Individual Researcher Funding

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.

This will next be advertised in early 2027 for use between 1 Jan 2028 and 30 June 2029.

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.

This will next be advertised in early 2027 for use between 1 Jan 2028 and 30 June 2029

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-2027 to run between 1 January – 31 December 2028

The Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens (AAIA) is delighted to announce a new Research Fellowship to support scholars undertaking research into the archaeology or history of the island of Ithaca, Greece. This Fellowship is made possible by the generosity of Mr Nikolaos K. Galatis.

It provides up to AUS$6000 for travel and accommodation to Greece and/or other countries where there is relevant source material during 2027.

The aim is to enable the Fellow to progress a peer review publication.

This opportunity is open to scholars of any nationality, although priority will be given to postgraduate and early career researchers at Australian institutions and postgraduate and early career Australian researchers based abroad. It is not necessary to be a member of the AAIA to apply.

The closing deadline is Friday, 13 November 2026 at 12:00 AEDT.

Please note that this award will be offered again in 2027 for use in 2028.

Kalinikos Ithaca Fellowship Application Form
Kalinikos Ithaca Application Guidelines
Kallinikos Ithaca Fellowship Terms and Conditions

This Scholarship, generously funded by Mr Nikolaos K. 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 $4000 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-2027 to run between 1 January – 31 December 2028

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.

This will next be advertised in early 2027 to used between 1 May and 31 December 2027