FUNDING: Society for Renaissance Studies - New Awards

The SRS is offering two new funding award schemes (deadline 1st December),

• 'Public Engagement Scheme' in Renaissance Studies (any area)
• 'Museums and Galleries Research Award'

Please also, note the following changed deadlines -

• the SRS Small Conference Grant (up to £600) will be awarded twice per year, on 1st December and 1st April
• The SRS Major Conference Grant will be offered annually - deadline 1st April.

SRS Public Engagement Scheme

The Society for Renaissance Studies has established a funding scheme for Public Engagement (‘Knowledge Exchange’ or ‘Impact-activities’). Bids can be made to support any form of public engagement for Renaissance studies, broadly construed. The Society’s understanding of public engagement is that a major effort to communicate beyond the academy can be demonstrated, and/or that the event will reach a public not consisting primarily of academics. This includes, but is not limited to Impact activities, under REF criteria. (Deadline 1st Dec)
http://www.rensoc.org.uk/content/public-engagement-scheme


Museums and Galleries Research Award

The Museums and Galleries Research Award is a bursary scheme to enable scholars to develop advanced research in the history of art (and related disciplines) in and out their country of residence. Preference may be given to subjects growing out of a current museum project with a cross-disciplinary approach, to subjects related to the making and collecting of works of art during the period of the Renaissance (up to c. 1700). (Deadline 1st Dec)
http://rensoc.org.uk/funding-and-prizes/bursary-scheme


SRS conference Grants

Details on our conference grants can be found at:
http://rensoc.org.uk/funding-and-prizes/conference-grants

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Studentship

We invite applications for the following AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Studentship at the University of Kent and National Maritime Museum.

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and its networks of support and influence, 1675-1742

Deadline: 7 May 2018, 17:00

Supervisors: Dr Rebekah Higgitt (Senior Lecturer in History of Science, School of History, University of Kent) and Dr Richard Dunn (Senior Curator for the History of Science at the National Maritime Museum)


The Project

We seek applications from outstanding postgraduate students for this collaborative doctoral award, starting in September 2017. This project aims to develop a new approach to the institutional history of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Using the Observatory as a central hub, it proposes to explore the local, national and international networks of astronomy, practical mathematics, navigation, education, print and instrument making that supported its work and developing reputation. It will focus on the period of the first two Astronomers Royal, John Flamsteed and Edmond Halley, aiming to better understand the role, milieu and development of this key institution in its foundational years. This research will draw on work on geographies of knowledge, material culture and book history in order to gain a fuller picture of contexts in which mathematical and instrumental knowledge was developed and used. The project will make use of a range of archival sources and object, book and image collections, especially those of the NMM. The student will have the opportunity to enhance the Museum’s cataloguing and interpretation within public programming and displays, and to feed into the development of plans for the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory (2025-26), which forms part of the NMM (collectively, with The Queen’s House and Cutty Sark, known as Royal Museums Greenwich). They will also be able to contribute to Dr Higgitt’s research project, Metropolitan Science: Places, Objects and Cultures of Knowledge and Practice in London, 1600-1800, in partnership with the Science Museum.

Studentship information

The standard tuition fees and stipend (maintenance grant) will be paid by the AHRC to the award holder subject to the eligibility criteria outlined by them. The AHRC stipend for 2018/19 is £14,777 (full-time, pro-rata for part-time) plus an additional stipend of £500 for Collaborative Doctoral Students. The funding is for 3 years (full time) and there is an opportunity to apply for an additional six months of funding from the AHRC’s Student Development Fund, which can (subject to agreement) be used to support appropriate training or a placement based on the student’s individual training needs. The NMM will also provide £1000 per year for three years (subject to agreement) to support the student’s research-related expenses such as travel costs.


To apply:

Applicants should have: a First Class or Upper Second Class Honours degree in an appropriate discipline; a masters degree in an appropriate discipline, although applicants who do not hold a masters degree will be considered if they can demonstrate sustained and relevant experience and meet the criteria outlined in the AHRC guidelines.

Candidates must meet the AHRC's academic criteria and eligibility criteria: AHRC.


To apply please send the following by email as a single document (Word or PDF) to r.higgitt@kent.ac.uk.

• A cover letter.
• A current CV, including your academic qualifications to date and anticipated results if you are still studying.
• Two letters of academic reference to be included with the rest of your application. 

The deadline for applications is 17.00 on Monday 7 May. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to supply a writing sample on a related topic. Interviews will likely be held on 3 July.

