Grants & Prizes
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Grants The Hellenic
Society Council considers applications from institutions and Schools for
small grants to assist projects and events in the field of Hellenic Studies.
Typical projects include: Institutions: ·
student bursary schemes for academic
conferences ·
productions of Greek drama ·
Hellenic events ·
student fieldwork bursaries Schools ·
the development of new courses in Greek ·
books & other teaching materials ·
Classics days or conferences ·
Greek plays by schools ·
summer schools Grants are usually
in the range of £100-£500, but larger amounts are sometimes awarded. |
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The Dover Fund: Grants to
Postgraduates and Young Scholars The Dover Fund, set
up in honour of Sir Kenneth Dover, is administered
by the Hellenic Society. Its purposes are: ·
to further the study of the history of
the Greek language in any period from the Bronze Age to the 15th century AD,
and ·
to further the edition and exegesis of Greek texts, including papyri and
inscriptions, from any period within those same limits. Grants will be made
for such purposes as: books, photography, visits to libraries, museums and sites.The sums awarded will vary according to the needs
of the applicant, but most grants will be in the range £50 - £300; larger
grants may be made from time to time at the discretion of the awards
committee. Applications must be received by May 1st
of the year in which a grant is sought. Application
Form; Referee Form. Grants will be made to (based in the UK) currently
registered research students, and, within the first five years of their appointment,
to lecturers, teaching fellows, research fellows, postdoctoral fellows and
research assistants. Potential
applicants are also reminded of the existence of the Thomas Wiedemann Fund, specially
designed to assist with the costs of visits to universities, libraries or
museums in the UK or Ireland. |