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RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research Fellowships for U.S.-Based Scholars

Li Foundation Fellowship

The Soon-Young Kim Studentship in the History of East Asian Science and Technology

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

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 2012 to June, 2013, 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 2012, January through March and April through June, 2013.  

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 2012/2013 is Friday 25^th May 2012.

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 an academic post 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

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 York.  The objective of this fellowship is to enable a 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.

Applications are invited from:
(i) PhD students who may apply to visit for a period of up to six months (from October 2012 through March 2013, thereby covering the first two terms of the academic year in Cambridge), and
(ii) scholars employed in a full-time position in an academic institution, who may visit for up to 12 months from October 2012.

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. 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.

The closing date for 2012/2013 applications will be Friday 25^th May 2012.

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