For further information please contact Rebekah Higgitt r.higgitt@kent.ac.uk or Richard Dunn RDunn@rmg.co.uk.

https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FN05AHRCNM02​

Dr Rebekah Higgitt | Senior Lecturer in History of Science
Centre for the History of the Sciences | School of History
W2.W6 Rutherford College | University of Kent | Canterbury | Kent CT2 7NX
Web: http://www.kent.ac.uk/history/staff/profiles/higgitt.html

Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Award Scheme 2018

Opening date: 1 March 2018

Closing date for applications: 31 May 2018

The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry invites applications for its Award Scheme for 2018. SHAC offers two types of award: support for research into the history of chemistry or history of alchemy by New Scholars and support for Subject Development of either history of chemistry or history of alchemy. It is expected that applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application by 31 July 2018. The Awards are most suitable for activities to be undertaken in the academic year October 2018–September 2019.

New Scholars Awards are open to post-graduate students (both masters and doctoral students) and those who have obtained a PhD since 1 January 2013. Awards of up to £750 will be made to cover research expenses, including travel, accommodation, subsistence, the reproduction of documents, and library fees. Applications may also include the costs of reproducing images for publication. The Scheme does not fund the purchase of equipment or course fees.
In addition, post-graduate students only may apply for the costs of travel to conferences and accommodation, but only in order to give a paper. The Scheme does not pay conference registration fees.

Subject Development Awards of up to £750 may be made to support activities such as seminars, workshops, colloquia, lecture series, conference sessions, conferences, exhibitions and outreach activities that support either the history of chemistry or history of alchemy as academic subjects.

Please note that activities covered by the Awards do not have to occur in the UK, and that the Awards are open to members of the Society resident both in the UK and elsewhere. Members who have applied to the Scheme in previous years, whether successfully or not, are entitled to make an application in 2018.

Applicants must be members of the Society in good standing at the time of making an application, and, if successful, throughout the period of an award. For more information and application forms, please contact grants@ambix.org. Membership enquiries should be made to newjoiner@ambix.org.

An activity report must be submitted at the end of the Award. This will usually be published in SHAC’s Chemical Intelligence newsletter.
For more information please visit http://www.ambix.org/grants/

Sent on behalf of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry by Dr Anna Simmons, Secretary

Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Award Scheme 2018

Opening date: 1 March 2018

Closing date for applications: 31 May 2018

The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry invites applications for its Award Scheme for 2018. SHAC offers two types of award: support for research into the history of chemistry or history of alchemy by New Scholars and support for Subject Development of either history of chemistry or history of alchemy. It is expected that applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application by 31 July 2018. The Awards are most suitable for activities to be undertaken in the academic year October 2018–September 2019.

New Scholars Awards are open to post-graduate students (both masters and doctoral students) and those who have obtained a PhD since 1 January 2013. Awards of up to £750 will be made to cover research expenses, including travel, accommodation, subsistence, the reproduction of documents, and library fees. Applications may also include the costs of reproducing images for publication. The Scheme does not fund the purchase of equipment or course fees.
In addition, post-graduate students only may apply for the costs of travel to conferences and accommodation, but only in order to give a paper. The Scheme does not pay conference registration fees.

Subject Development Awards of up to £750 may be made to support activities such as seminars, workshops, colloquia, lecture series, conference sessions, conferences, exhibitions and outreach activities that support either the history of chemistry or history of alchemy as academic subjects.

Please note that activities covered by the Awards do not have to occur in the UK, and that the Awards are open to members of the Society resident both in the UK and elsewhere. Members who have applied to the Scheme in previous years, whether successfully or not, are entitled to make an application in 2018.

Applicants must be members of the Society in good standing at the time of making an application, and, if successful, throughout the period of an award. For more information and application forms, please contact grants@ambix.org. Membership enquiries should be made to newjoiner@ambix.org.

An activity report must be submitted at the end of the Award. This will usually be published in SHAC’s Chemical Intelligence newsletter.
For more information please visit http://www.ambix.org/grants/

Sent on behalf of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry by Dr Anna Simmons, Secretary

FUNDING: Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) - Two-Year 80/20 Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF), an independent research library in Philadelphia, PA, invites applications for new multi-year postdoctoral fellowships, as well as for one-year and short-term visiting fellowships in the history of science, medicine, technology, and industry.

