The Harry J. Psomiades Research Grant in Greek American Studies
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The Harry J. Psomiades Research Grant in Greek American Studies supports individual researchers with direct research expenses to advance, challenge, or reframe understanding of Greek American Studies.
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Funder: Modern Greek Studies Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $2,000 for up to one year, plus $500 for an accepted presentation at the next MGSA Symposium
Summary: Supports individual research projects that advance, challenge, or reframe understanding of Greek American Studies.
Key Information: Applicants must be MGSA members; group proposals are not considered.
Description
The Modern Greek Studies Association (MGSA) administers this biennial grant to support research across the broad scope of Greek American Studies. It encourages projects that contribute to, challenge, or reframe understanding of existing and emerging topics. Supported work may lead to conference papers, articles, books, or digital humanities projects, with funding available for direct research expenses such as archival travel and acquiring research materials.
The grant honors Harry J. Psomiades, a political scientist and founder of the Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at Queens College who was deeply committed to the Greek American community. Selection emphasizes scholarly rigor, innovation, impact, contribution to scholarly understanding, and clear writing.
