Fellowships
T.B.L. WEBSTER FELLOWSHP
The T. B. L. Webster Fellowship was inaugurated in 1999. Professor E. J. Jory (Western Australia) was appointed as the first Webster Fellow. The Fellowship is awarded to senior scholars from universities outside the UK whose research interests are in the ancient theatre or in classical art and archaeology. The successful candidate is expected to spend a minimum of six weeks at the Institute and to deliver the Webster Lecture. He or she is provided with research space in the Institute’s Theatre Archive and a stipend of £4500 toward the cost of travel and accommodation.
The Webster Fellow is appointed annually by a small selection committee. Applications and nominations for the 2013-14 Fellowship must be submitted not later than 31 January 2013. Applicants are requested to send to the Deputy Director a CV, a short account of the research project they intend to pursue with the aid of the Fellowship, the subject of the lecture they would give, and the names and addresses of two referees. Results are normally announced in April.
Professor Sander Goldberg (UCLA) is the Webster Fellow for 2012-13. He will deliver the Webster Lecture on Seeing plays the Roman way at 5pm on 31 October 2012..
A. D. TRENDALL FELLOWSHIP
The A. D. Trendall Fellowship was inaugurated in 2000. The Trendall Fellow is appointed in alternate years to senior scholars from universities outside the UK whose research interests are in South Italian archaeology and history, or in art history. The successful candidate is expected to spend a minimum of six weeks at the Institute and to deliver the Trendall Lecture. He or she is provided with research space and a stipend of £4000 toward the cost of travel and accommodation.
Applications for the 2013-14 Fellowship must be submitted not later than 31 January 2013. Applicants are requested to send to the Deputy Director a CV, a short account of the research project they intend to pursue with the aid of the Fellowship, the subject of the lecture they would give, and the names and addresses of two referees. Results are normally announced in April.
Professor Tyler Jo Smith (Virginia) was the Trendall Fellow for 2011-12. A summary of her lecture -- Myth, cult and performance: Sir John Soane's Cawdor Vase -- appears in Highlights of the Year 2011-12.
VISITING FELLOWSHIPS
The Institute offers a number of non-stipendiary Visiting Fellowships which are awarded for periods of between three and 12 months. They are open to Classical scholars from universities in the UK and abroad. For further information please contact the Deputy Director.