Two-Year 80/20 Postdoctoral Fellowships:

CHF is pleased to announce the launch of its new 80/20 postdoctoral fellowship program: these new fellowships reflect the Beckman Center’s commitment to providing career-launching fellowships for recent PhDs and its support for the career diversity initiatives of the American Historical Association and affiliated scholarly societies. The 80/20 postdoctoral fellowship program will allow the Beckman Center’s postdocs to build skills that can enhance their opportunities outside the academy or their work within it. Fellows will spend one day a week working closely with a CHF staff member from the library, museum, publications team, Center for Applied History, outreach group, Oral History Program, archives, or digital library team on developing skills in one of two areas: collections and curation, or outreach and exhibitions. The other four days each week, postdoctoral fellows will have access to CHF’s considerable resources and ample time to develop and publish their own research. Applicants for postdoctoral fellowships must have their PhD in hand before the July prior to the start of the fellowship and must have earned that degree within the last five years. Postdoctoral fellowship stipends are $45,000, paid in monthly installments. For more information or to apply, go to: https://www.chemheritage.org/fellowships

Visiting Research Fellowships:

Short Term and Dissertation Fellows take part in the activities of a class of roughly 18 fellows each year, creating a vibrant international community of scholars whose work is in some way tied to CHF’s collections (see below) in the history of the life sciences, chemistry, and related sciences. Applications come from scholars in a wide range of disciplines across the humanities and social sciences. To see this year's list, go to:
http://www.chemheritage.org/research/beckman-center/fellows-and-staff.aspx.

Dissertation Fellowships
9 Months in Residence; open to graduate students at the dissertation stage • $26,000

Short-Term Fellowships
1–4 Months in Residence; open to all scholars and researchers • $3,000 per month

Collection Strengths:
The research collections at CHF range chronologically from the fifteenth century to the present and include 6,000 rare books, significant archival holdings, thousands of images, and a large artifact and fine arts collection, supported by over 100,000 reference volumes and journals. Within the collections there are many areas of special strength, including: alchemy, mining & metallurgy, dyeing and bleaching, balneology, gunpowder and pyrotechnics, gas-lighting, books of secrets, inorganic and organic chemistry, biochemistry, food chemistry, and pharmaceuticals.

The deadline for all fellowship applications is January 16, 2018. Please see our website for more information or to apply: www.chemheritage.org/BeckmanCenter

FUNDING: Hakluyt Society - Research Grants / Short-Term Fellowships

The Hakluyt Society has announced a second year of research funding awards. Two forms of funding will be available: up to six Hakluyt Society Research Grants (max £1500 each) and up to two Hakluyt Society Short-Term Fellowships (max £1650 per month, up to four months).

The objects of the Society are to promote the study of historical exploration, travel, and worldwide cultural encounter. Its principal activity is the publication of scholarly editions of primary records of historical voyages and travels. There are many areas of overlap between these objects and the interests of subscribers to Mersenne, who might therefore want to consider these research funding opportunities.

These funding opportunities are open to anyone whose research interests meet with and promote the objects of the Hakluyt Society (see http://www.hakluyt.com/hak-soc-objectives.htm). All applicants must be members of the Hakluyt Society (to join, see http://www.hakluyt.com/hak-soc-membership.htm). This year's deadline for applications is 20 February 2017 at 17.00 GMT. The selection committee aims to communicate its decisions by the beginning of April 2017.

Prospective applicants should download the Application Form and read the further details which come with the form (seehttp://www.hakluyt.com/hak_soc_special_funding.htm).

Science Museum Group Journal Prize

The Science Museum Group Journal has now launched a new prize to encourage and reward research articles by talented young scholars. The Journal itself aims to provide open access to peer-reviewed research by international scholars, bringing together ideas across the broad areas of study that inform our work and fascinate our wide readership. This ambition can only be fuelled by the quality and originality of our contributors, now and in the future and the Journal is proud to take a role in encouraging and developing academic excellence.

The SMGJ writing prize of £500 will be awarded annually to the author of the best original research article which addresses research questions around science history, heritage, exhibitions, communications and public engagement.

Submission is open to all researchers in the early stages of their career and it is expected that the winning article will be published in the Journal. We warmly welcome submissions (in English) from international scholars which will deal with previously unpublished research, and the judges (our eminent Editorial Board) will especially look for work which takes advantage of the Journal’s capacity to feature rich imagery and multi-media.

The prize will be launched at the opening of our new Research Centre on 31st March 2016 and the deadline for the inaugural prize is 1st March 2017. For more information, contact the editorial team: richard.nicholls@sciencemuseum.ac.uk. 

