Lisa Jardine Grant - Royal Society
Please pass on the details below to anyone you know studying for a Phd in the History of Science or in other discipline combining humanities and natural sciences.
A reminder that the Lisa Jardine Grant of the Royal Society is currently open for applications and there is just under 1 month left to apply (closing deadline Tuesday 5th March, 3pm). Still just enough time to secure your references and submit before the deadline.
The grant is available to PhD students and early career researchers in history of science, and other interdisciplinary studies combining humanities and the natural sciences.
The scheme offers funding for:
• Extended research trips for UK and overseas-based researchers to use the Royal Society’s own rich historical collections (up to £8,000 available for travel and subsistence costs depending on destination and length of research, 1 - 3 months (£2,000 international travel, £2,000/month subsistence)).
• UK based students wishing to travel overseas to carry out short, exploratory archival research trips (up to £2,000 available for trips up to 1 month) • International travel and expenses for UK based students to attend conferences and networking or training events (up to £2,000 available for trips up to 1 month)
The grant is open to researchers based in cultural organisations such as museums and archives as well as universities. Full details and eligibility conditions are available online https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/lisa-jardine/
This round, funding is available for research taking place between July 2024 – June 2025.
A further round will open in the summer accepting applications for research to take place in 2025.
Please do pass on this information to any students or researchers based at your organisations who may be interested. And please feel free to get in touch if you have questions about the grant scheme.