Call for proposals for CDP studentships at the Science Museum Group/ BT Archives

The Science Museum Group (Science Museum, London, National Media Museum, Bradford, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester and National Railway Museum, York) with BT Archives offers eight new studentships a year in partnership with higher education institutions, to enable students to study for a PhD at a UK University, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Collaborative Doctoral Partnership scheme.

These studentships can focus on themes relevant to the Science Museum Group or BT Archives’ collections and research interests. Details of the Science Museum Group's previously funded PhD's and its current research themes are described here:

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about_us/new_research_folder/collaborative_doctoral_partnership.aspx

Each studentship will be jointly supervised by a member of Science Museum Group staff and an academic from a UK Higher Education Institution, as with the existing Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDA) scheme. The HEI administers the studentship, receiving funds from the AHRC for fees and to cover the student’s maintenance. The Science Museum Group provides additional financial support to cover travel and related costs in carrying out research.

Proposals for new studentships are developed by Science Museum Group staff together with a named university partner as joint supervisors. We welcome expressions of interest and project ideas from any UK university.

The deadline for applications for the next round of projects is 28 November 2014. Applications will be assessed in January 2015.

For more information about partnering with the Science Museum Group/ BT Archives, advice on potential internal collaborators and guidance for applications contact Alison Hess, Associate Curator of Research and Public History: research@sciencemuseum.ac.uk