Dorothy Tarrant Fellowship

The Dorothy Tarrant Fellowship is a recently inaugurated fellowship, set up to commemorate the contribution of a pioneering figure in UK classics. The Fellowship is awarded to scholars from universities outside the UK with research interests in any field of classical studies. The successful candidate is expected to spend a minimum of six weeks at the Institute. Applicants are invited to make a proposal for an event or training activity to be carried out at the ICS during their stay. Proposals for events or activities that engage with UK-based classical researchers and/or the national and international subject community are particularly welcome. Fellows currently receive an allowance of £6000 toward the cost of travel and accommodation.

Fellows currently receive an allowance of £6,000 toward the cost of travel and accommodation. Funding for an event or training activity will be up to a maximum of £1,000 to cover speakers' travel expenses and appropriate catering.

Applicants are asked to complete the application form and to send it to classics@sas.ac.uk with a short CV (4 pages maximum). The deadline for applications will be 20 May 2026. Applicants are asked to arrange for two academic references to be sent to classics@sas.ac.uk by 20 May 2026. We will endeavour to announce results by the end of June 2025. Successful candidates are encouraged to speak at events or participate in workshops elsewhere in the UK if invited.

A list of previous holders of the Dorothy Tarrant Fellowship is available here.

Professor Ann Brysbaert (Leiden University) took up her Fellowship September-October 2025.