Through the generosity of the Classical Association and the Societies for the Promotion of Hellenic and of Roman Studies, seven bursaries of up to 500 pounds sterling are this year for
the sixth time being offered to graduate students in the U.K. to enable them to take advantage of a stay at the Fondation in 2010. Stays are normally of two, three or four weeks. The costs of accommodation and full board per week are 350 Swiss francs. One
can get to Geneva easily by Easyjet or British Airways. The
beneficiaries of such bursaries in the last five years have reported back with utmost enthusiasm about every aspect of their stay.
If you wish to apply for one of these bursaries, please let me know, by letter or e-mail, by January 15: state what degree you are reading for at what university, give the title and a brief description of your thesis if you are writing one, and ask
your supervisor or someone else who knows your work to write briefly on your behalf to me (at
[log in to unmask]) by the same date. The decision will be made by a committee of representatives of the sponsoring societies chaired by me. Preference will probably be given to doctoral students. The
library at Vandoeuvres is excellent for texts (including epigraphic texts, and much early Christian material) and commentaries, and has the main Classics and ancient history periodicals; it is less strong in archaeology. While staying at the Fondation you
also have access to the excellent library of the University of Geneva.
If you are successful in applying for a Bursary, you will also need to apply to the Fondation for an invitation to come and stay, using the form available at www.fondationhardt.ch/, but you can expect that application to succeed.
If you have independent sources of funding you are most welcome to apply to the Fondation with or without a bursary.
The period of opening in 2010 will be from February to the end of November.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch with me if you have queries.
(Professor) Robert Parker,
New College,
OX1 3BN,
Oxford