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These three awards offer graduate students and teachers of Classics (Greek, Latin, Classical Art & Archaeology and Ancient History) at the pre-collegiate (primary, secondary, or high school) level the opportunity to advance research and/or pedagogical interests abroad in Athens, Rome, or other appropriate ancient site.

The Semple Award is a $3,500 fellowship for attending the summer session of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

The Mary A. Grant Award is a $4,500 fellowship for attending the summer session of the American Academy in Rome.

The Janice and Herbert Benario Award is a $2,500 fellowship for summer programs, including travel programs and archaeological digs.

To be eligible for a Semple, Grant, or Benario Award, one must be a current member of CAMWS who either:

• holds a teaching position in Greek or Latin in an elementary or secondary school within CAMWS territory (http://camws.org/about/map.php); or
• is enrolled as a graduate student in a degree-granting Classics program within CAMWS territory (http://camws.org/about/map.php).

Priority for the Benario Award will be given to applicants interested in summer programs other than those of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the American Academy in Rome, which are normally funded by the Semple and Grant Awards.

An individual who wins a Semple Award or a Grant Award may not receive a Benario Award in the same year.

Application materials for the 2012-2013 awards can be sent electronically to sgb@camws.org. Paper applications can be mailed to CAMWS, Monmouth College, 700 E. Broadway, Monmouth, IL 61462. All applications must be received by Friday, February 1, 2013.

Application Form

Questions regarding the application may be directed to Osman Umurhan, Chair of the Semple, Grant and Benario subcommittee, at umurhan@unm.edu.

2013 winners

• Semple Award: Ryan Horne, (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) to attend American School in Athens
• Mary A. Grant Award: Robert Dudley, (Duke University) to attend American Academy in Rome
• Janice and Herbert Benario Award:
  Veronica-Gaia Ikeshoji-Orlati (University of Virginia) - American Academy in Rome’s summer program in Roman pottery
  
  Jody Bergman (Scecina Memorial High School, Indianapolis, Indiana) - Vergilian Society’s "Gods, Myths and Sanctuaries of Asia Minor" in Turkey

Previous Recipients

Subcommittee on the Simple, Grant, and Benario Travel Awards

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