Fully Funded PhD in Classics at Princeton University

Location: United States

Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2024

Published: 3 days ago

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About PhD Program,

Princeton’s Ph.D. program in the Department of Classics recognizes the increasing diversity of approaches and subjects housed within the discipline and aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop a varied and comprehensive course of study appropriate to their developing research interests. The department currently offers five curricular options: literature and philology; history; classical philosophy; medieval and Byzantine language and literature; and contact, transmission, and reception.

Students concentrating on history are normally members of the Program in the Ancient World (PAW); those concentrating on philosophy, of the Program in Classical Philosophy (PCP); those concentrating on Byzantine and Medieval Studies, of Medieval and Byzantine Language and Literature (MBLL); those concentrating on cultural contact within antiquity or the reception and transmission of classical texts, materials, or events, of Contact, Transmission, and Reception (CTR).

Students select their curricular option at the beginning of the program, though later changes are possible in consultation with the director of graduate studies and the graduate committee. Membership in PAW is open also to students concentrating on literature and philology (LP), who must normally declare their decision to join PAW no later than January of their first year.

All students, irrespective of their curricular option, are required to acquire a broad knowledge of ancient Greek and Roman literature and history by the time they complete their general examinations.

Students make steady progress toward the completion of examinations and dissertation at a pace that takes account of their preparation at entrance and their progress while in residence. Students regularly complete the general examinations by October of their third year and complete the dissertation by the end of the fifth.

The Department of Classics also offers a one-year, fully funded pre-doctoral Fellowship that includes an offer of regular admission to the Classics doctoral program for the following year (assuming steady academic progress). The Fellowship is intended for students who would benefit from an additional year of training before formally entering the PhD program. The field of Classics is broadly defined (including Greek and Latin Literature, Greek and Roman History, Classical Philosophy, and Reception Studies). For more information on applying to the program please visit https://classics.princeton.edu/programs/pre-doc-fellowship(Link is external).

PhD Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,

To qualify for the Ph.D., students are required by the Graduate School to:

Pass the general examinationin their subject;
Present an acceptable dissertation; and
After receiving approval of the advanced degree application from the department and the Graduate School, to pass the final public oral examination

Any additional requirements are set at the level of the department or program.

In addition to the above, the Graduate School tracks standard degree requirements that all students must meet to continue their work in good academic standing with the University. These include the major milestones that all Ph.D. students must meet in order to successfully obtain their degrees.

PhD Funding Coverage,

Princeton fully funds every Ph.D. student, offering tailored support across all years of regular program enrollment.

At Princeton, we see a direct relationship between strong financial support and the capacity to break new academic ground. We guarantee full funding to all degree-seeking Ph.D. candidates during their regular enrollment period. It’s an investment in our students and also in the University community, cultivating a unique academic environment in which creative thinking and original scholarship thrive.

Application Requirement,