CU Classics students Claire Hook, Tanner Frick, Jordan Ardoin, and Elise Ramsey digging at the site of Gradina Rat in Croatia (June 2023)
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the Classics Department is again in AY 2024鈥�25听able to offer a scholarship to support archaeological fieldwork. According to the terms of the gift, the funds are to be used as follows:
The Field Study Scholarship in Classics has been established by an anonymous donor to support archaeological fieldwork conducted by an undergraduate or graduate Classics student, especially those who will be working abroad and those who will be working on projects not otherwise supported by or associated with the University of Colorado. The goal is to encourage students to think outside the fieldwork opportunities offered by CU and be able to participate in fieldwork in areas or lands that are important for their development and field of study.
We anticipate making a single award of $4000. Current Classics students in the Department (graduate students, majors, and minors, all regardless of anticipated graduation date) are invited to submit proposals by听Friday, January 31, 2025.听
Instructions on how to apply may be found here.
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Award Winners:
- 2023听- Rachael Nelson
2023听award winner, Rachael Nelson
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"With the assistance of a Field Study Scholarship from CU Boulder's Classics department, I was able to attend two excavations in the summer of 2023. I was fortunate to work at two sites: the Coriglia/Orvieto Excavation Project and Campo Della Fiera. Both are located outside Orvieto in central Italy and have been continuously inhabited from the time of the Etruscans through the Medieval period. They are rich in history and have provided ample evidence of their unique value in the study of Etruria and her various inhabitants. During my time at both of these sites, I had the opportunity to excavate various structures, including Etruscan structures, Roman roads, Roman听vasche, a Roman bath complex, and a Roman听domus. I am incredibly grateful for the experience and knowledge I gained from the 9 weeks I spent in Central Italy working alongside brilliant scholars in the field."听
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- 2024听- Grace DiNapoli
2024听award winner,听Grace DiNapoli
With the generous support of the Classics Field Study Scholarship, Grace DiNapoli was able to return to the Pompeii I.14 Project in summer 2024, to act as a lead excavator. The Pompeii I.14 Project focuses on a series of commercial buildings in Region I, Insula 14, in an attempt better to understand urban life in Pompeii prior to the eruption in 79 CE. The research team is looking at the role of social dynamics, waste management systems, and the evolution of infrastructure within the insula. This season, Grace gained experience in documenting and recording excavation processes. She worked alongside her supervisor and student excavators to dig two trenches in the northern garden. The discoveries within these trenches have provided insight into this insula鈥檚 early architectural development and contributed to ongoing environmental research. Grace is grateful to be a part of this team and meaningful research and reports that she is especially thankful for the critical support offered by the Field Study Scholarship!