Classical Summer School

Opportunity Description:

This five-week program is designed to provide qualified graduate students, mature undergraduates, and middle school, high school, and two-year college teachers with a well-founded understanding of the growth and development of the city of Rome through a careful study of material remains and literary sources.

The program fee of $4,500 includes tuition, housing, some meals and the cost of trips to sites in and around Rome (but please note scholarship information below). Participants will be housed at the American Academy in Rome or in nearby apartments. Participants will be provided with a minimum of five dinners per week at AAR or a local restaurant (COVID restrictions permitting). The program fee does not include airfare, personal expenses (or additional, unplanned expenditures), breakfasts, any travel not directly related to the program of the Summer School, nor expenses such as laundry, tips, amusements, or shopping.

All participants are eligible for an American Academy in Rome scholarship (a minimum of $1,500). Several other (much larger) scholarships are offered through the American Academy in Rome and can be applied for as part of the program application. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to apply for funding and scholarships offered through their home institution, regional and state classical organizations; however, these applications are submitted independently from the Classical Summer School application.

Application Process: 

The Classical Summer School has an online application process, which can be found on their website. 

Application deadline: Varies from year-to-year, but generally falls on the 15th of either December or January.