The Tassi Graduate Scholarship in Ancient Greek History

Ref Number

B

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

UCL SLASH (B03)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

See advert text

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

On site

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

19-Jan-2026

UCL History department, which dates back to 1830, is one of the best in the world for historical research and teaching. We are committed to small group teaching (alongside, where appropriate, larger group lectures). There are 770 undergraduate and 107 masters and around 50 research (PhD) students in the Department. Like UCL as a whole, we are a highly diverse and international community of students and academics. Most undergraduate students take a BA in History, and we also offer Ancient History and History with a Year Abroad. Our taught masters degrees are MA in History, MA in Ancient History, MA in Medieval and Renaissance Studies, MA in the History of Political Thought and Intellectual History, and MA in Public History, the latter based at the UCL East campus.

UCL History routinely receives very high ratings in university rankings and in Research Excellence Framework exercises.

For further information, please see our website:

The Scholarship

The Tassi Graduate Scholarship, established by a generous private donation, offers full funding (including home fees) for three years of PhD research in the field of ancient Greek history. The proposed research may concern any subject within the range of supervisory expertise on ancient Greece available within the History Department, as offered by Julietta Steinhauer (Associate Professor in Hellenistic History; see ) and Paola Ceccarelli (Professor of Greek History: see )

For further details about postgraduate research in the History Department at UCL see

PhD Supervision

The successful candidate will be supervised by one or both of the academics listed above. Joint or secondary supervision by academics from the wider History Department or from another Department is possible provided that the supervisory expertise is thematically or methodologically relevant to the research project. Potential applicants are advised to look at the History Department's staff pages and consider possible supervisors beyond their primary supervisor. The final supervisory arrangement will be confirmed at the start of the degree.

The student will participate in the Research Training programme in the department.

Eligibility

Candidates should have completed a relevant MA and must fulfil the normal academic requirements for acceptance for postgraduate study at UCL.

The studentship will be full-time and run for 3 years from October 2026. The scholarship will cover full-time home fees at the Doctoral Level, plus an annual maintenance stipend. For 2025/26, the stipend rate is £22,780 for full-time study (rates are calculated 'pro rata' for part-time students). For 2026/27, the stipend rate is to be confirmed, with some rise expected to be applied in subsequent years. Overseas students are welcome to apply but will need to cover the difference between home and overseas fees from other resources.

How to Apply

Please submit the application via theUCL admissions portal and list the name of the proposed primary supervisor.

As part of your application you will need to supply:

• A formal research proposal of 1,000-1,500 words. You can find information on drafting a proposal on our History Graduate Research pages

• A writing sample (e.g. undergraduate dissertation, MA essay) to help with the decision-making process.

• Details of 2 academic referees and the central admissions system might request you upload a personal statement as well.

For academic enquiries relating to the studentship, please contact the proposed primary supervisor: ,

For enquiries about the application process please contact Carole Tilsley, Postgraduate Research Administrator

Closing date for applications: 19th January 2026.

Interviews: Week commencing 9th February 2026.

Applications that are submitted without following the correct application process will not be considered.