Financing Study in the Mediterranean: Information for Undergraduate Students
Financial Aid
Undergraduates who study abroad for a semester or a year can normally transfer some or all of their Princeton financial aid to pay for the costs of the programs in which they are participating. Information, including the Study Abroad Handbook, can be obtained from the Office of International Programs website (http://www.princeton.edu/oip/) or from Dean Nancy Kanach, nkanach@princeton.edu, at 36 University Place, Suite 350, x8-5524.
Departmental and Other Sources of Support at Princeton
The Alumni Council website provides information regarding class funds that support all types of projects.
The Office of the Vice President for Campus Life has funding information available for undergraduate students at: http://www.princeton.edu/campuslife/funding/
The Dean's Fund for Study Abroad supports study abroad in the summer in structured programs for students on financial aid. Contact Dean Nancy Kanach, nkanach@princeton.edu, in the Office of International Programs at 36 University Place, Suite 350, x8-5524.
The Art and Archaeology Department has funds for Art and Archaeology concentrators' study/travel, excavation work, senior thesis and Ph.D. dissertation research. Contact the departmental office in 105 McCormick Hall, X8-3782. Brooke Holmes, 140 East Pyne, X8-3950, bholmes@princeton.edu or Jill Arbeiter, 141A East Pyne, X8-5802, jilla@princeton.edu.
Funding for travel connected with the study of Classical Antiquity and for the study of Classical Greek and Latin is available from the Classics Department. Please see the Departmental Representative at the Department Office in 164 East Pyne.
The International Internship Program was designed to expand the range of international opportunities offered to Princeton undergraduates in order to prepare them to meet the challenges of an increasingly global professional environment. Contact Luisa Duarte-Silva, in the Office of International Programs, 36 University Place, Suite 350, x8-2115.
International Princeton This portal conveys Princeton's global vision and outlines the wealth of the University's international opportunities.
The Joseph E. Croft Fellowship provides summer travel and research support for undergraduate students in the departments of Classics and Comparative Literature. Contact the Director of Graduate Studies in either one of these departments. Deadline: March 31.
The Martin A. Dale '53 Summer Awards for sophomores carry a maximum award of $3,000 for special summer projects. Contact the Dean of your residential college. Deadline: February 15.
The Department of Economics has funds for senior thesis research. These funds are restricted to Economics majors. Contact the Departmental Representative, Bendheim Hall.
The History Department has funds available for senior thesis research. These funds are restricted to History Department majors. Please contact the Departmental Manager, Judith L. Hanson, at 129 Dickinson Hall, X8-4151 or email jhanson@princeton.edu.
The Parthenos Fund is open to all degree candidates at the University who want to further their study of the ancient world. Preference is given to those who intend to study or do research at the American School in Athens and to those who need to improve their language skills through summer study. This covers the study of Latin or of an academic modern language at a recognized summer program in this country or in Europe. Applications are available in the Classics Department, 141 East Pyne, in the Spring.
The Department of Politics has funds for senior thesis research. These funds are restricted to Politics majors. Contact the Departmental Representative at Corwin Hall.
The PEI/Grand Challenges (PEI/GC) internship program is open to all Princeton freshmen, sophomores and juniors with an interest in environmental topics, regardless of academic major.
The George and O'Bie Shultz Fund supports senior thesis research in public policy. Contact Dean Richard Williams, rgw@princeton.edu, at the Office of the Dean of the College, x8-5520, at 408 West College.
The Woodrow Wilson School awards a number of grants for Senior Thesis research in public policy and/or international affairs. Students from all departments are eligible to apply. Proposals are reviewed in two or three cycles each year. Contact the Undergraduate Program Office at Notestein Hall, Room 103.
Several summer programs described in this booklet offer a few scholarships. More information is available from the Study Abroad Handbook, available from Dean Kanach's office at 408 West College.
Support from Outside Princeton
The Republic of Cyprus gives scholarships for undergraduate students in the social sciences and the humanities doing research on aspects of the history and culture of Cyprus. Monthly stipends are for field work of up to two months in length. For additional information: Modern Greek Studies Program, University of Minnesota, 325 Social Sciences Tower, Minneapolis, MN 55422, telephone: 612-624-4526, fax: 612-626-2242, e-mail: mgsp@tc.umn.edu
The Boren Awards for International Study a government program that began in 1991, awards scholarships that can be applied to study abroad. For more information, visit their website.
The State Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y.) announces that it will offer up to sixty scholarships to foreigners (or foreign nationals of Greek descent) from countries worldwide in order to attend courses and seminars in the Modern Greek Language and Culture. Contact Georg Apost. Pavlakos, Gen. Secretary ODEG, Farantaton 31 * 115 27 Athens - Hellas, Tel. 0030 210 77 - cel. 0030 697 330 99 25, Email: odeg@otenet.gr
Stanley J. Seeger Fellowships for Study and Research in Greece
After exploring all other sources of support, Princeton students may also apply to the Program in Hellenic Studies for a Stanley J. Seeger Fellowship for study and research in Greek lands. The Committee looks for evidence of a serious commitment to the study of Hellenic civilization and for a program that makes sense in terms of a student's overall educational objectives. Awards are made on a competitive basis. The deadline for undergraduates students is the end of March. Students may apply through S.A.F.E.
Additional information on many academic programs and all study or research opportunities in Greece (including the names and reports of past Princeton participants) can be found on the webpage or at the office of:
The Program in Hellenic Studies
Scheide Caldwell House
(609) 258-3339
E-mail: hellenic@princeton.edu