This scholarship is offered in memory of Desmond Conacher, formerly Professor of Classics at Trinity College, Toronto, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and Honorary President of the Classical Association of Canada.  The scholarship has been endowed through donations from his family, friends, colleagues, and universities with which he was associated.  Its purpose is to assist and encourage a young scholar entering graduate studies in classics.  The scholarship is administered by the Classical Association of Canada through its Awards Committee. One award of $2,500 is offered each year.

Eligibility and criteria: Applicants must be Canadian students (citizens or permanent residents) intending to enter the first year of graduate studies in a classics or similar programme at a Canadian university.  Specializations within the general area of classics such as ancient history, ancient philosophy, and classical archaeology are eligible.  Applicants must be less than 28 years of age on January 1st of the year of application. The main criteria are academic achievement, professional promise, and an appropriate undergraduate preparation.

Application procedure: The following items should be sent, to arrive by MARCH 31st, to Professor Martin Cropp, CAC Awards Committee Chair, Department of Greek and Roman Studies, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4:

• A personal statement describing the applicant’s previous academic career, employment experience, and academic and career objectives
• A list of graduate programs to which the applicant has applied for admission
• Transcripts recording the applicant’s undergraduate degree work (unofficial transcripts are acceptable if certified by the applicant’s department)
• A list of any academic awards and honours received at the postsecondary level
• Two letters of recommendation from teachers familiar with the applicant’s work (sent separately by the writers or included with the application in envelopes sealed and countersigned by them).

Selection and award procedure: The Committee meets during the Association’s annual general meeting in May. Applicants will be informed of the results soon after this. The award will be paid in September subject to confirmation that the winner has registered in an appropriate graduate program.

The committee may choose to reduce the amount of the award or make an honorary award if the total amount of this and other awards offered to the winner for the first twelve months of graduate study (including scholarships, fee remissions, teaching and research assistantships and the like) exceeds $18,000.  In such cases an award may be made to a runner-up.

Further information: Questions should be addressed to the Awards Committee chair, Professor Martin Cropp <mcropp@ucalgary.ca>. Other committee members in 2002-03 are Professors Alban Baudou (Université Laval) <alban.baudou@lit.ulaval.ca>, Craig Cooper (University of Winnipeg) <c.cooper@uwinnipeg.ca>, Elaine Fantham (Toronto) <fantham@princeton.edu>, Michele George (McMaster University) <georgem@mcmaster.ca>, James Russell (University of British Columbia) <russellj@interchange.ubc.ca>.

Cette bourse est offerte en mémoire de Desmond Conacher, ancien Professeur d'études classiques à Trinity College, Toronto, Membre de la Société royale du Canada et Président honoraire de la Société canadienne d'études classiques. La Fondation a été constituée grâce aux généreux dons de la famille, des amis et des collègues de D. Conacher, ainsi que des universités auxquelles il était affilié. Ses objectifs sont d'encourager et de soutenir financièrement un jeune étudiant débutant des études supérieures en études classiques au Canada. La Fondation est administrée par la Société canadienne d'études classiques et son Comité de sélection. Une bourse de 2500 $ est attribuée chaque année.

Critères d’admissibilité: Les candidats doivent être des étudiants canadiens (citoyens ou résidents reçus) sur le point de commencer la première année d'un programme de deuxième cycle en études classiques (ou l'équivalent) dans une université canadienne. Les divers domaines de spécialisation propres aux études classiques et anciennes, tels que l'histoire ancienne, la philosophie ancienne et l'archéologie, sont admissibles. Les candidats doivent être âgés de moins de 28 ans au 1er janvier de l'année de la demande. Les principaux critères de sélection sont les réalisations académiques, les objectifs de carrière et les
perspectives de succès, et le fait de posséder une formation de premier cycle pertinente.

Modalités de présentation: Les pièces suivantes devraient être acheminées au plus tard le 31 mars (à destination) à: Professeur Martin Cropp, Président du Comité de sélection de la SCEC, Department of Greek and Roman Studies, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4:

• Une lettre personnelle faisant état des études antérieures, des expériences de travail et des objectifs universitaires et de carrière;
• Une liste des programmes d'études supérieures dans lesquels le candidat a posé sa candidature;
• Originaux ou copies certifiées conformes (par le département) des résultats obtenus au cours des études de premier cycle;
• Une liste des prix, honneurs et bourses reçus aux niveaux collégial et universitaire;
• Deux lettres de recommandation écrites par des professeurs d'université connaissant bien les travaux du candidat (envoyées séparément par les professeurs ou par le candidat, sous pli cacheté, et contresigné par le professeur).

