Scholarships and Bursaries
Contributions to scholarships and bursaries fund doctorate and post-doctoral research on a range of areas associated with Herculaneum, resulting in the publication of articles and books. Reports are included regularly in the Society's Newsletters in the Members Area. Scholarships and bursaries funded by the Friends of Herculaneum Society include:
2006 Mantha Zarmakoupi, ‘A Digital Reconstruction of the Villa of the Papyri with Virtual Reality Tour’[1]
2008 Duncan Keenan-Jones, ‘Tracing the Water Supply at Herculaneum’
Ciro Montella, 'Aspects and Problems of Insula II at Herculaneum'
2009 Antonio Parisi, Edition of Herculaneum Papyrus 831
2010 Niki Savvides, 'Visitor Experience and Sustainable Conservation of Heavily Visited Archaeological Sites: The Case of Herculaneum’
2011 In progress: competition for a bursary awarded in conjunction with the Centro Internazionale per lo Studio dei Papiri Erconalesi 'Marcello Gigante' for work on the Herculaneum Papyri
The Society has also provided financial support for the publication of D. Delattre's edition of Philodemus, On Music Book IV.
