The British School at Rome is pleased to invite applications for the 2024-2025 academic year for the following award competitions, all with a deadline of 11 December 2023.
Rome Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards (for three or nine months)
These fellowships are normally offered to early career scholars and are for research on any aspect of the social, religious, political and economic cultures of the Italian peninsula and their wider textual, visual, and material dissemination from early prehistory to the modern period. Applications for Rome Fellowships, Rome Scholarships and Rome Awards are considered in a single competition. Separate applications are not required.
The Balsdon and Hugh Last Fellowships (for three months)
These fellowships are open to established scholars, normally in post in a UK university. The Balsdon Fellowship is offered for research on any aspect of the social, religious, political, and economic cultures of the Italian peninsula, and their wider textual, visual, and material dissemination and reception from early prehistory to the modern period. The Hugh Last Fellowship is offered for research on classical antiquity (excluding archaeological fieldwork and work on Roman Britain).
The Simon Keay Award in Mediterranean Archaeology (for three months)
This award, established in 2021 in memory of Professor Simon Keay, is for research on any aspect of Roman archaeology in the Mediterranean. Applications are welcomed in research areas similar to (but not limited by) those of Professor Keay, including trade, ports, Portus, and ceramic studies.
Associate Early Career Opportunities (for three to twelve months)
For research on any aspect of the social, religious, political, and economic cultures of the Italian peninsula, and their wider textual, visual, and material dissemination and reception from early prehistory to the modern period. These non-residential, non-stipendiary awards offer affiliation to the BSR and are open to early career scholars who are in receipt of other grants or means of support that will allow them to spend a prolonged period in Rome.
Associate Senior Fellowships (for three to twelve months)
For research on any aspect of the social, religious, political, and economic cultures of the Italian peninsula, and their wider textual, visual, and material dissemination and reception from early prehistory to the modern period. These non-residential, non-stipendiary awards offer affiliation to the BSR and are open to established scholars who are in receipt of other grants or means of support that will allow them to spend a prolonged period in Rome.