Post-Graduate Research Bursaries
Through the generosity of a number of donors (notably a late member, Jonathan Vickers; the Trustees of the Ernest Cook Trust; the D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust; the Thriplow Trust; English Heritage), and of the membership in general, two research bursaries are regularly awarded.
These are
• The Jonathan Vickers bursary, and
• The Ernest Cook Trust Postgraduate Research Bursary
Each bursary has identical terms. All are for up to three years, and are subject to the candidate's satisfactory performance and to the Society's financial resources at the time. A grant of £10,000 for each academic year will be made to each successful candidate, subject to AHRC funding not being available.
Application
Competition for both bursaries is closed, as both are currently held by students.
Applicants should send a CV, a report (of not more than 500 words) outlining their research proposal, a statement of their financial position (including details of other grant applications made or pending) and proof of UK university registration, along with a covering letter (to include full contact details) and two academic references to Simon Green (Honorary Secretary, SAHGB), RCAHMS, 16 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh EH8 9NX. Applications must be received by 31 July for the following academic year. Full terms and conditions are available on request from the Education Officer.
Recent Awards
The first Vickers’ Bursary was awarded to Matthew Walker, a student at York, who is researching the architectural career of Robert Hooke (1635 – 1703); Matthew completed his studies in 2008. Current bursary holders are Joanne O’Hara, University of York, who is researching the preparatory drawings for Vitruvius Britannicus by Colen Campbell in the RIBA Drawings Collection, and Frances Sands, also at the University of York, who recently began research on Nostell Priory: the evolution of a house, 1730-1900.
Terms and Conditions
• Applicants must be registered or about to be, for post-graduate research at a U.K. University or other place of higher education and should be members of the Society.
• The bursary is for £10,000 per academic year for a maximum of three years.
• Applicants should be registered for full-time research. Taught degrees are not eligible.
• The bursary will be renewed annually only on receipt of a satisfactory progress report from the students University.
• Brief accounts of the progress of the research may be requested and published in the Society’s Newsletter.
• The bursary is subject to the Society’s finances at any one time.
• The financial support of the Society of Architectural Historians (G.B.) should be acknowledged in any subsequent publication.
• The successful applicant must not be in receipt of any other financial award, such as AHRC funding.
• Applicants should be informed of the decision following the Society’s A.G.M. in early September.
• The Society’s decision is final.
