The Beinecke Scholarship seeks to encourage and enable highly motivated students to pursue opportunities available to them and to be courageous in the selection of a graduate course of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences. The scholarship provides $34,000 for a research-focused master's or doctoral program in the arts, humanities or social sciences to juniors (based on graduation date) of exceptional ability, achievement, and who have financial need. Students must be nominated to compete for this scholarship, and the UW is able to nominate one student per year to compete for this national award. Students from all 3 campuses are welcome to apply for nomination. If you are considering graduate studies in an arts, humanities or social science field, have a passion for that... Read more
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Welcome to the Classics Advising Blog. We use this space to share information about opportunities available on the UW campus and beyond that may be of interest to students in the Classics Department.
November 20, 2019
Beinecke Scholarship for juniors in arts, humanities & social science fields
November 20, 2019
See below for information about participating in archaeological digs through the Archeospain Program.
Information about Classics Department support for study abroad is available here.
My name is Catalina Urquijo, I am writing to you as ArchaeoSpain director to let you know about our archaeological field opportunities for 2020. We believe they can be of great interest to your students.
ArchaeoSpain was created in 2001 to provide students from all over the world with the opportunity to engage in scientific research at important archaeological projects. We teach archaeology field methods through intense field practice, lab work and presentations in sites like Hadrian's Villa in Italy, Hellenistic Aigai in Greece or the medieval castle of Zorita in Spain. Two of these sites are in the UNESCO world heritage list and a third is in the nomination.
We provide our participants...
October 23, 2019
The University Honors Program and Undergraduate Academic Affairs announce the 2020 Bonderman Travel Fellowship competition
Where would you go if you had eight months to travel solo? Which two continents and six countries would you visit? What experiences would you seek out? How would you be transformed?
Each year a handful of lucky University of Washington students get to make those decisions as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime with the support of a Bonderman Fellowship. The 2020 application is open and you may be eligible to apply for this $23,000 fellowship that supports independent exploration and travel abroad. Bonderman Fellows undertake international travel on their own for eight months, to six or more countries in two or more major regions of the world. Through solo travel fellows focus on exploration and discovery, learning about the...
Read more October 15, 2019
Robin Chang and Emily Smith of the UW Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards and the Center for Experiential Learning & Diversity write with information about five scholarship programs that may be of interest to Classics majors who might be considering future graduate studies, work for an international affairs think tank, or language study abroad:
Graduate school funding opportunities:
- Yenching Academy: funded graduate degree program at Peking University in China. Open to students in all fields. Chinese language skill is not required (classes taught in English). Contact Robin Chang (robinc@uw.edu) if you’re interested in applying. Get info & apply athttps://expd.uw.edu/expo/scholarships/yenching
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Read more October 7, 2019
Alex Betz, a double major in Biochemistry and Classical Studies, participated this past summer in a program in Mallorca, Spain as part of the Landscape, Encounters, and Identity Project (to learn more about LEIA, click HERE). A Jim Greenfield Travel Bursary from the Department of Classics provided Alex with financial assistance to enable his participation in this program and additional travel to Rome. We share here his report:
***One hundred miles to the south of Barcelona lies the island of Mallorca, a Mediterranean isle that has served as a major trading hub for the region since the early iron age. Over the summer of 2019 I had the chance to visit Mallorca myself as a student with the LEIA (Landscape, Encounters, and Identity Anthropology) project. Our primary goal was to use GPS mapping and photo arrays to construct and contextualize...
Read more October 4, 2019
The University of Tennessee Department of Classics invites submissions by Nov 18, 2019 for its 2020 Undergraduate Classics Conference.
More information at the conference web site: https://classics.utk.edu/ugcc.php
UW students interested in applying to the conference are encouraged to consult with one of the (UW) faculty about their plans.
September 30, 2019
The UW Career and Internship Center has announced programs during Autumn 2019 for pre-law undergraduates and alumni here. Programs include workshops, law school panels, and small-group coaching.
September 30, 2019
The Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center is excited to announce the application period for Undergraduate Community-Based Internships (UCBI). If you are interested in working with nonprofit and public sector organizations, please read on --
UCBI is a paid internship program for undergraduate students interested in public service to explore, contribute, and grow as they work in, with, and for local communities. Internships run January to June; interns work on-site at host organizations throughout King County and participate in weekly cohort meetings on campus with peers and Carlson Center staff for deeper dives into power, privilege, identity, and other salient issues they confront in their daily work. The intern application will open on Monday, October 7. Prospective interns are highly encouraged to attend an upcoming info session next week:
Tuesday, October 8, 12:30-1:30 (MGH 171)
Thursday,...