Between 1898 and 1902, Dr. Ernst von Sieglin (1848-1927), entrepreneur and patron of the arts, funded expeditions to Alexandria and excavations on the island of Cos. He not only acquired various Egyptian, Ancient Greek and Roman antiquities for the collection of the Department of Classical Archaeology at the University of Tübingen, but also provided substantial funds in order to study and publish on significant objects in the collection. In the tradition of Dr. Ernst von Sieglin’s generous support, the Sieglin family is happy to offer for the first time the annual Ernst von Sieglin Research Award for Young Researchers in Classical Archaeology.

The grant aims to support internationally recognised scholarship in the core area of Classical Archaeology. It will cover up to 5.000 EUR for the printing cost of a monograph to be published in the series “Tübinger Archäologischer Forschungen”.

Submissions ideally overlap with the main areas of Dr. Ernst von Sieglin’s interests in Mediterranean archaeology and material culture, but are not confined to the subjects of Alexandria and Cos.

International young scholars are invited to submit their proposals including a cover letter and the manuscript of the book project. The deadline for submission is 31.12.2025. All material should be sent to: Institute of Classical Archaeology (sekretariatspam prevention@klassarch.uni-tuebingen.de).