Research Fellowship

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Supporting research on Ithaca’s archaeology and history

The Ithacan Historical Society, in partnership with the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens (AAIA), is delighted to launch a new Fellowship supporting the study of Ithaca’s long and rich history — from antiquity to the modern era.

Subject to funding, the Ithacan Historical Society Research Fellowship will provide up to AUD $6,000 each year to fund original research projects.

    • The proposed research project must be wholly or partially relevant to the archaeology or history of Ithaca of any period

    • Priority is given to projects publishing new source material (artefacts, documents, etc.)

    • Open to postgraduate, early-career, and established scholars

    • Fellows are expected to submit an academic journal article based upon their Fellowship research within twelve months of completing their Fellowship

    • Fellows are expected to give a public lecture based upon their Fellowship research to the IHS together with a local AAIA Friends Group

    • Fellows will contribute to both the Bulletin of the Ithacan Historical Society and the AAIA Bulletin

    • For more details see aaia.gr/scholarships-fellowships/

Applications for the 2026 Fellowship are due 28 November 2025.

Learn more and apply at the AAIA website here

Ancient walls at Aetos from Gell, The geography and antiquities of Ithaca (1807)

We rely on your support

The Fellowship is funded for its first year through generous community support.

Securing future research relies on the generosity of donors who care about preserving and promoting Ithaca’s history.

If you wish to support further research on Ithaca, please consider making a gift towards the Fellowship.

Contact us if you are interested to donate here

Edward Lear, School of Homer, 1863