The Traianos Gagos Fund

The Traianos Gagos Fund was established in 2010 by friends and colleagues to honor the late Traianos Gagos, Professor of Papyrology and Greek and Archivist of the Papyrus Collection at the University of Michigan. 

The Fund can be used to help students (graduate and undergraduate) as well as recent recipients of the PhD (within three years of the degree) to use the resources of the University of Michigan Papyrus Collection. Funds may be used to visit Michigan and work with the collection; travel to conferences to present work based on the collection; or travel to other collections relevant to Michigan papyri.

The Department of Classical Studies is inviting applications for use of this fund for 2016. Awards from this Fund will be no more than $2,000 total. The application should consist of:

1) A narrative description of the intended use of the grant

2) A detailed budget

3) Current curriculum vitae

4) One letter of recommendation

 Applications must be submitted as email attachments to classics@umich.edu. The subject line of the email should read as follows: “Application for 2016 Traianos Gagos Fund.” Applications are due at 5:00 pm Eastern Time on May 20, 2016.

Gorgias Book Grant

Gorgias Press is pleased to announce that applications may now be submitted for the Gorgias Book Grant. Every year, Gorgias chooses two graduate students to receive an award of $500 worth of Gorgias titles (each) for demonstrating excellence in their fields.

2015-2016 Grant Field: Any field within the scope of Gorgias Publications 

Application Deadline April 6, 2016

Grant Date May 6, 2016

Eligibility

1. Candidate must be enrolled in a graduate program (Master's or Ph.D.) in an accredited university or an institution of learning in the field of the grant. 

2. Candidate must have the equivalent of a GPA of 3.0 or higher. 

Application Process

To apply, please email the following to Jeff Haines mailto:jeff@gorgiaspress.com)

1. A letter indicating your interests in your field and plans for the future. 

2. A two-page description of your thesis, or a one-page description of your course work in the case of course-based programs. 

Send the following items by mail to: Gorgias Press LLC, Book Grants Program, 954 River Rd., Piscataway, NJ 08854. 

3. Official transcripts of the previous 2 years of university education. If the institutions you come from do not give out transcripts, please contact us to make alternative arrangements to satisfy this requirement. 

4. Two letters of recommendations from professors familiar with your work (one must be your current supervisor in the field of the grant).

Please bear in mind that all documents, except for official transcripts, should be in English. 

In order to be considered for the grant, please submit all documents by April 6 (snail-mail documents should be postmarked by the due date). We’ll announce the lucky winners at the beginning of May. 

To view the Book Grant website, click here: http://gorgiaspress.com/bookshop/t-grants.aspx