Stacy Flores, a doctoral student in history at UC Riverside, has been awarded two major fellowships to help fund her dissertation work on citizenship, marriage, and identity in ancient Greece.
Flores is among the 20 recipients of a 2026 Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, considered one of the most prestigious grants for doctoral students conducting research on questions of religion, ethics, morals, or values. Some 600 applicants vied for the fellowships, which provide a $31,000 stipend.
In addition, Flores is among the roughly 90 recipients of a 2026 dissertation fellowship from the American Association of University Women. The fellowship provides a stipend of $25,000.
“I am extremely honored and thrilled to have been awarded the Charlotte Newcombe Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship and the AAUW American Dissertation Fellowship,” Flores said. “I am still in disbelief and am thankful for this recognition and support.”
For her dissertation, Flores said she is exploring the tensions between citizenship and intermarriage in ancient Athens, as well as the forces that shaped membership in political and social communities.
“These topics remain widely debated in our own society today,” she added.
Flores earned a bachelor’s degree in classical civilizations from UC Berkeley in 2014 and a master’s degree in history from UCR in 2023.