University of Colorado Boulder

  • Funding Type: Partially Funded
  • Application Deadline: Feb. 15
  • Key Notes: Applicants to the graduate program in Classics may be nominated for campus- or college-wide fellowships such as the Chancellor’s Fellowship, Devaney Fellowship, or Center for Humanities and the Arts Fellowship. In addition, CU Classics employs both M.A. and Ph.D. students as graduate student teachers in undergraduate classes. These appointments, which typically come with a stipend, a tuition waiver, and a contribution towards fees and costs such as health insurance, are awarded on a competitive basis.

University of Georgia

  • Funding Type: Paid
  • Application Deadline: Jan 12
  • Key Notes: Funded through teaching assistantships

University of Kansas

  • Funding Type: Unpaid
  • Application Deadline: Jan 5
  • Key Notes: Funding available through Graduate Teaching Assistantships

Washington University in St. Louis

  • Funding Type: Paid
  • Application Deadline: Jan 1
  • Key Notes: M.A. students in Classics at Washington University in St. Louis receive the following support for up to two years, contingent on maintaining full-time enrollment and making satisfactory academic progress in accordance with degree program requirements: • 100% full tuition scholarship • $10,000 annual stipend • 90% health fee subsidy (includes health, dental and wellness fees) In addition, our students have opportunities to assist in teaching, research and/or departmental administration, for which they can earn up to $10,200 per academic year and an additional $2500 during the summer after their first year of study.

University of Notre Dame

  • Funding Type: Paid
  • Application Deadline: Jan 15
  • Key Notes: Fully funded M.A. program with a specific track for Classical Archaeology which requires only proficieny in either Greek or Latin.

Boston College

  • Funding Type: Partially Funded
  • Application Deadline: Feb 1
  • Key Notes: Limited scholarship aid with a teaching assistantship (which has a stipend) is offered for one semester.

University of Arizona

  • Funding Type: Partially Funded
  • Application Deadline: Jan 15
  • Key Notes: Most students receive the following for the full two years (four semesters) in the M.A. program: Graduate Assistant–Teaching (GAT) placements, with .25, .33, or .50 full-time equivalency appointments and corresponding stipends. Stipends range from $10,875 to $21,750 per academic year, depending on number of hours worked and year in the program. Full tuition waivers for all GATs in the program. GATs have the option to enroll in the student health insurance plan with the premium fully covered.

University of Iowa

  • Funding Type: Partially Funded
  • Application Deadline: Jan 15
  • Key Notes: Funding is through assistantships, there are few internal fellowship opportunities.

Texas Tech University

  • Funding Type: Funded
  • Application Deadline: Jan 15
  • Key Notes: Students usually receive financial support via employment as a Teaching Assistant, Graduate Part-Time Instructor, or as the Editorial Assistant to Helios or Intertexts. The University also offers several competitive scholarships. Deadlines for these opportunities, which include support from the Graduate School, are January 15th. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply before these deadlines. TTU’s financial support packages are sufficient to cover students’ reduced tuition fees, accommodation, and board.

Tufts University

  • Funding Type: Unpaid
  • Application Deadline: Jan 15
  • Key Notes: Financial aid available, mostly in the form of direct federal loans.

University of Vermont

  • Funding Type: Unpaid
  • Application Deadline: Not currently accepting applicants for 2026-27

Brandeis University

  • Funding Type: Unpaid
  • Application Deadline: Feb 15
  • Key Notes: Financial aid and merit-based assistantships

University of Minnesota

  • Funding Type: Paid
  • Application Deadline: Jan 5
  • Key Notes: Graduate assistanships and potential fellowships that provide a stipend. The minimum pay rate for graduate assistantships in the College of Liberal Arts for the 2025-26 academic year is $28.94/hour.