Study-Abroad Opportunities for Students in the Classics

Majors or minors in the Classics can (with the help of the faculty) easily complete their program in the Classics at Loyola while studying for a semester or a year abroad. Below are some programs of special interest to Classicists. Recently Classics majors have studied in Athens, Greece, Rome, Italy, Leuven, Belgium, Newcastle, UK, and Australia. Classics Students have been very successful in winning grants from the Center for the Humanities for Summer study abroad.

Academic Year Programs (one or two semesters):

• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Leuven, Belgium
• The University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Newcastle, UK
• The Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome in Rome, Italy
• College Year in Athens in Athens, Greece

Summer Programs:

• The American School of Classical Studies in Athens
• The American Academy in Rome
• The Vergilian Society at Cumae, Italy
• College Year in Athens

Scholarships and Grants:

Each year the National Office of Eta Sigma Phi, the National Classics Honor Society offers one scholarship to an Eta Sigma Phi member for the American Academy summer program, one for the summer program of the American School in Athens, and one scholarship for a summer program of the Vergilian Society. The scholarships to the Academy and the American School are availble to students in the summer after graduation and for several subsequent summers. The scholarship to the Vergilian Society, however, is designed primarily for rising Juniors or Seniors. Visit the Eta Sigma Phi Webpage for further information about these scholarships.

Two types of Summer Grants are also available from the Loyola University Center for the Humanities which can be used for summer study abroad.  The first, Summer Study Grants, offer students $5000 to allow them to participate in a summer study program. The second, Student Summer Fellowships, grant students $4000 to allow them to work on a research project during the summer under the direction of a faculty mentor.  Such projects can be carried out abroad, and Classics students have used these fellowships to attend summer programs abroad. Classics students have won many of these grants; indeed, every Classics student who has applied for one of these grants or fellowships has been successful! Any student interested in applying to the Center for the Humanities for a fellowship or grant should contact Dr. Taylor.  Click here for a list of past winners and their projects or travels.