The Society offers grants
of up to £750 each to research students working on the history
of France or of its current or former possessions. The Society
will normally make around 12 awards annually, depending upon the
quality
and nature of the applications.
Eligible postgraduates will be registered at a UK or Irish University,
and must be undertaking research into an aspect of French history.
The research grants are open to both PhD students and Masters
students: those registered for taught MAs, provided they are
writing a dissertation
on French history; students working towards degrees in MA by
research in French history; and M.Phil/PhD students working
on French history
who are at any stage in their research. Students already in receipt
of other funding (e.g. AHRC grants) are eligible. Students are
eligible to hold a maximum of one of our research grants during
a Masters
programme, and a further such grant during their PhD programme
should they proceed to this level.
Applications should only be made using the standard application
form below. The applications should be filled in electronically
and sent
electronically to the Secretary of the Society at the email address
below. It is the applicant's responsibility to approach the referees
and to have them send their references – which should be
around 300 words in length - directly to the Secretary either
as an email
or as an electronic attachment.
Download: Application Form for a Postgraduate Travel Grant
Applicants for the Society’s awards should be members of
the Society at the time of application. Research grant applications
may be accompanied by applications for membership, full details
of which can be found here. It is
a condition of award that successful candidates present a report
on their research and on the trip funded by the Society. This must
be sent to the Secretary in electronic form, and should be between
two and three sides of A4.
Candidates will be notified in the late spring of the outcome of
their applications, which will be assessed by the Trustees of the
Society on the basis of the quality of the research and the proposal.
The 2010 competition is now open. The deadline for applications
is 5pm on Friday 26th March 2010. In exceptional circumstances,
retrospective requests for grants may be considered, providing
the research trip has taken place only after the start of the
current academic year and before the deadline.
All queries, applications, references and reports should all be
directed to the Secretary of the Society, Dr Stephen Tyre, by e-mail:
st29@st-andrews.ac.uk
Telephone number: 01334-462902.
Supervisors: Please draw the attention of any students you are
supervising to these awards, which are being offered on an annual
basis.
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