The Benson Center funds research and educational initiatives that contribute to critical reflection on the development of Western civilization. Although funding is open to any faculty at , special consideration is given to faculty fellows, and those who have a demonstrated interest in the study of Western Civ through participation at Center events.Faculty interested in applying for grants should consider applying as faculty fellows, which is a year-long appointment to participate in Center programming and includes a $4,000 stipend.
Faculty grants are awarded three times throughout the academic year.The deadlines to apply are September 1, December 1, and March 1. Faculty with off-cycle requests should email BensonCenter@colorado.edu. Recipients of funding are asked to acknowledge the Center in event advertisingandsubmit a briefonline report no later than 1 month after the conclusion of the activity. The reports help the Centerattract donor funding for future faculty grants.
During the 2023–24academic year, the Benson Center has awarded 5faculty grants totaling $8,173.
2023-24 Grantee | Home Department | Amount Awarded | In Support of | Date of event |
Peter Hunt | Classics | $973 | Dr. Hunt's research as an Athenian social historian | October 16, 2023 |
Brian Catlos | Religious Studies | $1,000 | Support for the CU Mediterranean Studies Group | Ongoing support |
Zachary Herz | Classics | $4,000 |
Book workshop for manuscript of "The God and the Bureaucrat: A Story of Roman Law." |
Ongoing support |
Carole Newlands | Classics | $1,000 | Lecture by Prof. V. Panoussi on the campus |
March 3, 2024 |
Jackie Elliott | Classics | $1,200 | Prof. H. Gardner lecture: "Art will get us through it: plague and poetry from Vergil's bees to Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven." | January 19, 2024 |