The rules are as follows:

• Articles submitted for the prize must be previously unpublished and it is expected that the winning article will be published in the Journal[1].
• The prize will be judged by the Journal’s Editorial Board, and the judges will look particularly favourably on articles which make good use of the Journal’s capacity to include images, film and audio as an integral part of the content. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• Submission is open to all researchers in the early stages of their career. Eligibility will be taken to cease after five years in relevant employment (for example a curatorial or other professional position in a museum) or, where relevant, five years after the completion of a PhD. Allowance can be made for periods devoted to family obligations or extended illness, at the discretion of the board.
• Authors are invited to nominate their own papers and all articles that meet the criteria will be judged entirely on their own merit. Only one submission per author will be considered each year.
• Submitted articles should be not less than 3000 words and not more than 10,000 words long.
• Submissions from authors from all countries are warmly welcomed, though all articles must be written in English.
• The submission deadline is 1 September of each year and articles submitted for the prize will be accepted at any time in the preceding year. The prize will normally be judged by the end of September and announced in October
• The competition is closed to all staff and fellows from within the SMG Group. However, Collaborative Doctoral Students are not considered as coming from the group and are eligible to apply for the prize.

[1] Although submissions are accepted on the understanding that the author will publish the paper in the Science Museum Group Journal, this is at the discretion of the Editor. The Editor may also accept other excellent papers submitted for the prize as submissions to the Journal and put them forward for publication with the author’s agreement.

http://journal.sciencemuseum.org.uk/subscribe/

Lisa Jardine Doctoral Studentship

Queen Mary University of London

Qualification type: PhD
Location: London
Funding amount: Not specified
Hours: Full Time

Placed on: 16th June 2016
Closes: 18th July 2016

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Queen Mary University of London is seeking applicants for this new PhD studentship, which has been established to recognise the late Professor Lisa Jardine’s many contributions to the university and to disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research.

Applications must be in the area of Early-Modern Studies, and can be held in any one or more (via joint supervision) of the Faculty’s academic Schools. Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss their project with relevant members of academic staff prior to submitting an application.

Applicants should complete a QMUL application form, attaching a 1500 word (max) research proposal, 1 side A4 statement of interest outlining why they wish to pursue their research at Queen Mary, and two academic references. Candidates are advised to discuss their application with their proposed supervisor before submitting their formal application. Application forms, and more details on the application process, can be found at:

http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/applyresearchdegrees/index.html

Deadline: Monday 18 July

Four Junior Research Fellowships, UCLIAS

UCL Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences (UCLIAS)

Four Junior Research Fellowships

UCL invites outstanding scholars working in the fields of Literary, Film, Historical or Cultural Studies to apply for a Junior Research Fellowship (postdoctoral) at the UCL Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences (UCLIAS). Details of the Fellowships and the application process may be retrieved from the following webpages:

Jobs.ac.uk: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ALK264/ias-junior-research-fellows/
Jobs at UCL: http://tinyurl.com/nf5tk2w

Applicants should contact an appropriate member of the relevant department to discuss their project before submitting their online application.

Doctoral Research Fellowships in literatures in English (Literature, Rights and Imagined Communities) - Two Positions

Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages

Doctoral Research Fellowships in literatures in English (Literature, Rights and Imagined Communities) - Two Positions


Two positions as PhD Research Fellow (SKO 1017) within literatures in English are available in the Literature, Rights, and Imagined Communities project in the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages (ILOS) at the University of Oslo (UiO).

Literature, Rights, and Imagined Communities studies the relationship between conceptions and practices of rights, forms and habits of imagining community, and the structure and practice of literature. We seek a PhD candidate with excellent research qualifications who will contribute to the project.

The applicant must present an independent subproject that lies within the scope of the Literature, Rights, and Imagined Communities project. This subproject should be within literature in English, focusing on any period or periods between the Renaissance and the present.

The persons appointed will be affiliated with the Faculty's organized research training. The academic work is to result in a doctoral thesis that will be defended at the Faculty with a view to obtaining the degree of PhD. The successful candidate is expected to join the existing research milieu or network and contribute to its developement. Read more about the doctoral degree.

The appointment is for a duration of three years.

Qualifications

A Master's Degree or equivalent in English (literatures in English). The Master's Degree must have been achieved by the time of application.

Personal suitability and motivation for the position.

