester when the award is taken. The deadline is typically in early December, and there is a departmental deadline that precedes it by two weeks. Notification for this fellowship is typically mid-April.
### [Professional Development Fund](https://gsas.harvard.edu/financial-support/funding-and-aid/financial-support-phd-students/professional-development-fund)
PhD students who entered Harvard Griffin GSAS between fall 2015 and fall 2019 and have begun or passed their third year of study may be eligible to apply for up to $2,500 from the Harvard Griffin GSAS Professional Development Fund. (Note that this fund will not be available for students entering after fall 2019.) This program is designed to help students develop skills and competencies that will enhance their competitiveness when on the job market and serve them in their professional careers. Students can review the list of approved professional development expenditures on the Harvard Griffin GSAS website. Note that there are three application periods each year. Students can contact the Graduate Coordinator, [Alyson Lynch,](mailto:alynch@fas.harvard.edu) with questions.
### Summer Fellowships
Harvard Griffin GSAS offers two summer fellowships to assist with language study or preliminary research or fieldwork. Students are only eligible to receive **one** of the following awards during their time as graduate students. Applications for these two opportunities can be found in [CARAT](https://apps2.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/carat/).
#### [Graduate Society Summer Predissertation Fellowships](https://gsas.harvard.edu/academics/fellowships/internal-fellowships/summer-fellowships/predissertation-fellowships)
Harvard Griffin GSAS offers Summer Predissertation Fellowships for outstanding graduate students conducting summer language study and/or preliminary dissertation research or fieldwork. Ordinarily for students in the summer following the G1, G2, or G3 year, this merit-based fellowship is intended for the early stage of dissertation development prior to having an approved prospectus. Notification for this fellowship is typically mid-April. The deadline is typically in early February, and there is a departmental deadline that precedes it by two weeks.
#### [Summer School Tuition Fellowships](https://gsas.harvard.edu/academics/fellowships/internal-fellowships/summer-fellowships/language-study-fellowships)
Harvard Griffin GSAS provides Summer School Tuition Fellowships for doctoral students to engage in language study at Harvard Summer School to prepare for department foreign language exams or for language needs related to the dissertation. This opportunity ordinarily is for use in the summer following the G1, G2, or G3 year, but under special circumstances students in later years may apply. The deadline is typically in early February.
### [American Academy in Rome](https://www.aarome.org/): the Stocker Fund
This Harvard Griffin GSAS-administered fund is for work and study at the American Academy in Rome. Once accepted to the summer program or as an affiliate, students may submit a budget of anticipated expenses. Submit the budget to the Department Administrator, [Teresa Wu](mailto:///ttwu@fas.harvard.edu), who will liaise with Financial Aid. Check the American Academy website for deadlines. Summer School deadlines are typically in December
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## Other Harvard Funding
### American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA): the Charles Norton Fund
This University-administered fund is restricted to use at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Students must apply to the American School and be accepted before they can apply for Norton funds. Funding is provided for the [Summer Session](https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/programs/summer-session), [Summer Seminars](https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/programs/summerseminars), or [Regular Membership](https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/programs/regular-member-program). Funding is also available for associate members of the American School. Contact the Department Administrator, [Teresa Wu](mailto:ttwu@fas.harvard.edu), for more information about funding. Deadlines vary by program, so check the ASCSA website carefully.
### Center for Hellenic Studies
#### [Museum of Cycladic Art Summer Internship](https://greece.chs.harvard.edu/internships/museum-cycladic)
The Center for Hellenic Studies runs an internship at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, Greece; Harvard students at the undergraduate and graduate level are eligible to apply. Travel, housing, and a small stipend are provided. Applications are typically due in early March.
#### [Winter Session in Washington, DC](https://chs.harvard.edu/programs/student-programs/)
The Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, DC offers the opportunity for five Harvard students to utilize the Center’s library collection for research in January. The CHS will provide housing in shared apartments on the CHS campus for one week, 24-hour access to the library, and lunch on weekdays. Additionally, the CHS will cover round trip transportation costs up to $500. Applications are typically due in early December.
