Individual Researcher Funding

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 must be undertaken in its entirety between 1 January 2027 and 30 June 2028.  

The closing date for applications is noon in Sydney on 10 April 2026.  

Please submit all applications to: arts.aaia@sydney.edu.au
ECR Application Form
ECR Application Guidelines
ECR Terms & Conditions




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 must be undertaken in its entirety between 1 January 2027 and 30 June 2028.  

The closing date for applications is noon in Sydney on 10 April 2026.  

Please submit all applications to: arts.aaia@sydney.edu.au
ERF Application Form
ERF Application Guidelines & Terms & Conditions

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.

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 initiative enables researchers to travel to Athens to complete a discrete output. 

Each grant provides $5k to cover travel and accommodation costs for a month.

The grant must be undertaken in its entirety between 1 May 2026 and 31 December 2026.  

The closing date for applications is noon in Sydney on 10 April 2026.  

Please submit all applications to: arts.aaia@sydney.edu.au
RRG Application Form
RRG Application Guidelines
RRG Terms & Conditions