American Academy in Rome - The Humanities

AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME

7 East 60 Street New York New York 10022-1001 USA
Telephone 212 751 7200 Fax 212 751 7220
Via Angelo Masina 5 00153 Roma ITALIA
Telefono 39 06 58461 Fax 39 06 5810788

Founded in 1895 as the American School of Classical Studies, the the Academy's scholarly division offers fellowships in all phases of Italy's history and material culture, from the ancient world to modern Italy. Each year through its Rome Prize competition, twelve fellowships are awarded for research in Ancient studies, Medieval studies, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, and Modern Italian Studies.

The Academy also hosts the recipients of other fellowships, including the Italian Fulbright fellowships, Mellon East-Central European Visiting Scholar fellowships, and the Burkhardt fellowships of the American Council of Learned Societies. Scholars are also able to apply to rent space at the Academy through the Visiting Artists and Scholars program.The Academy sponsors conferences and lectures as well as trips and tours in Rome and the rest of Italy.

In addition, the Academy offers four summer programs:

and, usually, a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar. The summer programs in Archaeology and Rome Pottery are aimed largely at graduate students. Advanced undergraduates, graduate students and high-school teachers may apply for the Classical Summer School. College teachers who are affiliated with institutions that do not have major graduate programs in their special areas of concern may apply to the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar.

The Academy also participates in a range of archaeological projects; visit the Archaeology web area to learn more.

The School of Classical Studies is headed by Thomas A. J. McGinn, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities.

Overview of the Academy