In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on:
the applicant's estimated academic and personal ability to complete the project within the time frame
the applicant's ability to complete research training
good collaboration skills and an ability to join interdisciplinary academic communties
the project's scientific merit, research-related relevance and innovation

Applicants who have recently graduated with excellent results may also be given preference.

We offer salary level 50 - 56 (NOK 430 500 - 475 400, depending on qualifications), a professionally stimulating working environment, attractive welfare benefits

Please note that all documents must be in English or a Scandinavian language.

Educational certificates, Master’s theses and the like are not to be submitted with the application, but applicants may be asked to submit such information or works later.

Short-listed candidates may be invited for an interview at the University of Oslo.

See also Guidelines for appointments to research fellowships at the Faculty of Humanities.

The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results a.o.

The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.

• Job type:
• Contract

• Working hours:
• Full-time

• Working days:
• Day

• Application deadline:
• 1 September 2015

• Reference number:
• 2015/6736

• Home page:
http://www.hf.uio.no/ilos/

Send application

Contacts:
Administrative Head of Department Karina Kleiva
Telephone: +47 22856827

Project leader Bruce Barnhart
Telephone: +47 22856728

Project leader Tina Skouen
Telephone: +47 22856899

BSHS MA bursaries

The BSHS is very pleased to announce a competition for up to 4 bursaries of £4,000 each to support students taking a master’s degree in the history of science, technology or medicine. This round of awards will be available to those who have been accepted on a master’s programme for the academic year 2015-16.

Applicants must have a confirmed place on a master's programme in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland.

Those studying for research-based master's degrees are eligible to apply, but not PhD students nominally registered for MPhil (or similar) provisionally pending upgrade to PhD registration.
There is no nationality requirement for applicants. There is no age limit.
Non-members of the Society are welcome to apply.

Applications should be made using the form provided on our website and should include a financial statement indicating what other funding has been sought or received. Those who have been given full studentships from other funding sources will not be eligible for these bursaries.

All application materials should be sent to the Executive Secretary at office@bshs.org.uk with the subject ‘master’s bursaries’. The deadline is 30 June 2015.

For more details and to apply please visit our website http://www.bshs.org.uk/grants/masters-degree-bursaries

Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Award Scheme 2015

Opening date: 1 March 2015
Closing date for applications: 31 May 2015

The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry invites applications for its award scheme for 2015. SHAC offers two types of award: support for research into the history of chemistry or history of alchemy by New Scholars and support for Subject Development of either history of chemistry or history of alchemy. The deadline for both awards is 31 May 2015.

The New Scholars Award is open to post-graduate students (both masters and doctoral students) and those who have obtained a PhD within five years of 1 January of the year in which the application is made. Awards of up to £500 will be made to cover research expenses, including travel, accommodation, subsistence, the reproduction of documents, and library fees. Applications may also include the costs of reproducing images for publication. The scheme will not fund the purchase of equipment or course fees.

In addition, post-graduate students only may apply for the costs of travel to conferences and accommodation, but only in order to give a paper. The scheme will not pay conference registration fees.

An activity report must be submitted at the end of the Award. This will be publicised in the Chemical Intelligence newsletter.

Subject Development Awards of up to £500 will be made to support activities including, but not limited to, seminars, workshops, colloquia, lecture series, conference sessions, conferences, exhibitions and outreach activities that support either the history of chemistry or history of alchemy as academic subjects.

Please note that awards do not have to be held in the UK.

Only members of the Society, both those in the UK and those overseas, may apply. Members must be in good standing at the time of making an application, and, if successful, throughout the period of an award. For more information and application forms, please contact secretary@ambix.org. Membership enquiries should be made to membership@ambix.org

Morris Award for 2015

The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry solicits nominations for the 2015 John and Martha Morris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Modern Chemistry or the History of the Chemical Industry. This award honours the memory of John and Martha Morris, the late parents of Peter Morris, the former editor of Ambix, who has contributed the endowment for this award. The recipient chosen to receive the Morris Award will be expected to deliver a lecture at a meeting of SHAC, where the awardee will be presented with an appropriate framed photograph, picture or document and the sum of £300. The award is international in scope, and nominations are invited from anywhere in the world. The first Morris Award was given to Professor Raymond Stokes (University of Glasgow) for his path-breaking work on the German chemical industry. The second award was given to Professor Mary Jo Nye (Oregon State University) for her work on physical chemistry and the boundary between physics and chemistry in the twentieth century.

