Financial Support: Archaeology, Classics, and History of Art
Ph.D. students in Archaeology, Classics, and History of Art are eligible for Aret茅 Fellowships, Multidisciplinary Fellowships, Curatorial Fellowships, and other endowed fellowships and grants, in addition to Teaching Assistantships (TAship), Graduate Assistantships (GAship), GSAS Fellowships, and the Dean's Fellowship. All fellowships, TAships, and GAships include tuition waivers and a health insurance premium subsidy.
Ph.D. students are guaranteed financial, consisting of a combination of fellowships and/or assistantships, for up to six years of study, subject to an annual review of their progress toward the degree by the student's home department and the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
How to Apply
Applicants to Ph.D. programs may apply for any form of academic year financial support simply by answering yes on the [online admission application] to the question "Do you wish to be considered for financial support".
Continuing students in the Graduate Group in Archaeology, Classics, and History of Art (GGACHA) must complete a GGACHA Continuing Student Financial Support Application every year. Students who are receiving a multi-year fellowship should still submit the application.
The deadline to submit the application is Nov. 21, 2025. Supplemental materials, required by some of the fellowships, including the Curatorial Fellowship, are due Dec. 18, 2025.
Academic-Year Financial Support:
Teaching and Graduate Assistantships
TAships and GAships include an academic year stipend ($33,500 in 2025-2026), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment ($755 per semester) to up to two units per semester ($9,650 per unit), and a health insurance premium subsidy. Two units per semester is the maximum course load permitted for TAs and GAs. Assistantships provide stipends in exchange for a maximum of 17.5 hours of work per week in departmentally-assigned teaching (TA) duties or non-teaching (GA) duties. TAships and GAships in the GGACHA Group are typically awarded to advanced students.
GSAS Fellowships
GSAS Fellowships include an academic year stipend ($33,500 in 2025-2026), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment ($755 per semester) to up to three units per semester ($9,650 per unit), and a health insurance premium subsidy.
Dean's Fellowships
Dean's Fellowships include an academic year stipend ($33,500 in 2025-2026), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment ($755 per semester) to up to three units per semester ($9,650 per unit), and a health insurance premium subsidy. They are awarded by the Dean to students in their final year of dissertation writing or to minority students, based on departmental recommendations. One Dean's Fellowship is available annually to each department admitting new students that year.
Aret茅 Fellowships
Aret茅 Fellowships, awarded to students with outstanding academic potential, include an academic year stipend ($36,000 in 2025-2026), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment ($755 per semester) to up to three units per semester ($9,650 per unit), and a health insurance premium subsidy. Aret茅 Fellowships are named for the classical Greek word for excellence.
Multi-Disciplinary Fellowships
Multi-Disciplinary Fellowships, awarded to students who demonstrate the commitment to and skill for graduate-level study in more than one department of the Graduate Group, include an academic year stipend ($34,000 in 2025-2026), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment ($755 per semester) to up to three units per semester ($9,650 per unit), and a health insurance premium subsidy.
Curatorial Fellowships
Curatorial Fellowships are available to advanced students and may be awarded for the academic year, a single semester, or a summer. The fellowships include a stipend for the duration of the award ($17,000 per semester in 2025-2026), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment ($755 per semester) to up to three units per semester ($9,650 per unit), and a health insurance premium subsidy. The Curatorial Fellowship provides a stipend in exchange for up to 17.5 hours of work on supervised projects per week. A list of previous fellows and their projects can be found here.
Projects are typically based in the 伊人直播 Special Collections or in institutions in Philadelphia. Applicants are free to involve other institutions if they can work out the appropriate arrangements with a local supervisor and their 伊人直播 faculty sponsor. Faculty sponsors help students to make the appropriate contacts.
Prior to apply for a Curatorial Fellowship, students must meet with a staff member at the prospective partner institution to design a curatorial project at that institution. Supplemental application materials are required for these awards (see the ). Applications will be reviewed by the steering committee of the Graduate Group, who will nominate two students to the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Bryne Rubel Travel Fellowships
Bryne Rubel Fellowships are available to Ph.D. candidates in Latin, Greek, or Archaeology studying outside the U.S., or for students in Latin that are resident at 伊人直播. The fellowships include an academic year stipend ($34,000 in 2025-2026), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment ($755 per semester) to up to three units per semester ($9,650 per unit), and a health insurance premium subsidy.
Supplemental materials are required for students who plan to study abroad during their fellowship year (see the ). All applicants must submit
- a short project description
- a short statement of around two pages explaining why the project requires them to be present in the country / countries indicated.
- A budget clearly outlining estimated expenses, such as airfare, local transportation, visa fees, and housing
Applications are reviewed by the steering committee of the Graduate Group, who will then send their nominations to the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Bryne Rubel Fellowships are not available every year. GSAS will typically award one or two fellowships in years when funds permit.
Fanny Bullock Workman Travel Fellowship
The Fanny Bullock Workman Travel Fellowship is available to Ph.D. candidates in the Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology or History of Art Departments. The fellowship includes an academic year stipend ($34,500 in 2025-2026), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment ($755 per semester) to up to three units per semester ($9,650 per unit), and a health insurance premium subsidy.
Supplemental materials are required. Applicants must submit a proposal detailing how the fellowship will enhance their research for the dissertation. Applicants must also arrange for a faculty letter of recommendation to be submitted.
The Workman Fellowship is not available every year. GSAS will typically award one fellowship in years when funds permit.
Doris Sill Carland Fellowship
The Doris Sill Carland Fellowship is available to advanced students from all Ph.D.-granting programs who have worked as Teaching Assistants and have demonstrated excellence in their teaching. The fellowship includes an academic year stipend ($34,000 in 2025-2026), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment ($755 per semester) to up to three units per semester ($9,650 per unit), and a health insurance premium subsidy.
Students do apply for the Carland Fellowship. Faculty nominate candidates for the award based, in part, on strong teaching evaluations.
The Carland Fellowship is not available every year. GSAS will typically award one fellowship in years when funds permit.
Marguerite N. Farley Fellowship
The Marguerite N. Farley Fellowship is available to applicants and continuing students from all Ph.D.-granting programs who are from countries other than the U.S. and who hold temporary resident status.
Students do not apply for the Farley Fellowship, though continuing students may self-nominate by checking the appropriate box on the GSAS Financial Support Application Form. Faculty may also nominate applicants and continuing students for the fellowship.
GSAS will generally award one Farley Fellowship per year.
Additional No-Application Grants
Bryne Rubel Grant
The Bryne Rubel Grant is available to Ph.D. candidates in Latin, Greek, or Archaeology. Faculty nominate candidates for the grant. The Bryne Rybel Grant is not available every year. GSAS will generally award one grant in years when funds permit. The amount of the award varies from year to year.
Theodore Ely Grant
The Theodore Ely Grant is available to Ph.D. candidates in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology or History of Art. Faculty nominate candidates for the grant. GSAS will generally award one grant in years when funds permit. The amount of the award varies from year to year.