Saul and Ruth Levin Educational Enrichment Grant
Thanks to the generosity of late Distinguished Professor Saul Levin and that of his family, the Department of Middle Eastern and Ancient Mediterranean Studies (MEAMS) is pleased to announce the annual Saul and Ruth Levin Educational Enrichment Grant. The grant offers students the opportunity to pursue study of the Ancient Mediterranean World during the summer.
Eligibility & Timetable for Funded Experience
Grant recipients must be full-time BU undergraduates majoring in one of three AMS tracks:
- Ancient Mediterranean Studies (formerly "Classical Civilization")
- Greek and Latin
- Latin
- You can apply in any year of study. Past recipients are not eligible. Past applicants who are not past recipients are encouraged to reapply. The funded experience must be completed before, or at the latest, soon after, graduation.
How and When to Apply
Submit a proposal of no more than 600 words (PDF). Your proposal must include:
- Your name and Bmail, plus date of submission
- A descriptive title
- A concise but clear explanation of the experience: what you will do and how it relates to your studies in AMS.
- An itemized breakdown of estimated costs: equipment, travel, food, etc.
Applicants should not seek more than $2,500.00 in grant money. The exact amount of individual grants will depend on available funds, on the number of grants conferred at a given time (there could be more than one), and on the nature of individual proposals. Applicants may need to consider additional sources of funding.
Email your proposal to tchronop@binghamton.edu by January 31, 2026. Decisions will be announced within three weeks of the deadline.
Selection Criteria
In no particular order, selection criteria include:
- The strength of the proposal
- Its pertinence to the student's major
- Feasibility within a stated budget
- Financial need (students should certainly feel free to address this)
- Academic excellence in the major and generally
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Previous Grant Recipients
2025: Jesse Lynch ‘27: field school at the Roman archaeological site of Cosa (Italy).
2025: Amari Pavati ‘26: independent research studying the Jewish presence in Roman cities in Turkey.
2024: Eliana Klein ‘25: Courses at Lorenzo de' Medici in Florence (opens in a new window) as well as independent travel to see Etruscan and Roman archaeological sites and museum visits.
2024: Victoria Stargiotti ‘25: Courses at Lorenzo de' Medici in Florence (opens in a new window) as well as independent travel to see Etruscan and Roman archaeological sites and museum visits.
2023: Arthur O’Sullivan ‘24: Dr. Hilary Becker’s Ancient Italy in Context course in Rome.
2023: Grace Meyers ‘25: Dr. Hilary Becker’s Ancient Italy in Context course in Rome.
2022: James Caracciolo ‘22: Self-guided foreign travel to archaeological sites in Italy. Interest in momumentality, memorialization, and perception.
2021: Olivia Condos ‘21: Self-guided tour through mainland Greece in 2022 (deferred due to Covid).
2019: Mark Solomon ‘21. College Year in Athens (opens in a new window), summer.
2018: Emily Banach '19: Dr. Hilary Becker’s Ancient Italy in Context course in Rome.
2017: Thomas Rice ‘19: American College of Greece (opens in a new window), Athens. Spring 2018 semester.
2016: Lyla Cerulli ‘17: Paideia Institute’s Living Latin in Rome program, summer.