A complete nomination consists of

• a complete curriculum vitae for the nominee, including biographical data, educational background, awards, honours, list of publications, and other service to the profession; 
• a letter of nomination summarising the nominee’s achievements in the field of history of modern chemistry and/or the history of the chemical industry and citing unique contributions that merit this award; and 
• two or more seconding letters

Only complete nominations will be considered for the award and the nomination documents must be submitted in electronic form. All nomination materials should be submitted by e-mail to Peter Morris at peter.morris@sciencemuseum.ac.uk and a separate email which indicates that the material has been submitted should be sent to the same address (a precaution in case of incomplete transmission of documents) for arrival no later than 1 May 2015.

For further details on all SHAC’s activities please see www.ambix.org

Sent on behalf of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry, by Dr Anna Simmons, Honorary Membership Secretary

Symposium on Thomas Middleton’s A Game at Chess - two Bursaries available

Two Bursaries Available to attend the Symposium on Thomas Middleton’s A Game at Chess
Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
Saturday 4th July, 9.15am-6.15pm

Thanks to the generous financial support of the Society for Renaissance Studies, we are pleased to offer two bursaries for postgraduate or postdoctoral students wishing to attend the event. Each bursary is for £60, and waives the registration fee and provides assistance with travel/accommodation expenses.

If you would like to be considered for a bursary, please email Steve Orman at checkmatemiddleton@gmail.com stating in a sentence or two how attending the symposium will benefit your research / programme of study. Please send emails before Friday 8th May.

Featuring a script in hand performance by professional actors of Middleton’s A Game at Chess in a converted church. Directed by Robert F. Ball.

Keynote Speaker: Professor Michelle O’Callaghan (University of Reading).

The event also features papers from Dr Alex Samson, Richard Eales, Dr Sarah Olive, Nora Williams, and concludes with a roundtable discussion.

Registration closes Friday 8th May.
For more information, contact Steve Orman: checkmatemiddleton@gmail.com
Registration: Please register through the CCCU online shop: http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/shop/Thomas-Middleton-Symposium

Spaces are limited so early registration is encouraged.

Please see the conference website for the programme and further details: https://checkmatemiddleton.wordpress.com/

FUNDING: Visiting Scholarships, Aberdeen

Allow me please to draw your attention to this recent notice of a new round of Visiting Scholars Awards, which provide financial support for travel and accommodation up to £2,000 to cover expenses over a two to four week period while carrying out research relating to the University’s Special collections. Details can be found here: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/7162/.

There is scope within the scheme for you to make applications on behalf of colleagues from outwith Aberdeen if part of their includes discussion of their research and its findings on campus via a lecture or seminar, etc.

Rev’d Dr. Philip G. Ziegler
Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology
School of Divinity, History and Philosophy
King's College, University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen AB24 3UB, United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1224 272 378
p.ziegler@abdn.ac.uk

Graduate funding opportunities in History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge for entry in October 2015

The Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge is the largest of its kind in the UK, and has an unrivalled reputation for teaching and research. Staff have expertise in the history, philosophy and sociology of a wide range of sciences and medicine. They run major research projects in association with the AHRC, the Wellcome Trust, the European Research Council and national museums.

If you are interested in studying for an MPhil or PhD in History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge, you will find everything you need to know about the Department, the courses, the academic staff (http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/people/staff.html), and the application process from our website at http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/studying/graduate/

For students applying to start in 2015-16, HPS at Cambridge has access to the following studentship opportunities, which each has a 9 January 2015 deadline:

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Studentships
-- for PhD students from the UK and EU

Cambridge Home and European Union Scholarships (CHESS)
-- for MPhil and PhD students from the UK and EU

Rausing Studentships
-- for MPhil and PhD students

Williamson Studentships
-- for MPhil and PhD students studying history of biological sciences

Lipton Studentships
-- for MPhil students

Wellcome Trust Awards
-- for MPhil and PhD students studying medical humanities and PhD students studying society and ethics
-- contact us by 9 January if you would like to be nominated for a PhD studentship

For information on these and other awards available through the Department, please visit
http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/studying/graduate/funding.html

For more general information on funding opportunities available to graduate students at the University of Cambridge:
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/students/studentregistry/fees/funding/index.html

For further information about graduate study at HPS in Cambridge:
hps-admin@lists.cam.ac.uk

PhD Funding: School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds

The School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds is pleased to inform potential applicants for postgraduate study that it is able to offer up to 18 fully-funded PhD scholarships for UK/EU students for 2015-16 entry, plus further scholarships for international students.

