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The Department of Classics offers the following
awards and scholarships for deserving students.
Nominees are selected by faculty usually in the
spring quarter of each year.
- The Luci Berkowitz Undergraduate Prize in Classics
is awarded to a meritorious undergraduate student
in the Department of Classics.
- The Theodore Brunner and Luci Berkowitz Graduate
Prize in Classics is awarded for excellence
in academic performance on the graduate level.
Classics graduate students are eligible for
a number of awards:
- The Graduate Teaching Award is awarded by the
Humanities Associate Graduate Dean's Office to
an outstanding Classics graduate student for
his/her performance as teaching assistant.
- The Graduate Essay Award is awarded by the
Humanities Associate Graduate Dean's Office
to a Classics graduate student for the best
seminar paper written during the previous year.
- Research and travel awards on a competitive
basis are available through the Humanities
Center.
A variety of University fellowships and teaching
assistantships are available on a competitive
basis to qualified students.
- The Chancellor's Fellowship is awarded to an
outstanding first-year graduate student who has
a minimum GPA of 3.75, a GRE verbal score in
the top 95th percentile and is ranked by the
faculty at the top of the list of applicants.
The Chancellor's Fellowship covers full tuition
and fees for the student's first year of study
and a stipend. In addition, the receipients of
this fellowship receive a dissertation fellowship
to allow them to devote full time on writing
their dissertation.
- Regents Fellowships are awarded to highly
qualified first year graduate students. They
carry a stipend in addition to tuition and
fees.
- The Thesaurus Linguae
Graecae Fellowship is awarded to a qualified
graduate student in Classics. It offers tuition
and a stipend while providing an opportunity
for "hands-on" training
in computer applications.
National AwardsThe American
Philological Association offers two awards to
outstanding Classics students:
- The LIONEL
PEARSON FELLOWSHIP is awarded by the American Philological
Association to an outstanding student majoring
in Greek, Latin, Classics, or closely related
fields at any American or Canadian college
or university.
- The APA
Minority Scholarships Program awards scholarships to minority undergraduate
students to further their preparation for
graduate work in Classics by participating
in summer programs in Italy, Greece, Egypt,
etc., or language training at institutions
in the US or Canada.
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