Jacob Hirsch Fellowship Grant

Jacob Hirsch Fellowship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA)
Amount: US $11,500
Last Updated: January 05, 2026

Summary

The Jacob Hirsch Fellowship, offered by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, supports U.S. or Israeli Ph.D. candidates and early-career scholars in archaeology. It provides a stipend of $11,500, room, and board, with meals included. Fellows must engage full-time in research from September to May, contributing to the academic life of the School. This fellowship fosters the investigation and preservation of Greece's cultural heritage.

Overview

Mission The American School of Classical Studies at Athens advances knowledge of Greece in all periods, as well as other areas of the classical world, by training young scholars, sponsoring and promoting archaeological fieldwork, providing resources for scholarly work, and disseminating research. The ASCSA is also charged by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism with primary responsibility for all American archaeological research, and seeks to support the investigation, preservation, and presentation of Greece’s cultural heritage. Jacob Hirsch Fellowship Field of Study Archaeology Terms Stipend of $11,500 plus room and board in Loring Hall, and waiver of School fees. Meals, Monday through Friday, are provided at Loring Hall. The fellow is expected to be engaged full-time in the supported research from early September to late May. Any concurrent employment requires the permission of the Director of the School.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. .S. or Israeli citizens. Applicants must either be Ph.D. candidates writing their dissertations in archaeology, or early-career scholars (Ph.D. earned within the last five years) completing a project that requires a lengthy residence in Greece.Applicants can propose to use any of the School’s research facilities, as long as their research topic has an archaeological component. A final report is due at the end of the award period, and the ASCSA expects that copies of all publications that result from research conducted as a Fellow of the ASCSA acknowledge the support of the ASCSA and be contributed to the relevant library of the school.