Awards and Fellowships

2024 Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit

The C. J. Goodwin Award of Merit Committee is delighted to announce the three recipients of the 2024 Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit. The Goodwin Awards honor outstanding contributions to classical scholarship by members of the Society. This year’s awardees are:

Kassandra J. Miller, Time and Ancient Medicine. How Sundials and Water Clocks Changed Medical Science (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023)

Call for Applications: Penn State Special Collections Library Research Grants

Applications are being accepted for research grants utilizing The Eberly Family Special Collections Library. For 2024-2025, awards of $4,000 to be used for travel and/or research expenses related to the Eberly Family Special Collections Library at Penn State’s University Park campus to utilize the Library’s collections for academic research are available in the areas listed below.

Dorothy Foehr Huck Research Award (Multiple)

2025-26 Fellowships at the Newberry Library

Applications are now open for 2025-2026 fellowships at the Newberry Library!

The Newberry Library's long-standing fellowship program provides outstanding scholars with the time, space, and community required to pursue innovative and ground-breaking scholarship.

In addition to the library's collections, fellows are supported by a collegial interdisciplinary community of researchers, curators, and librarians. An array of scholarly and public programs also contributes to an engaging intellectual environment.

Announcing the SCS Award for Outstanding Literary Translation

The Society for Classical Studies is pleased to announce the new annual Award for Outstanding Literary Translation. The award will honor up to two books each year by SCS members published within the past three calendar years. The translated work shall be a primary text in Ancient Greek or Latin.

Recipients will be chosen by three judges serving staggered terms. In 2025, these judges will be Sarah Ruden, Deborah Roberts, and Adrienne K. Ho Rose.