Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Award Scheme for 2016
Opening date: 1 March 2016
Closing date for applications: 31 May 2016
The Society for the History of Alchemy and
Chemistry invites applications for its Award Scheme for 2016. SHAC
offers two types of award: support for research into the history of
chemistry or history of alchemy by New Scholars and support for Subject
Development of either history of chemistry or history of alchemy. It
is expected that applicants will be advised of the outcome of their
application by 31 July 2016. The Awards are most suitable for
activities to be undertaken in the academic year October 2016 –
September 2017.
The New Scholars Award is open to
post-graduate students (both masters and doctoral students) and those
who have obtained a PhD since 1 January 2011. Awards of up to £500
will be made to cover research expenses, including travel,
accommodation, subsistence, the reproduction of documents, and library
fees. Applications may also include the costs of reproducing images for
publication. The Scheme does not fund the purchase of equipment or
course fees.
In addition, post-graduate students only may apply
for the costs of travel to conferences and accommodation, but only in
order to give a paper. The Scheme does not pay conference registration
fees.
Subject Development Awards of up to £500
may be made to support activities such as seminars, workshops,
colloquia, lecture series, conference sessions, conferences,
exhibitions and outreach activities that support either the history of
chemistry or history of alchemy as academic subjects.
Please note that activities covered by the Awards
do not have to occur in the in the UK, and that the Awards are open to
members of the Society resident both in the UK and elsewhere.
Applicants must be members of the Society in good
standing at the time of making an application, and, if successful,
throughout the period of an award. For more information and application
forms, please contact
grants@ambix.org.
Membership enquiries should be made to
membership@ambix.org
An activity report must be submitted at the end
of the Award. This will usually be publicised in SHAC’s
Chemical Intelligence newsletter.
For further details on SHAC’s activities please
see
www.ambix.org
Sent on behalf of the Society for the History of
Alchemy and Chemistry, by Dr Anna Simmons, Membership Secretary