The Petros D. Goneos Memorial Award
ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 – 2026
SCHOLARSHIPS
THE AWARD
The award is destined to encourage, support, and promote high quality research from new researchers who focus on topics related to the culture of the Cyclades from the Neolithic up to the Post-Byzantine period or its perception to the modern times. All proposed projects will be approached through disciplines as Archaeology, Anthropology, and Art History, as well as natural and physical sciences.
The Prize Fund amounts to $7,000, which will be given in full for one academic year to each of two equal candidates or a group of candidates who will submit a joint research proposal. It will be paid in one instalment at the beginning of the academic year (September). In the case of a group proposal the amount of money remains the same as for individual proposals. Successful applicants are not eligible to apply for a second year of funding.
The academic scholarship was funded by an endowment established in the memory of Petros D. Goneos (1968-2019), former active member and vice president of the Cycladic Art Foundation in New York.
Applications Deadline
Announcement of results
committee’s decision by July 2025.
ELIGIBILITY
Young researchers from around the world –pursuing PhD research or having completed their doctorate within the past ten years (after September 01, 2015)– are eligible to apply.
Selection Process
The award will be made by an Academic Advisory Committee of academics and senior scholars appointed by the Museum of Cycladic Art.
The successful candidate/s should:
- Clearly and in details outline how this award will enable the proposed research and lead to its completion.
- Demonstrate how the outcomes of the project are expected to contribute to the field by filling research gaps and promoting further research.
- Demonstrate the capability of the researcher/s to achieve the proposed outcomes. This can be proven through past academic achievements, prior publications, and reference letters.
The Museum of Cycladic Art and the Cycladic Art Foundation particularly encourage proposals from researchers who:
- Propose innovative and pioneering approaches.
- Launch collaborative, interdisciplinary projects.
- Seek to use and develop information technologies.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
The deadline for submitting applications and recommendation letters is Sunday, May 4, 2025, at midnight (Athens Time).
As part of the process, applications will send to the Museum of Cycladic Art (fellowships@cycladic.gr) two documents in PDF format, including:
- A research proposal of no more than 1,000 words. Bibliographies and references are not included in the word limit.
- A curriculum vitae proving the applicant’s qualifications to conduct the proposed research.
Applicants should also provide the name and contact information of two referees who are expected to independently send their reference letters to the Museum of Cycladic Art (fellowships@cycladic.gr) by the above-mentioned date (Friday, May 3, 2025). Applicants are requested to initiate and secure the recommendation process by contacting their referees themselves.
Please note:
- Applicants may not write reference letters for other applicants.
- Members of the Academic Advisory Committee may not write reference letters.
Applicants will receive notification of the committee’s decision by July 2025.
DISSEMINATION OF OUTCOMES
The successful candidate/s is/are required to regularly document the development of the project and share the work in progress with the Museum of Cycladic Art and the Advisory Committee (fellowships@cycladic.gr). A written progress report should be submitted in the middle of the academic year (January 2026) and a final report at its end (June 2026).
Moreover, the successful candidate/s will be invited to present the work for which the Award was awarded (in physical presence or remotely) in the Museum of Cycladic Art Cycle of Lectures; the successful candidate/s will be invited to submit a short report and an abstract of the research in order to be published on the website and the social media of the Museum.
Finally, the successful candidate/s is/are expected to acknowledge the importance of this award in the completion of the research and mention it in all publications or presentations resulting from this work as Museum of Cycladic Art and Cycladic Art Foundation Petros D. Goneos Memorial Award holders. A copy of the publications resulting from this work should be provided to the Museum of Cycladic Art.
For more information, please contact the Museum of Cycladic Art Fellowship Program Coordinator, by e-mail at fellowships@cycladic.gr
The Museum of Cycladic Art is an equal opportunity institution and considers all candidates for employment (fellowship/internship etc.) regardless of race, color, sex, age, national origin, creed, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or political affiliation.
