Your financial contributions to CAMWS support the following:
OUTREACH EFFORTS
- Bridge Initiative Grants (BIGs) for support and communication among Classicists at all levels
- Funding and free materials for promoting Classics
- Assistance with campaigns to help threatened programs
TEACHING AWARDS
- Kraft Award for excellence in secondary school teaching
- CAMWS Award for excellence in college teaching
RESEARCH AWARDS
- Presidential Award for best paper by graduate student at CAMWS Annual Meeting
- First Book Award for best first book by CAMWS member in past 3 years
- Bolchazy Pedagogy Book Award for best pedagogy book by CAMWS member in past 3 years
SERVICE AWARDS
- Ovationes honoring members for service to CAMWS and the Classics profession (all members)
- Special Service Award for extraordinary contribution to the promotion of Classics (all Classicists or non-Classicists)
- Outstanding Promotional Activity Award (K-16 schools in CAMWS territory)
SUMMER STUDY ABROAD
for K-12 teachers and graduate students in CAMWS territory
- Mary A. Grant Award for study at American Academy in Rome
- Semple Award for study at American School of Classical Studies at Athens
- Janice and Herbert Benario Award for summer study program of candidate's choice
- CAMWS Excavation and Field School Awards
OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES
- Manson A. Stewart Travel Awards for attendance at CAMWS meetings (all teachers)
- Manson A. Stewart Teacher Training Awards (all individuals pursuing certification to teach K-12 Latin)
- Manson A. Stewart Undergraduate Awards (juniors or seniors majoring in Classics at colleges and universities in CAMWS territory)
- Outstanding Accomplishment in Classical Studies (students at CAMWS Institutional Member schools)
- Latin Translation Exam cash and book prizes (high school and undergraduate students)
- Keely Lake Travel Grant For School Groups
WHY I GIVE TO CAMWS (Reasons Given by CAMWS Members)
CAMWS is an educational, not-for-profit organization. It is exempt from federal income tax as a public charity under §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Current law permits individuals to treat donations to CAMWS as charitable contributions.