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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research fellowships for US-based scholars at the Needham Research Institute,
Cambridge, UK

 
PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO APPROPRIATE RECIPIENTS

The Needham Research Institute (NRI), home of the Science and Civilisation in China project, provides scholars with excellent facilities for research into the history of science, technology and medicine in East Asia.

Funds granted by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation make it possible for the NRI to offer a number of 13 week fellowships tenable at the Institute for US-based scholars and researchers working within the broad field of the history of science, technology and medicine in East Asia. These fellowships are tenable during the academic year which runs from October 2010 to June, 2011, and preference will normally be given to scholars who wish to visit the Institute during the Cambridge University terms which run from October through December 2010, January through March and April through June, 2011.  

Applications must include CV and a description of the work that will be done during the period of the fellowship, together with two letters of recommendation from qualified persons.  The project description should indicate why it would be particularly helpful for the researcher to be able to work at the NRI.  

The deadline for receipt of applications for fellowships to be taken up during the academic year 2010/2011 is Friday 28th May 2010.

The remit of these fellowships is intended to be as wide as is necessary to maximise the contribution they can make to the development of what is a varied and lively field, however:

(1) Recipients should normally be engaged in research using primary materials in East Asian languages. This is not however intended to exclude candidates who are also using western-language materials to carry out research into contacts between China and other countries.

(2) Recipients must either hold academic posts in a US university, or be registered for a research degree in a US university.

The fellowships will meet the costs of economy air travel to the UK, together with a grant adequate to cover living costs in Cambridge for one semester, and some support for research expenses and travel in the UK. While these fellowships are primarily intended to fund one-semester visits, under exceptional circumstances they may be held for longer periods.
The fellowships will be awarded without distinction of gender, ethnic origin or other factors irrelevant to scholarly merit. Other things being equal, preference will be given to proposals from scholars at an earlier stage of their careers, but others should not feel precluded from making applications.

Please send applications and enquiries to:

The Institute Administrator
Needham Research Institute,
8 Sylvester Road,
Cambridge CB3 9AF

Email: admin[put the "at" sign here]nri.org.uk
Details of the NRI may be found at http://www.nri.org.uk


Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research fellowships for scholars from P.R. China at the Needham Research Institute,
Cambridge, UK

PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO APPROPRIATE RECIPIENTS

The Needham Research Institute (NRI), home of the Science and Civilisation in China project provides scholars with excellent facilities for research into the history of science, technology and medicine in East Asia.

Funds granted by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation make it possible for the NRI to offer fellowships for scholars working within the broad field of the history of science, technology and medicine in East Asia

Applications must include CV and a description of the work that will be done during the period of the fellowship, together with two letters of recommendation from qualified persons.  The project description should indicate why it would be particularly helpful for the researcher to be able to work at the NRI.  

For those wishing to apply for a six-month fellowship commencing in October 2010 or January 2011 the deadline is Friday 28th May 2010.

The fellowship will meet the costs of return economy air travel to the UK, together with a grant adequate to cover living costs in Cambridge for six months.  In addition there will be some support for research expenses and travel for research purposes within the UK.

The successful applicant is likely to be a postgraduate student or post-doctoral by a few years.  They will have a level of spoken and written English that will enable them to interact with scholars in Cambridge from their arrival, since they will be expected to take an active part in the scholarly community at the NRI and participate not only in the regular weekly seminars and occasional workshops held at the Institute, but also attend seminars relevant to their subject which are held in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and elsewhere in the University of Cambridge.  It is expected that they will use part of their time in Cambridge on work intended for publication in a refereed Western-language academic journal.

Please send applications and enquiries to:

The Institute Administrator
Needham Research Institute,
8 Sylvester Road,
Cambridge CB3 9AF
UK

Email: admin[put the "at" sign here]nri.org.uk
Details of the NRI may be found at http://www.nri.org.uk


THE LI FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP OF NEW YORK
to honour the memory of Dr Lu Gwei-djen

A visiting Fellowship tenable at the Needham Research Institute in Cambridge, England, is offered from funds granted by the Li Foundation of New YorkThe fellowship will commence at the beginning of the academic year in early October 2010 and will cover at least the first two terms of the academic year, running until the end of March or the end of June 2011.  The objective of this fellowship is to enable a Chinese scholar from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong or Singapore to conduct research in a subject relevant to the concerns of the Institute, i.e. the history of science, technology or medicine in China.  The fellowship funding takes the form of a grant to cover international travel, accommodation, and other expenses.  Candidates are invited to send the following items to the address given below:

1. Curriculum Vitae with a full list of any publications.

2. A research proposal of approximately 1,000 words in length.  This proposal should give a clear indication of the source material which the candidate proposes to use in his or her research together with an indication of the methodology to be followed. Candidates are asked to explain why a visit to the UK in general and the NRI in particular would be valuable for their research. While in Cambridge, the successful candidate will be expected to attend the seminars of at least one University department as well as the Institute; candidates should indicate which department is of interest to them.

3. A copy of a certificate of the level of achievement in spoken and written English.

4. Letters of support from two academic referees.

Please note that ALL documentation must be submitted in English.  Strong preference will be given to candidates under the age of 40 who have not previously spent significant periods working outside China, who have a good level of spoken English, and who will use part of their time in Cambridge on work intended for publication in a refereed Western-language academic journal.

The closing date for 2010/2011 applications will be Friday 28th May 2010.

Address for applications:

The Institute Administrator,
Needham Research Institute,
8 Sylvester Road,
Cambridge CB3 9AF,
U.K.
Email: admin[put the "at" sign here]nri.org.uk
Details of the NRI may be found at http://www.nri.org.uk