Fellowships

The Center offers short-term fellowships of  two months with the possibility of extending to four months duration) to support visitors pursuing post-doctoral research in Greek and Latin epigraphy and palaeography:

  • The Arthur and Joyce Gordon Fellowship in Latin epigraphy
  • The Sterling and Elizabeth Dow Fellowship and The The A. Geoffrey Woodhead Fellowship in Greek epigraphy and history
  • The Paul E. and Sandra J. Watkins Fellowship in Greek and Latin history and epigraphy
  • The Virgina Brown Fellowship in Latin palaeography.

The fellowships pay a stipend of $2,000 per month and recipients are expected to be in residence during the tenure of the award and are encouraged to participate in the activities of the University. Current students, faculty, and staff of the Ohio State University are not ordinarily considered for the award.

In addition to a comprehensive library to support the study of Greek and Latin inscriptions, the Center houses a number of special collections, including squeezes, archival photos and notes donated by eminent scholars of epigraphy, Roman coins, and manuscripts on microfilm. 

There is no application form. Applicants are requested to submit a curriculum vitae and a brief research proposal (not to exceed three pages) by email to epig@osu.edu. The applicant should also arrange to have three letters of recommendation to be sent at the same email address. 

There are two application cycles with two deadlines: March 31st (for applicants who wish to be fellows in the Autumn semester) and September 31st (for applicants who want to have their residency in the Spring semester). Applicants can request funding for a period of two to four months. Awards will be announced four to six weeks after each deadline. 

The Center is continuing to raise funds in support of all of our post-doctoral fellowships. If you would like to contribute to one of the fellowship funds, please click on the "I give" button on our homepage or send a check made out to "The Ohio State University" directly to the Center and your donation will go to the appropriate fellowship fund.

Our recent fellows include:

