Fondation Hardt pour l' Etude de l'Antiquite Classique, Vandoeuvres, Geneva
The Fondation Hardt is an international research centre for the study of Classics and Ancient History. It is located in an elegant 18th c. villa in a park with views of what is generally mistaken for Mont Blanc, and the accommodation has recently undergone extensive and very successful modernisation. It has an excellent and beautiful library, particularly strong in texts and commentaries, and provides a peaceful environment for a period of uninterrupted research and writing. It also provides the opportunity to meet scholars of all ages and all nationalities: there are up to eight in residence at any one time. The food is excellent!
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 eighth time being offered to graduate students in the U.K. to enable them to take advantage of a stay at the Fondation in 2011. 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 seven 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 e-mail, by January 31: 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 on your behalf to me (at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[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/<http://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 2011 will be from February 13 to December 1 (excluding Aug. 19-Sep. 2 and Oct. 14-21). Please don't hesitate to get in touch with me if you have queries.
Robert Parker
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