ANS: Study Opportunities and Fellowships

Study Opportunities and Fellowships

The American Numismatic Society provides three forms of financial aid for study and research: 6 stipends of $4,000 for attendance at the Society's annual Eric P. Newman Graduate Summer Seminar in Numismatics to qualifying students; the Frances M. Schwartz Fellowship; and awards from the Donald Groves Fund.

Additional information and application forms will be provided upon request. The forms can be printed from this website and submitted by mail: electronic applications are not accepted.

Study Opportunities

The Eric P. Newman Graduate Summer Seminar: An annual intensive course open to graduate students and junior faculty. It is intended to familiarize students with numismatic methodology and scholarship. A stipend of $4,000 is available to qualifying students. Applications are due on February 13th, 2009. Send e-mail to the Seminar Co-Director, Dr. Peter van Alfen at: vanalfen@numismatics.org for futher information. The dates for the 2009 seminar for June - July will be posted at a later date.

IMPORTANT NOTICE RE: 2008 and 2009 Summer Seminar

Re: 2008 and 2009 ANS Summer Seminar

In June and July of 2008 the ANS is moving into a wonderful new space
at One Hudson Square in Manhattan. This means, unfortunately, that
the Eric P. Newman Summer Graduate Seminar in Numismatics, usually
held during those months, is cancelled for 2008. In June and July of
2009 we shall resume with an expanded seminar that, in addition to
teaching students the mechanics and methodologies of numismatics,
serves to introduce them to the wider social, historical, and
economic context of monetary instruments and systems. Application
materials (due February 13, 2009) and other information for the 2009
Seminar can be found at http://www.numismatics.org/seminar. Information on
the history of the Seminar can be found at: http://www.numismatics.org/archives/GraduateSeminar.html.

Please feel free
to contact the Seminar co-directors,

Peter van Alfen (vanalfen@numismatics.org) or

Richard Witschonke (rickwitschonke@yahoo.com) if you have any additional questions.

To learn more about the history of the Graduate Seminar, click here.

Fellowships

The Frances M. Schwartz Fellowship: Created in 1985 to support work and study of numismatic and museum methodology at the American Numismatic Society. Applicants must have the B.A. or the equivalent; the stipend depends on work done in the museum, but will not exceed $5,000.
The Donald Groves Fund: This fund promotes publication in the field of Early American numismatics, meaning material dating no later than 1800. Funding is available for travel and other expenses in connection with research, as well as for publication.