JOAN AND EUGENE VANDERPOOL FELLOWSHIP AT THE ATHENIAN AGORA
DEADLINE: March 15, 2026
The Joan and Eugene Vanderpool Fellowship at the Athenian Agora supports research on any aspect of the Athenian Agora, including but not limited to history, archaeology, literature, epigraphy, architecture, art history, and biodiversity. The fellowship was established by family and friends of Joan and Eugene Vanderpool to honor their lifelong commitment to Greece and the Agora Excavations in particular. To learn more about the history of the fellowship, click here.
Eligibility: Ph.D. holders and graduate students working on any aspect of the Athenian Agora from antiquity to the present are eligible. Open to all nationalities.
Terms: The School awards at least one fellowship each year. The fellowship includes a stipend of $5,000 and a waiver of up to two months of membership fees for residency in Athens while working on the proposed project. Costs of travel, lodging, board, visas, and incidentals can be paid from the stipend. Applicants may also include costs for the photographs/photographic permission and preparation of illustrations in their budgets. Applicants should specify and justify the proposed duration of work in Athens and related costs. The award is to be used between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027. A final report is due at the end of the award period. The ASCSA expects that all publications that result from research conducted as a Fellow of the ASCSA acknowledge the support of the ASCSA and that copies be contributed to the appropriate library of the School and to the research library of the Agora.
Application: Submit an online application form for the “Joan and Eugene Vanderpool Fellowship.” An application consists of a curriculum vitae, description of the proposed project (up to 750 words), a statement of the status of any needed permissions, a timeline and budget of the proposed project, and two letters of reference to be submitted online. Student applicants must submit transcripts or the equivalent from all post-secondary education. Transcripts in scripts other than Latin or Greek must be translated into English.
The award will be announced by May 2026.
