Financial Support: Archaeology, Classics, and History of Art
Ph.D. students are guaranteed financial support, consisting of a combination of fellowships and/or assistantships, for up to six years of study, subject to an annual review of their progress toward the degree by the student's home department and the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
For Ph.D. students in the Graduate Group in Archaeology, Classics, and History of Art (GGACHA), that funding may take the following forms:
- Fellowships (GSAS Fellowship, Dean's Fellowship, Multi-Disciplinary Fellowship, Curatorial Fellowship, Arete Fellowship, Workman Fellowship, Farley Fellowship, and Carland Fellowship)
- Graduate Assistantships (GAships)
- Teaching Assistantships (TAships)
- Other endowed grants
See below for detailed descriptions of the funding types.
How to Renew Support
Continuing GGACHA students are required to complete an Indication of Preferred Form of Funding Form annually in the fall semester for the next academic year.
The deadline to submit the form for 2027-2028 is November 20, 2026. For students interested in a travel and/or curatorial fellowship, additional application forms and supplemental materials are due December 16, 2026.
Indication of Preferred Form of Funding Form
Curatorial Fellowship Application Form
Workman & Bryne Rubel Fellowships Application Form
Academic-Year Financial Support:
GSAS Fellowships
Includes a 12-month stipend ($40,000 in 2026-2027), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment or up to three units per semester, and a grant to cover the full cost of the College's student health insurance. The GSAS is our baseline fellowship package.
Teaching and Graduate Assistantships
Includes a 12-month stipend ($40,000 in 2026-2027), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment or up to two units per semester, and a grant to cover the full cost of the College's student health insurance. Two units per semester is the maximum course load permitted for TAs and GAs.
Assistantships provide funding in exchange for a maximum of 17.5 hours of work per week in departmentally-assigned teaching (TA) or non-teaching (GA) duties. TAships and GAships in GGACHA are typically awarded to advanced students.
Dean's Fellowships
Includes a 12-month stipend ($40,000 in 2026-2027), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment or up to three units per semester, and a grant to cover the full cost of the College's student health insurance.
Dean's Fellowships are awarded by the Dean to students either in their final year of dissertation writing or from underrepresented groups, based on departmental recommendations. One Dean's Fellowship is available annually to each department that is admitting new students.
Arete Fellowships
Includes a 12-month stipend ($45,000 in 2026-2027), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment or up to three units per semester, and a grant to cover the full cost of the College's student health insurance.
Arete Fellowships are awarded to students who show outstanding academic potential. Arete is the classical Greek work for excellence. Students do not apply for Arete Fellowships. Faculty nominate candidates.
Multi-Disciplinary Fellowships
Includes a 12-month stipend ($42,000 in 2026-2027), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment or up to three units per semester, and a grant to cover the full cost of the College's student health insurance.
Multi-Disciplinary Fellowships are awarded to students who demonstrate a commitment to and skill for graduate-level study in more than one department of GGACHA. Students do not apply for Multi-Disciplinary Fellowships. Faculty nominate candidates.
Curatorial Fellowships
Includes a 12-month stipend ($42,000 in 2026-2027), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment or up to two units per semester, and a grant to cover the full cost of the College's student health insurance.
Curatorial Fellowships are awarded to advanced students and may be awarded for the academic year, a single semester, or a summer. The Curatorial Fellowship provides a stipend in exchange for up to 17.5 hours of work on supervised projects per week. A list of previous fellows and their projects can be found here.
Projects are typically based in the Bryn Mawr College Special Collections or in institutions in Philadelphia. Applicants are free to involve other institutions if they can work out the appropriate arrangements with a local supervisor and their Bryn Mawr faculty sponsor. Faculty sponsors help students to make the appropriate contacts.
Prior to applying for a Curatorial Fellowship, students must meet with a staff member at the prospective partner institution to design a curatorial project at that institution. Supplemental application materials are required for these awards (see the Application form for Curatorial Fellowship). Applications will be reviewed by the steering committee of the Graduate Group, who will nominate two students to the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Curatorial Fellowship Application Form
Bryne Rubel Travel Fellowships
Includes a 12-month stipend ($41,000 in 2026-2027), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment or up to three units per semester, and a grant to cover the full cost of the College's student health insurance.
Bryne Rubel Fellowships are available to Ph.D. candidates in Latin, Greek, or Archaeology studying outside the U.S., or for students in Latin that are resident at Bryn Mawr. Supplemental materials are required for students who plan to study abroad during their fellowship year. All applicants must submit
- a short project description
- a short statement of around two pages explaining why the project requires them to be present in the country / countries indicated.
- A budget clearly outlining estimated expenses, such as airfare, local transportation, visa fees, and housing
Applications are reviewed by the steering committee of the Graduate Group, who will then send their nominations to the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Bryne Rubel Fellowships are not available every year. GSAS will typically award one or two fellowships in years when funds permit.
Workman & Bryne Rubel Fellowships Application Form
Fanny Bullock Workman Travel Fellowship
Includes a 12-month stipend ($42,000 in 2026-2027), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment or up to three units per semester, and a grant to cover the full cost of the College's student health insurance.
The Fanny Bullock Workman Travel Fellowship is available to Ph.D. candidates in the Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology or History of Art Departments. Supplemental materials are required. Applicants must submit a proposal detailing how the fellowship will enhance their research for the dissertation. Applicants must also arrange for a faculty letter of recommendation to be submitted.
The Workman Fellowship is not available every year. GSAS will typically award one fellowship in years when funds permit.
Workman & Bryne Rubel Fellowships Application Form
Doris Sill Carland Fellowship
Includes a 12-month stipend ($41,000 in 2026-2027), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment or up to three units per semester, and a grant to cover the full cost of the College's student health insurance.
The Doris Sill Carland Fellowship is available to advanced students from all Ph.D.-granting programs who have worked as Teaching Assistants and have demonstrated excellence in their teaching. Students do apply for the Carland Fellowship. Faculty nominate candidates for the award based, in part, on strong teaching evaluations.
The Carland Fellowship is not available every year. GSAS will typically award one fellowship in years when funds permit.
Marguerite N. Farley Fellowship
Includes a 12-month stipend ($41,000 in 2026-2027), a tuition award ranging from Continuing Enrollment or up to three units per semester, and a grant to cover the full cost of the College's student health insurance.
The Marguerite N. Farley Fellowship is available to applicants and continuing students from all Ph.D.-granting programs who are from countries other than the U.S. and who hold temporary resident status. Students do not apply for the Farley Fellowship, though continuing students may self-nominate by checking the appropriate box on the Indication of Preferred Form of Funding Form. Faculty may also nominate applicants and continuing students for the fellowship.
GSAS will generally award one Farley Fellowship per year.
Additional No-Application Grants
Bryne Rubel Grant
The Bryne Rubel Grant is available to Ph.D. candidates in Latin, Greek, or Archaeology. Faculty nominate candidates for the grant. The Bryne Rybel Grant is not available every year. GSAS will generally award one grant in years when funds permit. The amount of the award varies from year to year.
Theodore Ely Grant
The Theodore Ely Grant is available to Ph.D. candidates in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology or History of Art. Faculty nominate candidates for the grant. GSAS will generally award one grant in years when funds permit. The amount of the award varies from year to year.