Procédure de sélection et annonce des résultats: Le comité de sélection se réunit à l'occasion du Congrès annuel qui se tient en mai. Les candidats seront informés des résultats peu de temps après. La bourse sera versée en septembre, après confirmation que le récipiendaire a bien complété son inscription dans un programme d'études supérieures d'une université canadienne.

Le Comité de sélection peut réduire le montant de la bourse ou peut décider d'un prix honorifique de remplacement si la somme de la bourse et des autres bourses cumulées par le récipiendaire (incluant tout type de bourse, exemption de frais de scolarité, contrats d'assistanat d'enseignement ou de recherche, ou toute forme de revenu de cet ordre) excède le montant de 18,000 $. Dans ce cas, une bourse pourra être accordée au second en lice.

Informations. Les demandes d'informations supplémentaires devront être adressées par écrit au Président du Comité de sélection, M. Martin Cropp <mcropp@ucalgary.ca>. Les autres membres du Comité de sélection pour l'année 2002-2003 sont: M. Alban Baudou (Université Laval) <alban.baudou@lit.ulaval.ca>, M. Craig Cooper (University of Winnipeg) <c.cooper@uwinnipeg.ca>, Mme Elaine Fantham (Toronto) <fantham@princeton.edu>, Mme Michele George (McMaster University) <georgem@mcmaster.ca>, M. James Russell (University of British Columbia) <russellj@interchange.ubc.ca>.

Mount Allison University
The Crake Doctoral Fellowship

The Crake Foundation and the Department of Classics at Mount Allison University are pleased to announce the Crake Doctoral Fellowship in Classics for the academic year 2004-2005.

The Crake Fellowship is non-renewable, open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents who at the time of taking up the fellowship have completed all course and residential requirements for the Doctorate in Classics, passed all preliminary examinations and completed the research for the thesis, and who can reasonably be expected to finish the doctorate during the year of the fellowship.

The holder will be asked to teach one course in each of the Fall and Winter terms, give a public lecture, and be in Sackville from September to May.

In 2004-2005 the holder of the Crake Fellowship will receive $21,000, with an allowance of up to $2,500 to cover moving and other research-associated expenses.

Applications should include official transcripts and three letters of reference.  The thesis supervisor should be asked to write concerning the subject of the thesis and the expected date for its final submission.  Applicants should also send a statement regarding the progress of their doctoral studies, including their schedule for completion, and a 1-2 page synopsis of their thesis.

Completed applications should be sent to:

Dr. Ivan Cohen, Head
Department of Classics
Mount Allison University
63D York Street
Sackville, N. B.  E4L 1G9

The deadline for receipt of applications is February 27, 2004.

All professors and Classics majors are cordially invited to attend, as judges and volunteers, the 36th Annual Ontario Student Classics Conference.

Imagine, 600 high school students who love Latin, Greek and Classics competing in 100 events divided into 3 categories: athletics, academics and creative. There is something for everyone- from a fashion show to a skit to a mock archaeological dig to a chariot race- you won't be disappointed! Also, it is an excellent opportunity for professors to sell their universities and their programmes to students who are bright, motivated and very likely candidates for Classics courses. So, if you find yourself with some free time between exams and the CAC congress in Laval the following weekend and you would like to see "Classics in Action", please consider joining us at Brock.

For more information, please visit the OSCC website at www.classicsconference.org or contact Margaret-Anne Gillis at <mgillis@mail.scdsb.on.ca>, the Conference Co-ordinator for 2004.

Canadian students interested in doing a research degree (normally PhD) in the UK will wish to know that the deadline for the Overseas Research Students Awards scheme has been moved ahead considerably this year. Applications must be received by the proposed host institution by 2 February. Students must at the same time apply for admission to the institution in question, who will need to write a reference for the ORS award. Therefore, interested students will need to make contact by mid-January at the latest. These awards pay the substantial difference between home and overseas tuition fees. Some institutions also give their ORS winners a scholarship covering the home fees, and a maintenance allowance. This is the case at Bristol. I would be happy to field any inquiries.