For more information about postgraduate study in History & Philosophy of Science and/or Philosophy at Leeds see http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/125152/postgraduate/1979/.

For full, regularly updated information on upcoming awards and deadlines, including application procedures, see the University of Leeds Postgraduate Scholarships site http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk/.


Funding opportunities for full-time or part-time PhD study include the following:

UK/EU STUDENTS

• Up to two School of Philosophy, Religion, and History of Science Scholarships - UK/EU Fees + £14,000 Maintenance (Awards may be made on a rolling basis after 2 FEBRUARY 2015)
• Up to six White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities AHRC Studentships (Deadline 2 FEBRUARY 2015)
• Up to five University of Leeds 110th Anniversary Research Scholarships (Deadline: 18 FEBRUARY 2015)
• Up to two University of Leeds Research Scholarships (Deadline: 13 MARCH 2015)
• University of Leeds Endowed Research Scholarships (Deadline: 1 JUNE 2015) 

• Two studentships on the AHRC-funded project "Scientific Realism and the Quantum", starting 1 March 2015, and working with Dr Juha Saatsi and Prof. Steven French (Deadline: 1 DECEMBER 2014)

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

• University of Leeds International Research Scholarships - 18 in total (Deadline: 19 JANUARY 2015)
• China Scholarship Council-University of Leeds Awards - around 15 in total (Deadline: 2 JANUARY 2015)
• Up to two School of Philosophy, Religion, and History of Science Scholarships - £14,000 Maintenance + a contribution to fees equivalent to UK/EU Fees (Awards may be made from 2 FEBRUARY 2015). N.B. This is a partial scholarship; to be eligible for consideration, applicants will be expected to demonstrate their ability to pay the remainder of their international fees (i.e. approx. £9000 p.a.). 

Correspondence regarding the application procedure may be directed to prhs_pgenquiries@leeds.ac.uk.

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Those interested in applying are advised to contact potential supervisors at an early stage. You should contact them by email, either directly or through the relevant postgraduate research tutor:

Prof. Pekka Vayrynen for Philosophy (p.vayrynen@leeds.ac.uk)
Dr Juha Saatsi for History and Philosophy of Science (j.t.saatsi@leeds.ac.uk)
Dr Jamie Dow for Applied Ethics (j.dow@leeds.ac.uk)
Dr Sean McLoughlin for Theology and Religious Studies (s.mcloughlin@leeds.ac.uk)

You are invited to consider visiting Leeds, by arrangement, to meet potential supervisors and current students, attend seminars, and explore the university's excellent resources. Modest travel bursaries are available for such purposes.

You are also strongly encouraged to attend (in most cases following application) the university's Postgraduate Open Day on Friday 6 February 2015, 11am-4pm (http://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/20021/postgraduate/268/), when you will have opportunity to meet potential supervisors, current postgraduates, and the postgraduate team.



Dr Jon Topham
Senior Lecturer in History of Science &
Director of Postgraduate Research

School of Philosophy, Religion, and History of Science University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT

Tel: +44 (0)113 34 32526
Fax: +44 (0)113 34 33265

Funding: RSA Grants for Renaissance Studies

The RSA is pleased to announce that the 2015 Research Grant competition is now open. For the 2015 grant cycle, the RSA will award thirty-three (33) individual grants to scholars working in the field of Renaissance Studies. The average grant is $3,000 for one month of research or travel. 

During the past five years, the RSA has awarded grants to more than 100 scholars working on topics from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century; a list of previous award winners is posted on the RSA website. 

Additional details about the application process, eligibility, residential awards, non-residential awards, publication subventions, and more are all available at the RSA website: http://www.rsa.org/Grants 

Hakluyt Society Essay Prize

From 2015, the Hakluyt Society will award an annual essay prize (or more than one, if the judges so decide) of up to a total of £750. Winners will be invited to publish their essays in the online Journal of the Hakluyt Society (www.hakluyt.com) if they wish to do so. The prize or prizes for 2015 will be presented at the Hakluyt Society’s Annual General Meeting in London in June 2015, where winners will be invited to attend as the Society’s guests; travel expenses within the UK will be reimbursed. Winners will also receive a one-year membership of the Hakluyt Society.

Eligibility criteriaThe competition is open to postdoctoral scholars of not more than two years’ standing on 31st December, 2014, and to undergraduate and graduate students registered as such on that date. Only one entry may be submitted per entrant per year.

