In March, 2013, Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute awarded a grant of $30,000 to the Persepolis Fortification Archive Project at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago to support summer work on the Project by six students, both from Chicago and from other universities.
Since late May these students have been working with Roshan support:
- Christina Chandler (undergraduate, Classics, University of Colorado)
- Erin Daly (graduate student, Classics and Art History, Notre Dame)
- Katherine Livingstone (undergraduate, Art History, University of Minnesota)
- Tytus Mikołajczak (graduate student, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Chicago)
- Emily Wilson (PhD Candidate, Classics, Chicago)
- Seunghee Yie (PhD candidate, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago)
By supporting these student workers, Roshan is not only helping make available the daunting volume and variety of information that the Persepolis Fortification Archive offers, but also helping to prepare a new generation of scholars who can use the information with a full appreciation of its context and connections.
