Schwarz Fellowship for Research on Music
Since 2021, the Schwarz Foundation funds two fellowships for recent PhD graduates at the early stages of their careers who wish to conduct research on themes connected to the collections of the Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
The Schwarz Fellowship for Research on Music supports work that explores the cultural history of music in the Mediterranean world, broadly defined. It encourages the study of interactions among Western European, Byzantine, Islamic, and Jewish cultures from the medieval period to the modern era. Fellows are expected to carry out original research at the Gennadius Library, contributing to its collections and academic life.
Eligibility: Career musicians or researchers, PhD candidates, or PhD holders who received their degree within the last five years. Open to all nationalities.
Fields of study: Musical composition, conducting, history of music, musicology, and related disciplines.
Read more and apply by clicking here. You can read more about previous fellowship recipients below:
Meet the Fellows
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
2024-2025
2025-2026
On January 21, 2025 we celebrated the Schwarz fellows who have studied at the Gennadeion for the past years.
The conversation focuses not only on the fellows’ research within their scholarly trajectory, but also on the ways in which their experience as fellows at the Gennadius library and the American School has shaped (or is shaping) their academic and professional development.
The discussion is led by Andreas Giacumakatos, Emeritus professor of History, Critical Analysis and Theory of Architecture at the Athens School of Fine Arts, Nikos Tsouchlos, President of the Athens Conservatoire and Professor in the Department of Music Studies of the Ionian University, and Maria Georgopoulou, Director of the Gennadius Library.
The Gennadius Library
- The Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens is a leading research center for the study of the culture and civilization of Greece. With more than 145.000 rare books, archives, manuscripts, and research materials, the collections shed light on all periods of Greek history. Through public lectures, seminars, symposia, exhibitions, and publications, the Library aims to reach a broader public in order to highlight the importance of Greek culture in the formation of western civilization. Every year, since 2015 and in collaboration with the Schwarz Foundation, the Gennadius Library hosts concerts of the Curtis Institute of Music and since 2021 it also hosts two Schwarz Fellowships for Research on Music and Urban Architecture.
- Tuesday, February 10
Meet the Fellows 2021-2022
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