Early Career Researcher Fellowship
The AAIA Early Career Researcher Fellowship supports ECRs (up to 7 years post-PhD) to spend time in Athens (or elsewhere) to undertake research.
The Fellowship provides $2500 for travel expenses and up to twelve consecutive weeks of accommodation in the AAIA Hostel in Athens without charge.
The Fellowship will next be advertised in early 2026 to be undertaken before 30 June 2028.
Established Researcher Fellowship
The AAIA Established Researcher Fellowship supports established scholars (more than 7 years post-PhD) to spend time in Athens (or elsewhere) to undertake research.
The Fellowship provides $2500 for travel expenses and up to twelve consecutive weeks of accommodation in the AAIA Hostel in Athens without charge.
The Fellowship will next be advertised in early 2026 to be undertaken before 30 June 2028.
Higher Degree by Research Fellowship
The AAIA Higher Degree by Research Fellowship supports students to spend time in Athens (or elsewhere) to pursue their dissertation research.
The Fellowship provides $2500 for travel expenses and up to twelve consecutive weeks of accommodation in the AAIA Hostel in Athens without charge.
This will next be advertised in mid-2026 to be undertaken in 2027.
Ithacan Historical Society Research Fellowship
This Fellowship provides financial support to scholars undertaking research into the archaeology or history of the island of Ithaca, Greece. The aim is to enable the Fellow to submit an output for peer review publication within twelve months of completion of the Fellowship period.
This opportunity is open to scholars of any nationality, although priority will be given to individuals affiliated with Australian universities or museums and to Australian citizens affiliated with such research institutions abroad.
This Fellowship is a collaboration between the Ithacan Historical Society and the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens.
The Fellowship provides up to $6000 for travel and accommodation to Greece and/or other countries where there is relevant source material.
The Fellowship must be undertaken between 1 January – 31 December 2026.
Applications should be emailed to arts.aaia@sydney.edu.au by noon in Sydney on Friday, 28 November 2025.
IHS-AAIA Terms and Conditions for 2026
IHS-AAIA Application Guidelines for 2026
IHS-AAIA Fellowship Application Form for 2026
Polymnia and Aimilia Kallinikos Scholarship
This Scholarship, generously funded by Mr Nikolaos Galatis, is open to students enrolled full-time in a Masters by Research or PhD degree at any Australian university that is an institutional member of the AAIA.
It is open to research across all fields of Greek Studies up to 1453 AD.
The Scholarship provides $3000 for travel and accommodation to Greece and/or neighbouring countries where there is material or sites relevant to the applicant’s research.
This will next be advertised in mid-2026 to be undertaken in 2027.
Rapid Research Grants
This new initiative will enable researchers to travel to Athens to complete a discrete output.
Each grant will provide $5k to cover travel and accommodation costs for a month.
This will next be advertised in early 2026 to be undertaken between 1 June 2026 and 31 January 2027.