Application deadline: March 3, 2024
Open to: Harvard College and Harvard graduate students

Application deadline: February 18, 2024

The CHS seeks up to five (5) Harvard College students to serve as Teaching Fellows (TFs) for the CHS High School Summer Program (HSSP) in Greece. TFs will support the HSSP faculty members and participate in planning, coordinating, and teaching a two and a half-week seminar. The first phase of the internship will take place on Campus during the spring semester and will focus on the TFs' preparation...

Guest post by Catherine Mignone

I was the 2023 Philhellenism Intern at the program organized by Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) and the Philhellenism Museum in Athens. The internship provided curatorial training and research experience both in the United States and abroad in Athens, Greece. In Athens, I worked at the Philhellenism Museum. The Philhellenism Museum opened in 2020 and focuses on 18th-19th century art inspired by Greece and antiquity: The movement reflected not only interest in Greek Independence and its ideals but also broader social...

Guest post by Thomas Ferro

During my five weeks at the Museum of Cycladic Art, I was able to interact closely with the curators, experience what it is to work in a museum, and learn about one of the most prominent collections of Cycladic –⁠ and Greek and Cypriot –⁠ art in the world.

The Museum is divided into four sections: Cycladic Art, Ancient Greek Art: A History in Images, Cypriot Art, and Scenes from Daily Life in Antiquity. This structure provides a comprehensive guide through Greek art and challenges visitors to view art...

From June 29 until July 14, 2023, four Harvard College students will join the CHS High School Summer Program (HSSP) as teaching fellows (TFs). HSSP is organized by CHS Greece in cooperation with Harvard’s Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, and with the support of...

Application deadline: March 1^st, 2023

The Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies and the...

Guest post by Ivor Zimmerman

As someone that had always wanted to do work in a museum, the Museum of Cycladic Art summer internship seemed too good to be true. My academic focus in the Greek world is primarily the archaic period and social history, so the museum's collection and pedagogy were a perfect match. When the internship was first described to me by an advisor who thought it was a good fit, I assumed that it was out of my reach, but I applied as an optimistic reach. How glad I am that I did!

My experience before the internship mainly was with digitization...

From June 30 until July 15, 2022, four Harvard College students will join the CHS High School Summer Program (HSSP), as Teaching Fellows. The HSSP is organized by CHS Greece in cooperation with Harvard’s Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, and with the support of Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University. The TFs along with the HSSP faculty members plan, coordinate, and teach the college-level seminars....