RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research Fellowships for U.S.-Based Scholars
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research Fellowships for CHINA-Based Scholars
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 2008 to June, 2009, 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 2008, January through March and April through June, 2009.
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 2008/2009 is Friday 30th May 2008.
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
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
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 2008 or January 2009 the deadline is Friday 30th May 2008.
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.
Please send applications and enquiries to:
The
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 by the Li Foundation of New York. The
fellowship
will run for the academic year from October 2008 to end of March 2009,
covering the first two terms of the academic year.
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 of
£11,144 (GB
Pounds) from which the candidate must meet all costs of 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 2008/2009 applications will be Friday 30th May
2008.
Address for applications:
The Administrator,
Needham Research Institute,
8 Sylvester Road,
Cambridge CB3 9AF,
U.K.
Research Grants from other UK Institutions:
British Academy/ESRC Chinese Visiting Fellowships 2008.
(Closing date 23 November 2007)