Scope and subject matterEssays submitted, which should be based on original research in any discipline in the humanities or social sciences, may be on any aspect of the history of travel, exploration and cultural encounter or their effects, in the tradition of the work of the Hakluyt Society. For a conspectus of the Society’s history, aims and publications, visit www.hakluyt.com .

Essays should be in English (except for such citations in languages other than English as may appear in footnotes or endnotes) and between 6,000 and 8,000 words in length (including notes, excluding bibliography). Illustrations, diagrams and tables essential to the text fall outside the word count. Submissions should be unpublished, and not currently in press, in production or under review elsewhere. Authors may wish to consult the Society’s style sheet, which is also the Journal’s style sheet, at http://www.hakluyt.com/authors_info.htm .

Submission procedures and deadlineEssays should be submitted as email attachments in Word.doc format to Dr Surekha Davies, Chair of the Essay Prize Committee, at surekha.davies@gmail.com and to Richard Bateman, Administrator of the Hakluyt Society, at office@hakluyt.com by 1 November 2014. The entrant’s name, address (including preferred email address), institutional affiliation (if any, with date of admission), and degrees (if any, with dates of conferment) should appear within the body of the email, together with a note of the title of the submitted essay. The subject line of the email should include the words ‘HAKLUYT SOCIETY ESSAY PRIZE’ and the author’s name. By submitting an essay, an entrant certifies that it is the entrant’s own original work.

Selection procedureThe Prize Committee encourages innovative submissions that make an important contribution to knowledge, or a critical or methodological contribution to scholarship. The Committee and selected reviewers will pay attention to the analytical rigour, originality, wider significance, depth and scope of the work, as well as to style and presentation. The Prize Committee comprises selected academic faculty from among the Hakluyt Society's Council.

The Prize Committee reserves the right not to award a prize, if no submission is judged to be of sufficient merit. The Committee’s decision will be announced in April 2015. For further information regarding the Hakluyt Society, please visit www.hakluyt.com.

Global Shakespeare: two Research Fellows required

Led by Professor David Schalkwyk this unique partnership between Queen Mary University of London and University of Warwick will shape the future research agenda in Shakespeare studies across criticism, performance, history and media; from television to digital reproduction. 

By building on the strength of the Shakespeare scholarship of both universities, bringing them together with academics and practitioners from across other disciplines and cultural institutions, an exceptional interdisciplinary approach is being developed to the world's most celebrated writer as a global multimedia cultural phenomenon.

To find out more about Global Shakespeare and its postgraduate opportunities and to get in touch please visit: www.globalshakespeare.ac.uk

Global Shakespeare is currently recruiting two Research Fellows to help this exciting venture build its research agenda and academic networks. Apply through Warwick University. Deadline 23 July 14. Please see here for details.

Non-Stipendiary Visiting Fellowships at The University of Leeds Centre for History and Philosophy of Science

The University of Leeds Centre for History and Philosophy of Science invites applications to its Non-Stipendiary Visiting Fellowships scheme for the academic year 2014-15.

Visiting Fellows will be provided with full library and information systems access, and with office space where possible. There are no formal duties. Fellows will be expected to pursue their research and to participate in seminars, reading groups and other aspects of the research life of the Centre for HPS.

Fellowship periods can be from 3 months to 1 year. Junior and senior applicants are equally welcome, although applicants must hold a PhD.

The fellowships are non-stipendiary.

Proposed research projects should clearly mesh with the research interests of members of the Centre for HPS.

To apply, please send

-- a CV, plus
-- a letter indicating (a) the research project you would pursue during
the fellowship period, and (b) your preferred start and end dates

to Dominic Berry (D.Berry@leeds.ac.uk) by Sunday 13 July 2014.

For more on the Leeds HPS Centre, please see the Centre website at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/40006/. For more on the Visiting Fellowships programme, please contact the centre director, Dr Jon Topham (j.r.topham@leeds.ac.uk).


Dr Jon Topham
Senior Lecturer in History of Science,
Director of the Centre for History and Philosophy of Science, & Director
of the Centre for the Comparative History of Print

School of Philosophy, Religion, and History of Science University of
Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT

Tel: +44 (0)113 34 32526
Fax: +44 (0)113 34 33265

Centre for HPS: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/40006/
Centre for the Comparative History of Print:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/125046/

Personal Website:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/people/40006/centre_for_history_and_philosop
hy_of_science/person/872/
SciPer Project: http://www.sciper.leeds.ac.uk