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
Rome/Athens Summer Scholarships
This is a special opportunity for Club members to win scholarships of up to $3,000 toward 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. 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 January, 15 of the current year to Runako Taylor.
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.
All application materials must be submitted by February 1 of the current year and sent to Runako Taylor.
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 9. If you have any questions, please email Talia Varonos.
2023 Spring Contests
High School Latin Sight Translation Contest - This year’s competition will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at noon at The Brearley School, 610 E 83rd St., New York, NY 10028. Monetary prizes will be awarded to the top three translators in each of the five different divisions of the competition. Teachers must register their students here. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with Talia Varonos. Download the flyer.
Oral Reading Contests in Greek and Latin Virtual Edition- Can you rhapsodize like Homer or orate like Cicero? Submit a video of yourself and win prizes the New York Classical Club offers. This year’s readings are:
Greek: Plato, Apology 20e6-21a9 OR Homer, Iliad 1.172-187
Latin: Cicero, Pro Caelio 34 OR Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.291-308
Any student of Greek or Latin (elementary or secondary school, college or graduate level) whose primary residence OR school/university is in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut is eligible to compete. If you have any questions, please get in touch with Prof Volk. Download the flyer. Submission Deadline Saturday, 29 April 2023
Undergraduate Latin and Greek Sight Translation - This year’s competition will be held on Saturday, 22 April 2023 from 1:30 - 5 pm at New York University. Please direct any inquires about this competition to Dr. Sider. Download the flyer.
New York City Dionysia - The Annual Spring High School Classical Theater Contest (a 15-20 minute adaptation of a classical drama) will be based this year on Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and takes place on Friday, May 12, 2023, from 4-6pm, at Fordham Preparatory School's Leonard Theatre on the Fordham University campus (Bronx, NY). For info and registration, please contact Prof. McGowan.
Please see our events page for more information.
Past Award & Contest Winners
We are excited to announce the winners of the 2023 Oral Reading Contests in Greek and Latin and share the first place videos from each category. Congratulations to all the students who participated this year!
Winners of the Greek Oral Reading Contest
First Place: Octavio Vourvoulias, Columbia College
Second Place: Ivan Maiorov, CUNY Graduate Center
Third Place: Grace Clifford, Columbia Postbaccalaureate Program
Winners of the Latin Oral Reading Contest
First Place: Umberto Verdura, Columbia Graduate School
Second Place: Christian Cacciapoli, Hunter College
Third Place: Elisa Elbarmi, Friends’ Seminary, New York & Filip Vujanic, Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua
We are also very 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