Opportunity: The Lisa Jardine Grant Scheme
Type: Grant
Value: £2,000
Location: UK
Who Can Apply: International and UK based scholars
About The Scholarship
The Lisa Jardine Grant Scheme is named in memory of the eminent British historian Professor Lisa Jardine CBE FRS. The scheme encourages junior researchers in the humanities and arts to seek to expand their interests in history of science and related interdisciplinary studies by travelling in order to use archival resources and to build relationships with the Royal Society and other institutions.
Grants are intended to encourage the free movement of researchers across disciplines and countries and to stimulate academics studying intellectual history to consider science in their research. Applicants are encouraged to look at the Royal Society’s strategic objectives, in order to be able to demonstrate how their research might further these general goals, but applications will be judged on the strength of their academic content in intellectual history, history of science and related disciplines. Special consideration will be given to topics that were of interest to Professor Jardine, notably in 17th century studies.
Funds for a contribution towards subsistence can be requested for lengthy research visits to the Royal Society Library in London; for travel expenses to London in order to conduct this research; and for international travel expenses for short visits.
Requirements
- The applicant must be within ten years of completing a PhD at a recognised academic institution, or, if still studying, have completed a minimum of one year of their doctoral placement.
- The applicant must hold a permanent or fixed term contract for the duration of the award in an eligible organisation, usually a University department, a library, museum, gallery or other nonprofit heritage organisation. Ineligible organisations include industrial, private and commercial organisations, university spin-out companies, and governmental bodies.
- The applicant should provide proof that any private institution they intend to travel to for research under the grant approves of the proposed study visit, usually by an official letter from the Head of Department. This is not necessary for applicants intending to conduct their research at the Royal Society or for institutions with a public access policy.
- Applications must be completed by the applicant using the Royal Society Flexi-Grant® application portal.
- Applicants are not permitted to submit more than one application per round but can apply for both international travel and research visit subsistence costs in the same application.
How To Apply
Deadline
22nd September 2021