Postgraduate Scholarships at the School of Advanced Study, University of London

The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) in the School of Advanced Study at the University of London invites applications for Huguenot Scholarship to a student working for a higher degree on a Huguenot subject. Applicants may be of any nationality or academic affiliation but they must be registered for a postgraduate degree in History, or a closely related subject. The value of the scholarship is £2,500.  The application deadline is 1 July 2015.

 

Study Subject(s): Scholarship is awarded in the area of Huguenot Studies i.e. the study of any activity of the French, the Dutch, the Flemish or the Walloon Protestants from the 16th century to the present, in any geographical area.

Course Level: Scholarship is available to pursue postgraduate degree.

Scholarship Provider: Trustees of the French Huguenot Church of London Charitable Trust

Eligibility: 
Applicants may be of any nationality or academic affiliation, but they must be registered for a postgraduate degree in History, or a closely related subject. 

Applicants of all nationalities are eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Scholarship Description: This scholarship is awarded by the Trustees of the French Huguenot Church of London Charitable Trust, on the advice of the Institute of Historical Research. The award will be made to a student working for a higher degree on a Huguenot subject, i.e. the study of any activity of the French, the Dutch, the Flemish or the Walloon Protestants from the 16th century to the present, in any geographical area. ‘Activity’ will be interpreted in the widest sense.

What does it cover? 
The value of the scholarship is £2,500.

How to Apply: In addition to completing the online application form, applicants must submit a CV and an outline of their research. Once an application has been submitted, a standard email will be sent to the addresses supplied by the applicant in the ‘Referees’ section of the online application form. Applicants may arrange instead for a portfolio of generic references to be sent by their university, where such a service is offered. In that case the box in the ‘Referees’ section marked ‘Portfolio to follow’ should be ticked, and the referee details left blank. All letters must be emailed as word document attachments to IHR.Fellowships-at-sas.ac.uk and the applicant’s surname must appear in the subject line of the email. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that his/her referees supply letters in support of the application, and it is strongly advised that referees are contacted well before the application is submitted. Applications which do not receive their full complement of two supporting letters of recommendation by 8 July 2015 will not be considered.

 

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