The Magie fund supports Department of Classics faculty in the following ways: travel to scholarly conferences, research projects that lead to publication, and subvention of books authored as described below. Applications are accepted from tenured and tenure-track faculty, and retired faculty who remain actively engaged in scholarship. Include below a statement of purpose and description of the project; some indication of the nature and likelihood of publication resulting from the project; and a proposed budget.

Equivalent funding supports Department of Classics staff in the same ways, i.e. travel to scholarly conferences, research projects that lead to publication, and subvention of books authored, as described below. Please apply using the Magie form.

The Cull funds can be used to cover expenses related to invited lecturers in graduate and undergraduate seminars. Requires approval from the Department Chair and the Cull committee. Please apply using the Cull Funds form.

The Department of Classics has limited funding to support co-sponsorship for conferences, workshops/reading groups, lectures, performances, and similar events. Co-sponsorship will be provided to events that already have support from their home departments. All applications must include a project proposal, event budget, and the amount of all sources of funding. Please apply using the Event Support form.

The Department of Classics seeks proposals for projects led by students or arising out of faculty-student collaborations in line with departmental diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Proposals may be submitted by undergraduates and graduates, and collaboration is encouraged. Proposals will be reviewed by the Equity Committee.

To submit proposals please complete the form here.

Used to access special department documents. For assistance please reach out to the department SCAD.

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The University Committee on Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences (UCRHSS) provides small grants to eligible faculty members in the Humanities and Social Sciences to support their research and scholarly work. For details click here.

Deadline - October 15th / March 15th

The Center solicits applications for Freshman Seminars and other new undergraduate courses for the following academic year. Any number of critical approaches to the study of religion may be used in the course, and the topic can be defined as a specific tradition or more broadly in terms of the interaction between religion and other aspects of culture. Summer salary is offered. Click here for specific date.

Magic Grants are awarded to faculty for new projects that change the way the humanities are conceived or taught. The Magic Project provides innovation grants from 5,000 to 75,000. Grants are available for proposals that are:

• first-time projects
• projects to be carried out starting in academic year 2023-2024
• projects that are funded solely (or primarily) by the Humanities Council.

Click here for details.

The intent of the Learned Society Fund is to support travel to attend conferences in which the participant is presenting a peer reviewed scholarly work to an open audience of members of the discipline.

The Council offers funding of $5,000 to $20,000 to help pairs or groups of faculty develop a collaborative area of focus that will generate research or teaching in emerging or underrepresented fields in the humanities. We particularly invite exploratory projects designed to identify potential partners and spark collaborations at Princeton or to develop a substantial Princeton component for multi-institutional and/or international collaborations.

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The Barr Ferree Publication Fund is administered by a Committee of Advisors whose members serve at the discretion of the Provost.

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The 250th Fund for Innovation in Undergraduate Education is the University’s principal resource for curricular innovation.

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Classics staff please submit planned & unplanned absence's to this form.

The F-3 Form should be used for lecturer salary. Click here for details.

Students in the Class of 2025 and beyond may apply below for a minor in the Department of Classics after the start of their second term sophomore year. 

Applicant are asked to choose between the "Classical Studies" and "Ancient History and Material Culture" pathways within the minor. Application for Minor in Classics.