The Classical Association of the Middle West and South

Travel and study abroad

CAMWS Summer Travel Awards (Semple, Grant and Benario Awards)

CAMWS offers a number of Summer Travel Awards to graduate students and teachers of Classics (Greek, Latin, Classical Art & Archaeology and Ancient History) at the pre-collegiate (primary, secondary, or high school) level the opportunity to advance research and/or pedagogical interests abroad in Athens, Rome, or other appropriate ancient site.

This year · 2026–27

  • JAN 30 Application deadline Due in 114 days

Award Full fellowships; Benario up to $3,000

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Three awards in this program

  • William T. Semple Award

    Full fellowship

    The William T. Semple Award is a full fellowship for attending the Summer Session of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens only. (Applicants for ASCSA Summer Seminars should apply for the Benario Award.)

  • Mary A. Grant Award

    Full fellowship

    The Mary A. Grant Award is a full fellowship for attending the summer session of the American Academy in Rome. This award is named in honor of Mary A. Grant of the University of Kansas.

  • Janice and Herbert Benario Award

    Up to $3000

    The Janice and Herbert Benario Award is a fellowship that the recipient may apply to the summer travel (not fieldwork or conference) program of his or her choice. Amount is contingent upon program cost, up to $3000.

Who can apply

  • To be eligible for a these awards, an applicant must be a current member of CAMWS who either:
  • holds a teaching position in Greek or Latin in an elementary or secondary school within CAMWS territory (camws.org/about/map.php); or
  • is enrolled as a graduate student in a degree-granting Classics program within CAMWS territory (camws.org/about/map.php).
  • CAMWS members teaching or studying at a school outside CAMWS territory are eligible to apply for these awards if their schools are current institutional members of CAMWS (https://camws.org/institutionalmembership) and they themselves are members.
  • Preference will be given to applicants who have not received one of these travel awards in the past four years (teachers) or two years (graduate students).

How to apply

On-line Application Form must be received by January 30. Please note that files must be complete (including all letters of recommendation) for candidates to receive an award.

This award is named in honor of William T. Semple of the University of Cincinnati.

An individual cannot accept a Semple, Grant, or Benario Award from CAMWS if (1) he or she receives any other award or scholarship for the same summer program and the combined amount of these awards would be more than the cost of the program and airfare, or (2) he or she receives another CAMWS summer travel award, such as one of the Excavation and Field School Awards.

If a recipient cannot accept the award by March 31, the award will be given to the runner-up.

Recipients of these awards are encouraged to accept them in person at the annual CAMWS business meeting and are expected to submit a written, illustrated report for the CAMWS Newsletter.

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