| William M. Calder III Fellowship
Each year American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
awards one William M. Calder III Fellowship to
a young, highly qualified German scholar to pursue research in classical
studies with an established scholar who previously received a grant
from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
 A
generous gift from William M. Calder III, William Abbott Oldfather
Professor of the Classics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
and a recipient of the Humboldt Research Award in 1997, allowed
American Friends to create the Calder Fellowship.
Eligibility
Young German scholars in classics who wish to pursue research in
the United States and who are selected by the Alexander von Humboldt
Foundation to receive a Feodor
Lynen Fellowship are eligible for a Calder Fellowship. The Calder
Fellowship offsets the financial contribution required by the Feodor
Lynen Program from the U.S. institution.
Preference is given to scholars planning to do research at Columbia
University, Harvard University, University of Colorado, University
of Chicago, or University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—all institutions where
Prof. Calder studied or taught.
Fellowship
The Calder Fellowship is intended to complement the Humboldt Foundation's
Feodor Lynen Fellowship and is awarded for a total of up to 12 months.
The Calder Fellowship begins in August or as soon thereafter as
the selected recipient begins his or her Lynen Fellowship. It is
not retroactive. A Calder Fellow who receives an extension of his
or her Lynen Fellowship may apply for an extension of the Calder
Fellowship.
Selection
The Selection Committee meets in July and considers all scholars in
the classics approved by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for
a Feodor Lynen Fellowship within the previous 12 months.
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