  • Autumn 2024 - Hüseyin Uzunoğlu (Akdeniz University), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Winter 2024 - Marco Tentori Montalto (Universität Mannheim). A. Geoffrey Woodhead Fellow
  • Autumn 2023 - Tatiana Grela Tubio (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela), Virginia Brown Fellow
  • Autumn 2022 - Sophia  Bönisch-Meyer (Commission of Ancient History and Epigraphy, German Archaeological Institute, Munich), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Summer 2022 - Alberto Barrón Ruiz de la Cuesta (Ph.D. University of Cantabria), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Winter 2022 - Elena Duce Pastor (postdoctoral researcher Margarita Salas Autonoma University of Madrid/ University of Zaragoza), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Winter 2022 - M. Cristina de la Escosura Balbás (University of Zaragoza), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Autumn 2021 -  Cristiana Roffi (University of Trento), Virginia Brown Fellow
  • Winter 2020 - Lidia Ozarowska (Oxford University), A. Geoffrey Woodhead Fellow
  • Autumn 2019 - Rafał Matuszewski (Universität Salzburg), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Autumn 2019 - Tommaso Braccini (Università di Siena), Watkins Fellow
  • Summer 2019 - Ingo Schaaf (University of Konstanz), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Summer 2019 - Dennis Trout (University of Missouri), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Winter 2019 - Marijana Ricl (University of Belgrade), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Autumn 2018 - Marianna Thoma (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Summer 2018 - Maria de los Angeles Alonso Alonso (Universidad del Pais Vasco), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Summer 2018 - Celia Sánchez Natalías (Universidad de Zaragoza), A. Geoffrey Woodhead Fellow
  • Winter 2018 - Rocco Di Dio (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Neo-Latin Studies, Innsbruck), Virginia Brown Fellow
  • Winter 2018 - Shaohui Wang (Northeast Normal University, Changchun), A. Geoffrey Woodhead Fellow
  • Winter 2018 - Emiliano Buis (University of Buenos Aires), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Autumn 2017 - Camilla Campedelli (Ph.D. University of Zurich), Sterling Dow Fellow 
  • Summer 2017 - Rocio del Carmen Gordillo Hervas (Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Winter 2017 - Mali Skotheim (Ph.D. Princeton University), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Autumn 2016 - Patrizia Carmassi (Herzog August Bibliothek), Virginia Brown Fellow
  • Spring 2016 - Amanda Gerber (Independent Scholar), Virginia Brown Fellow
  • Summer 2015 - Dina Guth (University of Manitoba), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Summer 2015 - Celia Sánchez Natalías (Universidad de Zaragoza), A. Geoffrey Woodhead Fellow
  • Spring 2015 - Ainoa Castro Correa (Ph.D. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Virginia Brown Fellow
  • Spring 2015 - Tina Chronopoulos (SUNY Binghamton), Virginia Brown Fellow
  • Summer 2014 - Hilary Becker (University of Mississippi), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Summer 2014 - Aurélie Carrara (Ph.D. University of Bordeaux), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Spring 2014 - Borja Díaz Ariño (Universidad del País Vasco), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Autumn 2013 - Angela Cinalli (Ph.D. Università di Roma "La Sapienza"), Watkins Fellow
  • Summer 2013 - Fabienne Marchand (University of Warwick), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Summer 2013 - Gerard Gonzàlez Germain (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Autumn 2012 - Sanjaya Thakur (Colorado College), Watkins Fellow
  • Autumn 2012 - Tibor Grüll (University of Pécs), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Summer 2012 - Francesca Lai (Università di Cagliari), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Winter 2012 - Georgios Deligiannakis (Open University of Cyprus), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Autumn 2011 - Sara Kaczko (Università di Roma "La Sapienza"), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Spring 2011 - William Bubelis (Washington University, St. Louis), Watkins Fellow
  • Autumn 2010 - Ulrike Ehmig (University of Frankfurt am Main), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Autumn 2010 - Donald Lavigne (Texas Tech University), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Summer 2010 - Georgia Tsouvala (Illinois State University), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Summer 2010 - Roland Oetjen (Kommission für Alte Geschichte und Epigraphik des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Autumn 2009 - Carin Ruff (Cornell University), Virginia Brown Fellow
  • Summer 2009 - Georgios Deligiannakis (Open University of Cyprus), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Spring 2009 - Kaja Harter-Uibopuu (University of Vienna), Watkins Fellow
  • Winter 2009 - Scott Gwara (University of South Carolina), Virginia Brown Fellow
  • Autumn 2008 - Paolo Sartori (Ph.D. University of Verona), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Summer 2008 - Susanne Hafner (Fordham University), Virginia Brown Fellow
  • Summer 2007 - Jinyu Liu (DePauw University), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Winter 2007 - Vanya Lozanova (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Thracology, "Prof. Alexander Fol"), Watkins Fellow
  • Spring 2006 - David Graf (University of Miami), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Winter 2006 - Elias D. Koulakiotis (University of Crete, Rethymnon), Watkins Fellow
  • Autumn 2005 - Marjorie Curry Woods (University of Texas at Austin), Virginia Brown Fellow
  • Spring 2005 - Eran Lupu (George Washington University), Watkins Fellow
  • Summer 2004 - Jamie Fumo (Mount Holyoke College), Virginia Brown Fellow
  • Spring 2004 - David Graf (University of Miami), Sterling Dow Fellow (deferred from Spring 2003)
  • Spring 2004 - Jason Moralee (Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles), Watkins Fellow
  • Winter 2004 - Craig Dethloff (Colorado College), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Autumn 2003 - Roland Oetjen (Ph.D. Heidelberg University), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Winter 2003 - Leszek Mrozewicz (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Autumn 2002 - Aphrodite Avagianou (Research Centre for Greek and Roman Antiquity, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Winter 2002 - Ariel Loftus (Wichita State University), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Autumn 2001 - Ruth Monreal (University of Tübingen), Virginia Brown Fellow
  • Winter 2001 - Adela Paki (The National History Museum of Transylvania), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Winter 1999 - Marietta Horster (Universität Rostock), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Autumn 1998 - Silvia Orlandi (Università di Roma "La Sapienza"), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Spring 1998 - Georgia Bonny Bazemore (Ph.D. University of Chicago), Watkins Fellow
  • Spring 1997 - Dennis Hughes (Grinnell College), Sterling Dow Fellow
  • Winter 1997 - Steven L. Tuck (Ph.D. University of Michigan), Arthur E. Gordon Fellow
  • Spring 1996 - Sara B. Aleshire (Director, Center for the Study of Greek Epigraphy, University of California at Berkeley), Watkins Fellow
  • Autumn 1995 - Michael Clark (Ph.D. Oxford University), Sterling Dow Fellow