Reporter 8/10/97: Awards by outside bodies: National Maritime Museum

National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum aims to promote an understanding of the history and future of Britain and the Sea by preserving, interpreting and developing its collections, premises, and expertise. It offers the following Fellowships.

CAIRD JUNIOR AND SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

These are offered annually by the Trustees of the Museum and are normally granted in the field of British naval and maritime history, but Fellows may be appointed in the following fields: history of the navigational sciences (astronomy, navigation, hydrography, cartography), maritime art, film, or nautical archaeology.

The Junior Fellowship is intended for recent graduates, or for those working towards a higher degree. Equivalent projects, not to be submitted to a university, will also be considered. The grant for a Junior Fellowship is £8,500.

Applicants for the Senior Fellowship should have a doctorate or equivalent research experience. The grant for the Senior Fellowship is £13,000; exceptionally this grant may be renewed for one year. Both of the Fellowships are tenable for one year from September 1998.

SACKLER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN THE HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY AND NAVIGATIONAL SCIENCES AT THE OLD ROYAL OBSERVATORY, GREENWICH

This Fellowship has been established to promote advanced research in the history of science and scientific instruments, specifically related to the strengths of the old Royal Observatory's collections. The aim of the Fellowship is to provide a series of publications that will serve as a reliable academic touchstone for scholars, as well as providing a convincing model for future research.

The National Maritime Museum invites applicants who have completed advanced research:

(a)	in one or more types of instruments represented by the Collection;
(b)	into the work of a particular individual or group of instrument makers related to the Collection;
(c)	into some aspect of the history of the navigational sciences and the old Royal Observatory.

The grant for the Sackler Fellowship is £12,500 a year, and it is tenable for two years from September 1998 in the first instance.

The closing date for all applications is 24 October 1997. Further details and applications forms are available from the University Registry.

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