The Canadian Institute in Greece
Athens, Greece
About
Founded in 1974, The Canadian Institute in Greece is a charity based in Athens, Greece working on heritage, education, science & research.
The Canadian Institute in Greece is a privately funded, not-for-profit educational institution incorporated in Canada with charitable status. It promotes Canadian research and education in fields relating to Greece's heritage, sponsoring archaeological fieldwork, providing scholarly resources through a library of about 6,000 volumes, and offering fellowships, bursaries, internships and summer schools. Based in Athens with a Montréal presence, it is officially recognised by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture as a foreign archaeological institute and is charged with primary responsibility for Canadian archaeological fieldwork in Greece.
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Museum & Site Passes
Heritage · Greece
Free-entry passes to archaeological sites and museums in Greece, issued by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture to Institute members, applied for through the Institute.
Neda and Franz Leipen Fellowship
Education · Greece
Nine-month fellowship for Canadian graduate and post-doctoral studies in Greece, with a stipend and accommodation at the Institute.
Homer and Dorothy Thompson Fellowship
Education · Greece
Fellowship for graduate and post-doctoral research in Hellenic studies, from ancient to mediaeval, with a preference for Classical to Hellenistic Greek sculpture.
Elisabeth Alföldi-Rosenbaum Fellowship
Education · Greece
Fellowship for research on Hellenistic to Early Byzantine archaeology, art history, history and epigraphy.
Frederick and Joan Winter Student Travel Bursary
Education · Greece
Bursary supporting graduate and post-doctoral Canadian students travelling to Greece and the wider Mediterranean for study and research.
CIMS-CIG Student Travel Bursary
Education · Greece
Bursary supporting undergraduate students at Canadian universities travelling to Greece for archaeological, summer programme or academic activity.
Dr. Leander Tryphonas Study in Greece Bursary
Education · Greece
Bursary supporting undergraduate students at Canadian universities travelling to Greece for academic purposes.
Anglophone Summer School
Education · Greece
Annual summer school for Canadian university students combining lectures with visits to archaeological sites and museums in Athens and the Peloponnese.
Southern Mani Archaeological Project
Heritage · Greece
Archaeological field survey in the Mani region of the Peloponnese, conducted under permit through the Institute.
Argilos excavation
Heritage · Greece
Excavation and artifact analysis at Ancient Argilos in Northern Greece, with student volunteer participation.
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Canadian Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Parnassos Cultural Society of Ottawa, York University, Concordia University, Ephorate of Antiquities of Lakonia
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