SHAC Award Scheme 2017
Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Award Scheme 2017
Opening date: 1 March 2017
Closing date for applications: 31 May 2017
The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry invites
applications for its Award Scheme for 2017. 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 2017. The Awards are most suitable for activities to be undertaken
in the academic year October 2017–September 2018.
New Scholars Awards are open to post-graduate students (both masters and
doctoral students) and those who have obtained a PhD since 1 January
2012. Awards of up to £750 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 £750 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 UK, and that the Awards are open to members of the Society
resident both in the UK and elsewhere. Members who have applied to the
Scheme in previous years, whether successfully or not, are entitled to
make an application in 2017.
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[AT]ambix.org. Membership enquiries should be made to membership[AT]ambix.org.
An activity report must be submitted at the end of the Award. This will
usually be published in SHAC’s Chemical Intelligence newsletter.
Sent on behalf of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry by Hattie Lloyd, SHAC Administrative Coordinator.