Month: May 2022

We are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2022 Summer Scholarship with the Balkan Heritage Foundation (www.bhfieldschool.org).

Juniper Blue, an Anthropology major at University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale, will participate in the Conservation Workshop at Zakynthos, Greece under the direction of Asst. Prof. Christos Karydis (Conservator, Ionian University), Dr Angela Pencheva (Balkan Heritage Foundation & Field School Program Manager) and Asst. Prof. Christos Karydis (Conservator, Ionian University).

After a careful review of many excellent applications, the AISEES Fellowship and Grants Committee has decided to award three grants in the Spring 2022 cycle. These grants support scholars based in southeastern Europe to attend conferences and workshops abroad. Congratulations!

Dr. Sabira Hajdarević (University of Zadar)

Dr. Laura Tusa Ilea (Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj)

Alma Žero (University of Sarajevo) and Milica Jošić-Milinović (University of Banja Luka) – joint award

After a careful review of many excellent applications, the AISEES Fellowship Committee has selected three new fellows (2022-23)! Congratulations!

Erina Baci (University of Michigan) “Settlement and Mobility in the Balkans 1450-800 BC”

Mary Shiraef (Notre Dame University) “Hoxha’s Border Experiment on the Transmission of Minority Identities”

Sterling Wright (Penn State University) “Tracing the Oral Microbiome in Dobrogea, Romania across 2500 Years”