Crake Endowment

The Crake Endowment supports a number of opportunities and activities at Mount Allison.

Dr. John Ernest Alexander Crake was a professor of classics at Mount Allison University from 1946 to 1976.

Seven years before his death in 1983 he founded the Crake Institute which began a program of support for projects which reflected his concern for the humanities (particularly classics), scholarship, Mount Allison, and the Anglican Church.

The J.E.A. Crake Foundation continues and builds upon the work undertaken by the Institute. For example, in March 2023 it funded a bus trip for students to visit the Boston Museum of Fine Arts where they saw an exhibition of ancient Greek and Roman art.

The Crake Lectureship in Classical Studies

The Department of Classics and the Crake Foundation annually invite a distinguished scholar to give a public lecture on a subject drawn from the cultures of Greece and Rome. In November 2026 we will celebrate the 50th year of the Crake Lectures with Dr. Jonathan Hall from the University of Chicago presenting on November 23rd and 24th.

The 49th lectures were given by Dr. Christer Bruun from the University of Toronto on November 17th and 18th, 2025.

The Crake Doctoral Fellowship in Classics

This fellowship is awarded annually to a graduate student who can reasonably be expected to finish their doctorate in classics during the year of tenure. The holder is asked to teach the equivalent of six credits and give a public lecture.

Our Crake Doctoral Fellow in Classics for 2026-27 is Laura Harris from the University of Washington.

Laura’s research explores Latin poetry of the Augustan and early imperial periods, particularly Ovid, with a special interest in gender and sexuality, queer theory, and the ways in which ancient literature and contemporary approaches to sexuality can illuminate one another. Her work also extends to Latin elegy, especially Tibullus, and its fascinating intersections with epigraphy and material culture.

She will be teaching two special topics courses this year: Gender & Sexuality in the Ancient World -- Fall 2026 and Roman Dress & Adornment -- Winter 2027.

The Crake Traveling Scholarship For Summer Study in Greece or Italy

This scholarship is awarded annually to a second or third year student in classics at Mount Allison. The award has an approximate value of $6,000 and covers the cost of return airfare, room and board, and tuition for a summer program recognized by the Department of Classics. Qualified students should consult the head of the Department before the end of the fall term.

Congratulations to Joseph Webster for receiving the 2026 scholarship!

To apply for the scholarship:

Fill out this form in your browser, print it, and sign it.

Email the completed form to athibodeau@mta.ca.

The deadline for 2026 has passed.