Two Awards for Neuro History and Psychiatry at the Osler Library, McGill University

Please note that we are accepting applications for these research travel grant to the Osler Library of the History of Medicine in Montreal, Quebec.  The Deadline is February 1st.

The Dr. Dimitrije Pivnicki Award in Neuro-History The Dr. Dimitrije Pivnicki Award in Neuro-History is offered by the Osler Library and the Montreal Neurological Institute and Library to support research in the field of neuropsychiatry and neuro-history. The award was established in 2012 by the family and friends of Dr. Pivnicki (1918-2007), who practiced and taught psychiatry at the Allen Memorial Institute of McGill University from 1956 to 1996. With degrees in law and medicine, he had a wide and eclectic interest in classic and modern languages and literature, and a keen appreciation of the history of neuropsychiatry, an area of scholarship that will be advanced by this award.

The award supports a student or scholar wishing to carry out research utilizing the rich archival and monographic holdings at McGill University, such as the Penfield Archive in the Osler Library, and other resources available at the Osler Library, the Montreal Neurological Institute and the McGill University Archives. The Osler Library's collections are listed in the McGill Library Catalogue<http://catalogue.mcgill.ca/F/> and the Osler Library Archives Collection website<http://osler.library.mcgill.ca/archives/>.

Terms: The value varies depending on the project, to a maximum of approximately $4,000. The recipient is required to carry out research in Montreal during the 2014-15 fiscal year (May 2014-April 2015). The award may be renewable.

Requirements: We invite applications from a variety of individuals, including graduate students, scholars and professionals. Recipients are required to submit a report of their work suitable for publication in the Osler Library Newsletter<http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-using/branches/osler-library/oslernews/>

and may be requested to give a brief presentation at the University.

Information on how to apply is found on our website<http://www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/osler/pivnicki>.

Mary Louise Nickerson Research Fellowship in Neuro History, Osler Library, McGill University

This fellowship will allow a scholar to carry out research in the history of neurology using the Neuro History archival and artifact collections at the Osler Library, the Montreal Neurological Institute, and the McGill University Archives, the centrepiece of which is the Dr.

Wilder Penfield Archive in the Osler Library.  The Osler Library's collections are listed in the McGill Library Catalogue<http://catalogue.mcgill.ca/F/> and the Osler Library Archives Collection website<http://osler.library.mcgill.ca/archives/>.

Terms:  Value varies depending on the project, to a maximum of $10,000.