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Greek myth networks and community crises in antiquity

These scholarships are offered as part of Greta Hawes’ Future Fellowship.

Two domestic candidates will join a Future Fellowship project investigating the impacts of community change and social crises on mythic storytelling in antiquity, making use of the digital dataset MANTO.

Key details

  • 20225181, 20225182
  • MRes + PhD
  • Applications close on 30 April 2026
  • Domestic
  • Arts and social sciences
  • $39,700 p.a.

A major aspect of this project is its development of MANTO, a digital model of Greek myth. Successful candidates will contribute to MANTO and use its data as the basis of their own analytical projects.

MANTO offers researchers highly structured data suited to network analysis, mapping and other quantitative approaches. Its particular strengths lie in its:

  • attention to place-based storytelling
  • integration of different kinds of ancient source materials within the same dataset.

Candidates should propose their own topic within the research area of the project. Suitable projects might focus on:

  • crisis and continuity in the storytelling of particular regions in antiquity, at single complex sites or during particular time periods
  • developing interpretative models for understanding localised storytelling across different source material (eg visual or material culture, epigraphy, papyri, literary genres)
  • exploring the potential deployment of network analysis in the ancient storytelling tradition
  • applying to this dataset other analytical techniques from digital humanities.

Availability

This scholarship is available to eligible candidates to undertake a direct entry four-year MRes and PhD program.

Components

The scholarship comprises:

  • a tuition fee offset/scholarship
  • a living allowance stipend
  • $3000 to support research travel.

The value of this stipend scholarship is $39,700 per annum (full time, indexed) for four years.

How to apply

Before submitting your application, you may contact Greta Hawes at greta.hawes@mq.edu.au to discuss suitable topics.

Candidates may wish to:

  • explore co-supervision arrangements within Macquarie
  • take advantage of Macquarie’s cotutelle programmes.