Awards & Contests

Below is a list of the awards & contests that our Club supports in an effort to promote the study and education of classical subjects in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

Current Awards

Summer study Scholarship

This is a special opportunity for Club members to win scholarships that help cover the cost of study in the summer session of the American Academy in Rome, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, or similar programs for study in Greece and/or Rome. Students may also apply for funding to attend the CUNY Latin/Greek Institute in New York City. All members with two years of paid membership in the Club are eligible to apply for the award. The award is open to secondary school teachers and graduate students. Interested individuals should obtain applications from the Academy, School, or Institute, complete them, and send copies of all application materials by March 16, 2026 to Patricia Hatcher.

President's grant

Grants of $500 - $1,000 are available to support projects promoting interest in classical antiquity in the New York area. We are especially interested in public lectures and theatrical productions. All applicants must be current New York Classical Club members. Please send an email sharing a bit about yourself and your Classics work; any references, websites, or media (photos, articles etc); and what the funds would be used for.

All application materials must be submitted by February 1 of the current year via email to Patricia Hatcher.

Phyllis winquist tuition assistance awards

These awards are bestowed by the New York Classical Club in honor of a master teacher, Phyllis Winquist, to support candidates who are taking courses to acquire or improve skills in teaching Latin or Ancient Greek in grades 6-12. Candidates must be paid members of the Club at the time of applying and during the twelve months of the funded period. They must either be teaching Classics in grades 6-12 or show a clear indication of doing so in the near future. Please click here to access the application. All application materials must be submitted by May 10. If you have any questions, please email Talia Varonos.

Spring 2026 Contests

High School Latin Sight Translations - This year’s competition will be at The Nightingale-Bamford School, 20 E 92nd St., New York, NY 10128. Date: 11 April 2026 from 12:00–1:30pm. Monetary prizes will be awarded to the top three translators in each of the five divisions of the competition. Teachers must register their students here. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Talia Varonos for further details. Please register by 03 April 2026.

High School Oral Reading Contest in Latin - This year’s competition will be at The Nightingale-Bamford School, 20 E 92nd St., New York, NY 10128. Date 11 April 2026 from 2:00–4:00pm. Monetary prizes will be awarded to the top three elocutionists in prose and poetry. Teachers must register their students here. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Talia Varonos-Pavlopoulos for further details. Please register by 03 April 2026.

College Oral Reading Contests in Greek and Latin - This year’s College Oral Reading Contests in Greek and Latin will take place at ISAW, 15 E 84th St., New York, NY 10028. Date: 25 April 2026 from 2:00–4:00pm. See our flyer for more details. Please contact Prof. Katharina Volk to register by 18 April 2026.

Please see our events page for more information.

2025 Awards & Contest Winners

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2025 College Contests in Greek and Latin. Congratulations to all the students who participated!

Phyllis Winquist Award

Recipient: Eileen Cohn, Rutgers

COLLEGE-LEVEL GREEK ORAL READING CONTEST

First Place: Celeste Connell, Bard College

Second Place: Jake Richards, Columbia University

Third Place: Peter Fields, Bard College

COLLEGE-LEVEL LATIN ORAL READING CONTEST

First Place: Laurence Drayton, Princeton University

Second Place: Celeste Connell, Bard College

Third Place: Riley Young, Columbia University

COLLEGE-LEVEL GREEK TRANSLATION CONTEST

First Place: Mathias Adler, Columbia

Second Place: Laurence Drayton, Princeton

Third Place: Riley Parker, Columbia

COLLEGE-LEVEL LATIN TRANSLATION CONTEST

First Place: Maria Walsh, Rutgers

Second Place: Riley Parker, Columbia

Third Place: Laurence Drayton, Princeton

2024 Awards & Contest Winners

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Contests in Greek and Latin and share the first place videos from each category for the college-level recitations. Congratulations to all the students who participated this year!

 WINNERS OF THE COLLEGE-LEVEL LATIN ORAL READING CONTEST

First Place: Laurie Drayton, Princeton University

Second Place: Nina Patel, SUNY Binghamton

Third Place: Anthony Bouboulis, Greenwich Country Day School

 WINNERS OF THE COLLEGE-LEVEL GREEK ORAL READING CONTEST

First Place: José Romero Lotero, Columbia University

Second Place: Sara Larry, Columbia University

Third Place: Laurie Drayton, Princeton University

WINNERS OF THE COLLEGE-LEVEL LATIN TRANSLATION CONTEST

First Place: Noah Dorn, Princeton University

Second Place: Laurence Drayton, Princeton University

Third Place: Malena Sullivan, Fordham University

WINNERS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL GREEK SIGHT TRANSLATION CONTEST

First Place: Noah Dorn, Princeton University

Second Place: Laurence Drayton, Princeton University

Third Place: Ethan Bosworth, Rutgers

WINNERS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL LATIN SIGHT TRANSLATION CONTEST

CAESAR (Level 1)

First Place: Rana Tuttle, Collegiate School

Second Place: Suhani Pandya, The Brearley School

Third Place: Jack Snell, Collegiate School

CICERO (Level 2)

First Place: Andrew Gottlieb, Collegiate School

Second Place: Caroline Jiang, Bronx Science

Third Place: Louis Cohen, Collegiate School

OVID (Level 3)

First Place: Julia Hammonds, The Brearley School

Second Place: Joshua Shvartsman, Stuyvesant High School

Third Place: Daniel Ma, Friends Seminary

VERGIL (Level 4)

First Place: MacKenzie Carmel, Collegiate School

Second Place: Jay Tsai, Collegiate School

Third Place: Christian Campos Rojano, Brooklyn Latin

HORACE (Level 5)

First Place: Peter Burns, Collegiate School

Second Place: Raymond Chen, Stuyvesant High School

Third Place: Sophie Gardiner, Nightingale-Bamford School

WINNERS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL RECITATION CONTEST

First Place: Elisa Elbarmi, Friends Seminary

Second Place: Ruvane Shapiro, Bard High School

Third Place: Kyra Wong, Bard High School

2023 Awards & Contest Winners

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2023 High School Latin Sight Translation Contest. Congratulations to all the students who participated this year!

WINNERS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL LATIN SIGHT TRANSLATION CONTEST

CAESAR (Level 1)

First Place: Maddy Higgins, The Brearley School

Second Place: Filip Vujanic, Horace Greeley High School

Third Place: Julia Hammonds, The Brearley School

CICERO (Level 2)

First Place: Kian O'Neill, Collegiate School

Second Place: Leo Tansey, Collegiate School

Third Place: Joe McDonnell, Dwight-Englewood School

OVID (Level 3)

First Place: Helen Mancini, Stuyvesant High School

Second Place: Anton Wagner, Collegiate School

Third Place: Kristen Deroche, Dwight-Englewood School

VERGIL (Level 4)

First Place: Niranjan Deshpande, Collegiate School

Second Place: Raymond Chen, Stuyvesant High School

Third Place: Peter Burns, Collegiate School

HORACE (Level 5)

First Place: Veronica Paulus, The Nightingale-Bamford School

Second Place: Connor Kim, Collegiate School

Third Place: Shrey Jhalani, Collegiate School