Hahn Scholarship

Rome/Athens Scholarship

E. Adelaide Hahn (1893-1967). PhD, Columbia (1929); classicist, philologist, linguist; impressive scholar of Vergil and Latin linguistics; respected professor of classics and administrator at Hunter in Manhattan (1921-1963), the CUNY college for women. The first woman president (1946) of the Linguistic Society of America which she helped found (1924), Professor Hahn became president of CAAS (1960) near the end of a remarkable career of teaching, writing, and service to scholarship.

For more information, see this biographical sketch, and this wonderful personal tribute.

The Award

In honor of E. Adelaide Hahn, two awards of up to $7,000 will be made toward the cost of study at the summer session of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) or the American Academy in Rome (AAR).

Eligibility

Applicants must be current CAAS members at the time of application.

Preference will be given to members with longevity, pre-college teachers, graduate students, and those who have not previously received this award, with priority given to those who live and work in the CAAS region.

After Your Summer

Scholarship winners are expected to report on their summer study experience at the CAAS annual meeting in October.

For additional information, contact Sulochana Asirvatham, Hahn Scholarship Committee Chair, at asirvathas@montclair.edu.

How to Apply

Method of Submission

Please submit your application and required supporting materials through the online form.

Recommendation letters should be sent directly by the letter writers to Sulochana Asirvatham, Chair of the Hahn Scholarship Committee, at asirvathas@montclair.edu. Questions about the scholarship or application process may also be directed to the committee chair.

Hahn Scholarship Application

Key Dates

Application deadline
March 1, 2027

Decisions announced
On or around April 1, 2027

Required Application Materials

A cover letter that includes a commitment to report on your experience at the October 2025 annual meeting of CAAS plus a list of other sources from which you are seeking funding
Proof of current CAAS membership (e.g. copy of confirmation email)
A copy of your completed ASCSA or AAR application
Copies of your ASCSA or AAR recommendation letters (each letter writer should forward a copy directly to the Hahn Scholarship Committee Chair)

Recent Hahn Scholarship Winners

2025

Jonathan Guggenmos
Graduate student, University of Wisconsin

Danielle LaRose
Graduate student, Binghamton University

2024

Jazmín Novoa Lara
Graduate student, Columbia University (ASCSA)

Daniel Hunter
Graduate student, Rutgers University (ASCSA)

2023

Kaitleen Moleen
Latin instructor, Glen Rock High School (AAR)

Bryce Hammer
Graduate student, Rutgers University (AAR)

2022

Jonathan Clark
Graduate student, University of Washington (ASCSA)

Katherine Dennis
Graduate student, Princeton University (AAR)

Isabel Biascoecheaa
Graduate student, Columbia University (ASCSA)

Jermaine Bryant
Graduate student, Princeton University (AAR)

2021: none awarded
2020: none awarded
2019: Alessandra Migliara, graduate student at The Graduate Center, CUNY (ASCSA)
2019: Mary Somerville, graduate student at Bryn Mawr College (AAR)
2019: Ashton Fancy, graduate student at the University of Texas (AAR)
2018: Rebecca McGinn, graduate student Rutgers University (AAR)
2017: Allannah Karas, doctoral candidate in Classics at The Graduate Center, CUNY (AAR)
2017: Rian Sirkus, Latin instructor at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, Maryland and University of Maryland, College Park (ASCSA)
2016: Nicholas Cross, Baruch College, CUNY (AAR)
2016: Stephen Ogumah, The Graduate Center, CUNY (ASCSA)
2015: Irene Morrison-Moncure, The Graduate Center, CUNY (AAR)
2015: Natalie M. Susmann, Boston University (ASCSA)
2014: Emily C. Mohr, University of Maryland, College Park (ASCSA)