### Dumbarton Oaks
#### [Bliss Symposium Awards](https://www.doaks.org/research/support-for-research/bliss-symposium-awards)
Dumbarton Oaks is proud to offer Bliss Symposium Awards, designed to engage advanced students in Dumbarton Oaks' three areas of specialization through supported attendance of annual symposia in Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape Studies. Up to six awards will be made for each symposium. Up to three awards will be offered to students of Harvard University, with which Dumbarton Oaks is affiliated, and up to three awards will be offered to students from other US and international institutions. Each symposium has a different application deadline; applications for the Byzantine Studies symposium are due in late January.
#### [SummerInternships](https://www.doaks.org/research/harvard-programs/internships)
The Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection also offers paid internships with housing for undergraduate and graduate students that involve work on a variety of institutional projects, in areas such as library and archival acquisitions and cataloguing; exhibition development; scholarly publications; social media and communications; museum education and public programs; and the digital humanities. Applications are typically due in early February.
#### [William R. Tyler Fellowships](https://www.doaks.org/research/harvard-programs/tyler-fellowships)
Dumbarton Oaks offers two-year William R. Tyler Fellowships for Harvard graduate students in art history, archaeology, history, and literature of the Pre-Columbian/early Colonial or Mediterranean/Byzantine worlds; or in Garden and Landscape history. A stipend is provided, and travel funds are available. Applications are typically due in early November.
### Prizes
Information about all prizes may be found on the [website of the Prize Office](https://prizes.fas.harvard.edu/). There are two endowed prize competitions for composition in Greek and Latin called the Bowdoin Prizes. See the [Graduate Prizes](https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/prizes-graduate "Prizes") page for more information.
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## Other Fellowships
Many of these have previously been awarded to students of the department.
- [Council of American Overseas Research Centers Multi-Country Research Fellowship](https://www.caorc.org/multi-fellowship-guidelines)
- [Getty Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships and GRI-NEH Postdoctoral Fellowships](https://www.getty.edu/projects/pre-and-postdoctoral-fellowships/)
- [Harvard Radcliffe Institute Dissertation Completion Fellowship](https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/opportunities-for-students/graduate-student-fellowships)
- [Jacobi-Stipendium at the Kommission für Alte Geschichte und Epigraphik des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts in Munich](https://www.dainst.org/en/departments/aek/career/jacobi-scholarship)
- [The John Anson Kittredge Fund Grant](http://kittredgefund.org/)
- [Kress Institutional Fellowship](http://www.kressfoundation.org/fellowships/main/) (History of Art)
- [The Met Fellowship Program/The Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/fellowships)
- [Lemmermann Foundation Research Fellowships in Rome, Italy](https://www.iefa.org/scholarships/3302/Lemmermann_Foundation_Fellowship_Award_for_Research_in_Rome,_Italy)
- [The Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship](https://www.pbk.org/Sibley) (for women pursuing graduate work in French or Greek)
- [Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship](https://www.acls.org/programs/dcf/)
- [Social Science Research Council Fellowships](https://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/)
- [Traveling Fellowships through the Committee on General Scholarships and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences](https://gsas.harvard.edu/academics/fellowships/internal-fellowships/internal-research-fellowships#traveling) (Sinclair Kennedy, Frank Knox Memorial, Lee Whittinghill Samuelson, Frederick Sheldon)
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## Other Sources to Explore
- [CARAT Funding Database (Harvard)](https://carat.fas.harvard.edu/applicant/browse?type=G)
- [Medium's list of Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students of Classical Philology, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology](https://medium.com/@billbeck/funding-opportunities-for-graduate-students-of-classical-philology-ancient-history-and-classical-6d1cc64d9744)
- [Pivot Database](https://pivot.proquest.com/session/login)
- [SCS Resources](https://classicalstudies.org/awards-and-fellowships/awards-scholarships-and-fellowships-offered-us-classics-associations#Graduate%20Students)