The Theodore N. Romanoff Prize is open to doctoral candidates (ABD) and recent Ph.D. recipients (degree granted between 2019-2023) conducting research on the language or historical texts of ancient Egypt, including the Coptic language as the final stage of historic Egyptian languages. American scholars worldwide and non-American scholars studying or teaching at an American university in the United States are eligible to apply. Research must be conducted in Egypt.
The Prize was created in tribute to Theodore Romanoff who received his M.A. from The Artemis A.W. and Martha Sharp Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University. His thesis concerned hieroglyphic writing; he additionally studied Demotic and Coptic with dedication and passion.
Applicants may apply for this funding as a stand-alone fellowship or combine it with other funding sources, including the ARCE CAORC fellowship. The successful grantee must properly credit the Romanoff Prize in all future publications and presentations. S/he is required to present a lecture on their research at the ARCE N.Y. Chapter at the completion of the fellowship. Awardees may reapply for the Romanoff Prize after three years. One $4000 fellowship will be funded annually. For an overview of ARCE and its fellowship program, please visit the ARCE website.
Use this application if you are only applying for the Theodore Romanoff Prize and no other support from ARCE. If you are applying for an ARCE Research Fellowship and the Romanoff Prize use the ARCE - Research Fellowships application instead.
Please refer to the ARCE Theodore Romanoff Prize Guidelines prior to completing this application.
The additional form you will need to complete your application are below. You will download it from this page. You can do it now or return to this page later.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities form is available here
If you have questions, please email arcefellows@arce.org
ARCE Theodore N. Romanoff Prize 2024 - 2025
The Theodore N. Romanoff Prize is open to doctoral candidates (ABD) and recent Ph.D. recipients (degree granted between 2019-2023) conducting research on the language or historical texts of ancient Egypt, including the Coptic language as the final stage of historic Egyptian languages. American scholars worldwide and non-American scholars studying or teaching at an American university in the United States are eligible to apply. Research must be conducted in Egypt.
The Prize was created in tribute to Theodore Romanoff who received his M.A. from The Artemis A.W. and Martha Sharp Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University. His thesis concerned hieroglyphic writing; he additionally studied Demotic and Coptic with dedication and passion.
Applicants may apply for this funding as a stand-alone fellowship or combine it with other funding sources, including the ARCE CAORC fellowship. The successful grantee must properly credit the Romanoff Prize in all future publications and presentations. S/he is required to present a lecture on their research at the ARCE N.Y. Chapter at the completion of the fellowship. Awardees may reapply for the Romanoff Prize after three years. One $4000 fellowship will be funded annually. For an overview of ARCE and its fellowship program, please visit the ARCE website.
Use this application if you are only applying for the Theodore Romanoff Prize and no other support from ARCE. If you are applying for an ARCE Research Fellowship and the Romanoff Prize use the ARCE - Research Fellowships application instead.
Please refer to the ARCE Theodore Romanoff Prize Guidelines prior to completing this application.
The additional form you will need to complete your application are below. You will download it from this page. You can do it now or return to this page later.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities form is available here
If you have questions, please email arcefellows@arce.org