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The Managers of the Bethune-Baker Fund for the promotion of theological studies give notice that they will meet after the meetings of the Managers of the Hort Fund on Thursdays, 15 November 2001, 14 March 2002, and 16 May 2002 to consider applications for grants, which must be received by the Registrary by 1 November 2001, 28 February 2002, and 2 May 2002. Applications for fees and maintenance will not normally be considered.
Each applicant must acquire an application form from the Faculty Office, The Divinity School, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9BS, and should return it to the Registrary, University Registry, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, together with a statement of the work he or she proposes to undertake, so as to reach him not later than the closing dates. The envelope should be marked 'Bethune Baker Fund'.
Applicants are asked to return one copy of the application form for each fund for which they are applying. Referees are asked to send in references by the closing date.
Applications are invited for the Burney Studentship, the holder of which must devote himself or herself to study or research in the Philosophy of Religion, according to a scheme proposed by the candidate and approved by the Electors, provided that such scheme may be modified with the consent of the Electors.
The Studentship is open to any member of the University provided that on 1 June 2002 no more than eighteen complete terms have passed after his or her first term of residence. It is tenable for one year, but a student may be re-elected to it once.
Applications should be sent to the Registrary, University Registry, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN so as to reach him not later than 1 June 2002, and must be accompanied by (a) a statement of the scheme of study or research which the applicant proposes to pursue, (b) full particulars of University career up to the time of application, (c) the names of not more than two referees, and (d) a statement concerning other emoluments which the applicant may be receiving for study and research. The election will be made before the end of the Easter Term 2002.
Application forms are available from the Faculty Office, The Divinity School, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9BS. Applicants are asked to return one copy of the application form for each fund for which they are applying. Referees are asked to send in references by the closing date.
Applications from Research Students who are for any reason ineligible for the Burney Studentship, but who are working in the fields specified above, and who wish to seek assistance from the Fund, should be submitted by the same date. Applicants should indicate their present financial resources and give the name or names of one or two persons to whom reference may be made about them.
The Gregg Bury Prize will be awarded for the best dissertation on the subject of the Philosophy of Religion.
Any member of the University may be a candidate for the Gregg Bury Prize provided that on the latest day for the submission of dissertations not more than eighteen complete terms have passed after the candidate's first term of residence, and provided that he or she has not previously been awarded the Burney Prize or the Gregg Bury Prize.
A candidate must send the proposed subject of his or her dissertation for approval by the Adjudicators to the Registrary, University Registry, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN so as to arrive not later than the Division of the Lent Term, i.e. 13 February 2002. The dissertation itself must be sent to the Registrary by 1 June 2002. Dissertations shall be of not less than 10,000 words and not more than 20,000 words in length. It is desirable that they should be typewritten, double spaced, on one side of the page only.
The attention of candidates is drawn to the statement required from them under Regulations 10 and 11 for Prizes and Medals (Statutes and Ordinances, 2001, p. 704). A candidate who does not comply with the regulations is liable to be disqualified.
The prize-money will not be paid to the successful candidate until a typewritten or printed copy of the essay has been deposited in the University Library. The value of the Gregg Bury Prize is £300.
The Faculty Board of Divinity announce that the examination for the Carus Greek Testament Prizes to be held in the Michaelmas Term 2002 will consist of two papers which will contain passages for translation together with questions on the criticism and interpretation of the New Testament in Greek. The value of the Prize is £500.
Any member of the University is eligible provided that at the time of the examination not fewer than five terms have passed after his or her first term of residence or, if a graduate, he or she is of not more than ten years' standing from admission to a first degree, whether of this or another university. Previous winners of the Prize are not eligible. The examination shall embrace translation and questions on the criticism and interpretation of the New Testament in Greek with special reference to prescribed texts which are: Mark, Luke, Romans, the Pastoral Epistles, Revelation.
The names of the candidates must be sent by their Tutor to the Registrary, University Registry, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN so as to reach him not later than 20 October 2002.
The Faculty Board of Divinity give notice that they are prepared to receive applications from candidates for a Crosse Studentship for the furtherance of the knowledge of the Holy Scriptures in Hebrew and Greek, ecclesiastical history, and Christian theology. Studentships are open to any person who is or is about to be registered as a Graduate Student in the University, provided that not more than four years have passed after the end of the calendar year in which he or she was first so registered. Candidates, if eligible, should apply for a British Academy award as well. Preference will be given to Graduate Students registered in the Faculty of Divinity. Studentships will be tenable for one year in the first instance, and a Student shall be eligible for re-election thereafter for not more than three further years. It is intended to award one or more Studentships which would be of such value as to make a substantial contribution towards the University and College fees and maintenance of a Graduate Student.
Each applicant must acquire an application form from the Faculty Office, The Divinity School, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9BS, and should return it to the Registrary, University Registry, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, together with a statement of the course of advanced study or research which the candidate proposes to undertake. The envelope should be marked 'Crosse Studentship', and should reach the Registrary by 2 June annually.
The Faculty Board of Divinity invite applications for grants from the Divinity (German Language) Fund. Grants will not normally exceed £150, and may be made to members of the University pursuing or intending to pursue in the University a course of study or research in divinity approved by the Board, to assist such persons to acquire or develop knowledge of the German language.
Each applicant must acquire an application form from the Faculty Office, The Divinity School, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9BS, and should return it to the Registrary, University Registry, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, supported by a recommendation from the candidate's College (in the case of a research student, from the supervisor), so as to reach him not later than 19 February annually. The envelope should be marked 'Divinity (German Language) Fund'.
Applicants are asked to return one copy of the application form for each fund for which they are applying. Referees are asked to send in references by the closing date.
The Faculty Board of Divinity announces that the examination for the Evans Prizes to be held in the Michaelmas Term 2002 will consist of two papers on the following Greek and Latin ecclesiastical writings:
Gregory of Nazianzus, Five Theological Orations, 2 and 5.
John Chrysostom, On the Priesthood.
Jerome, Letters (as selected by F. A. Wright, Loeb Classical Library no. 262).
The papers will contain passages for translation and interpretation, together with questions on the history of early Christian literature and doctrine in connection with the writings selected and the period to which they belong. Candidates will not be expected to concern themselves with textual questions.
Any member of the University is eligible provided that at the time of the examination not fewer than five complete terms have passed after his or her first term of residence or, if a graduate, he or she is of not more than ten years' standing from admission to a first degree, whether of this or another university. A person to whom a Prize has been awarded may not again be eligible.
The names of candidates must be sent by their Tutor to the Registrary, University Registry, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN so as to reach him not later than 20 October 2002. The value of the Prize is £600.
The Managers of the Hort Memorial Fund for the promotion of Biblical, Hellenistic, and Patristic Research give notice that they will meet at 2.15 p.m. on Thursdays, 15 November 2001, 14 March 2002, and 16 May 2002 for the purpose of considering applications for grants which must be received by the Registrary by 1 November 2001, 28 February 2002, and 2 May 2002.
Each applicant must acquire an application form from the Faculty Office, The Divinity School, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9BS, and should return it to the Registrary, University Registry, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, together with a statement of the work he or she proposes to undertake, so as to reach him not later than the closing dates. The envelope should be marked 'Hort Memorial Fund'. Applications for fees and maintenance will not normally be considered.
Applicants are asked to return one copy of the application form for each fund for which they are applying. Referees are asked to send in references by the closing date.
The Adjudicators give notice that candidates for the Hulsean Prize for 2003 must send the proposed subjects of their essays to the Registrary, University Registry, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN so as to reach him not later than 15 March 2002. The essay must be on some subject connected with the history of the Christian Religion. The Registrary will submit the essay subjects to the Adjudicators and communicate their approval or rejection to the candidate.
Any member of the University to whom the Prize has not previously been awarded may be a candidate, provided that on 19 December 2003, (a) eight complete terms at least, or if he or she is an Affiliated Student, five complete terms at least have passed after his or her first term of residence; (b) he or she has not attained the age of twenty-seven years.
Candidates must submit their essays to the Registrary so as to reach him not later than 19 December 2003, each clearly written, or typewritten, or printed; they are recommended not to submit essays exceeding 40,000 words. The attention of candidates is drawn to the statements required from them under the general regulations for Prizes and Medals (Statutes and Ordinances, 2001, p. 704).
The prize-winner will receive one-tenth part (about £3,800) of the net income for the year arising from Mr Hulse's benefaction. The prize-money will not be paid until a printed or typewritten copy of the essay has been deposited in the University Library.
The Faculty Board of Divinity announce that the examination for each of the Jeremie Prizes to be held in the Michaelmas Term 2002 will consist of two papers. The selected books or portions of books are as follows:
The Septuagint Prize: Ezekiel 31-48; Song of Songs.
The Hellenistic Prize: Wisdom of Solomon i-x; 4 Maccabees; Josephus, Contra Apionem I.
Any member of the University is eligible provided that at the time of the examination not fewer than five complete terms have passed after his or her first term of residence or, if a graduate, he or she is of not more than ten years' standing from admission to a first degree whether of this or another university. A student to whom a Septuagint Prize has been awarded shall not again be eligible for a Septuagint Prize, nor shall a student to whom a Hellenistic Prize has been awarded again be eligible as a candidate for a Hellenistic Prize.
The value of each prize is £600. The names of candidates must be sent by their Tutors to the Registrary, The Registry, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN so as to reach him not later than 20 October 2002.
The Kaye Prize for the best English dissertation upon some subject or question relating to ecclesiastical history up to the death of Gregory the Great, or Biblical studies which aid enquiry relating to the Scriptural authority for Christian doctrines, or which substantially advance the knowledge of Biblical history or of Biblical Hebrew or Greek, will next be offered for competition in 2003.
The Prize is open to graduates of the University and to all persons whose names are entered on the Register of Graduate Students provided that on the last day appointed for sending in essays they are of not more than ten years' standing from admission to their first degree whether of this or another university and to whom the Prize has not previously been awarded. The value of the Prize will be approximately £2,000.
Candidates must notify the subject of their proposed dissertation to the Registrary, The Registry, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN before 19 December 2002 for the approval of the Adjudicators. The dissertations must be sent to the Registrary so as to reach him not later than 15 November 2003. The attention of candidates is drawn to the statements required from them under the general regulations for Prizes and Medals (Statutes and Ordinances, 2001, p. 704).
If dissertations of sufficient merit are submitted, it shall be open to Adjudicators to award one or more additional Kaye Prizes not exceeding in value such sum as shall be determined by the Faculty Board of Divinity within a range approved from time to time by the Council.
A prize-winner shall deposit two printed or typewritten copies of his or her dissertation in the Cathedral Library at Lincoln and one copy in the University Library. This prize is offered every fourth year.
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Cambridge University Reporter Special, 8 November 2001
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