The Managers of the Balfour-Browne Fund for the advancement of the study of entomology invite applications for grants from the Fund during the academic year 2004-05.
Any person working in the University, who need not be a member of the University, is eligible to apply. The Managers will give preference to applications from Cambridge undergraduates, and for the support of studies in the field, especially in the United Kingdom. No grant may be made to any registered Graduate Student if it would support work directly connected with his or her approved course of study or research.
Applicants should obtain an information sheet and application form from The Departmental Administrator, Department of Zoology, to whom applications should be sent by 26 April 2005. Applicants should outline briefly the studies to be carried out, the amount and purpose for which the grant is required, and the name and address of a referee.
Candidates for the Michael Foster Studentship in Physiology are requested to contact the Departmental Secretary, Department of Physiology for further information.
The Oliver Gatty Studentship for full-time study and training for research in the fields of Biophysical and Colloid Science is open to graduates of all universities, preference being given to graduates of universities outside Great Britain. The Studentship is tenable for up to three years, subject to satisfactory assessment of the Department's graduate committee at the end of the first year. The Studentship is intended to cover full costs (College fees and subsistence) and its value will be determined by the Electors, after taking into account the Student's circumstances and the funds available.
One Studentship has become available from October 2005 and the Student, if not already a member of the University, is required to become one before the end of next term after election. Candidates should identify a supervisor through the Board of Graduate Studies (http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/) and agree on a proposed course of research with the supervisor. Applications, including a curriculum vitae and a clear statement of the proposed research should be sent to: Registrary (addressed to the Awards Clerk), The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN. Applications must be accompanied by the names of two referees who have been asked by the applicant to send references direct to the Registrary by the closing date of 25 March 2005.
The Faculty Board of Biology give notice that the Gedge Prize which is awarded every second will next be offered in 2006. The Prize is for the best original observations in physiology or in any branch thereof, that is to say, in histology, physiological chemistry, or physiological physics, the word physiology being used in a wide sense. The observations must, however, be limited to research, which has been conducted by the candidate since the commencement of his or her first term of residence. The observations should be submitted in the form of a typewritten essay not exceeding 1,000 words in length. On the basis of their judgement of the essays, the Examiners will require the best candidates to deliver their observations in the form of a 30 minute illustrated lecture in late September or early October.
A candidate for the Prize (who need not necessarily be a graduate of the University) shall be either:
| (a) | a member of the University who during six terms subsequent to the beginning of the term of his or her matriculation has studied in the University laboratories or attended University lectures and who at the time of the award of the Prize will be of not less than five years' and not more than seven years' standing from matriculation, or; |
| (b) | a Graduate Student who at the time of the award of the Prize will have been registered as a Graduate Student for not more than five years. |
Candidates are asked to send to the Secretary of the Faculty Board of Biology, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge, so as to reach her not later than 1 May 2006:
| (a) | the proposed subject of their essay; and |
| (b) | a certificate, signed by their Tutor, stating the term of their matriculation. |
The Faculty Board will decide whether the proposed subject falls within the scope of the first paragraph of this notice, and the Secretary of the Board will notify the candidates accordingly.
Candidates will be asked to send their essays to the Registrary (addressed to the Scholarships Clerk), The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN so as to reach him not later than 7 September 2006. The Prize will be awarded in the October following the month of submission.
The value of the Prize is likely to be in the region of £1,500. This Prize is offered every second year.
N.B. Candidates' attention is drawn to the general regulations (Statutes and Ordinances, 2004, p. 703), and in particular to Regulations 10 and 11.
The Hamilton Prize is awarded to the candidate submitting the best report embodying research carried out in the University on the theory or practice of the physics or engineering of any aspect of communication, propagation, or signal processing, associated with electromagnetic radiation or wave propagation. A report shall not exceed 5,000 words in length, excluding any appendices.
Members of the University who are or have been Graduate Students shall be eligible to compete for the Prize provided that:
| (a) | not more than nine terms of their course of research have been completed since admission as a Graduate Student; |
| (b) | they have resided in Cambridge for not less than sixty days during the twelve months preceding the day on or before which dissertations are to be submitted; |
| (c) | they have not already been awarded the Prize or part of it. |
Each candidate shall submit the title of his or her proposed report, together with a statement of its scope in not more than 300 words, to the Registrary not later than 15 September annually. Reports, which must be printed or typewritten and accompanied by a certificate to state that the candidate has resided in Cambridge for sixty days since 31 October of the previous year, shall be submitted in duplicate not later than 31 October annually. Candidates may incorporate in their dissertation material already published, provided that the work was done in Cambridge, but they are expected to submit a connected account of their complete investigations.
The Prize may be awarded for a report submitted jointly by two candidates giving an account of the research which they have carried out in co-operation. In comparing the merits of combined and independent work, the Examiners shall expect an appreciably higher standard for the former. In the case of an award made for a joint dissertation, the Prize shall be divided equally between the two co-authors. The award of the Prize shall be made not later than the first day of full Lent Term. Each prize-winner shall present a copy of his or her report to the University Library.
The value of the Prize for 2004 is about £1,000.
N.B. Candidates' attention is drawn to the general regulations (Statutes and Ordinances, 2004, p. 703), and in particular to Regulations 10 and 11.
The Electors invite applications for the Sir Albert Howard Travel Exhibition for the furtherance of botanical research. The Exhibition, the value of which is about £1,160, is open to students offering Plant Sciences in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos in 2004-05. Candidates must send their names to the Registrary so as to reach him not later than 22 April 2005, together with a brief statement of the purpose and plan of their proposed travel. The Exhibition will be awarded not later than 1 July 2005. The successful candidate will normally be required to make use of the award before 1 October 2005, but the Professor of Botany has power to waive this requirement.
The Electors invite applications for the Alexander James Keith Fund Studentship for graduate studies in agriculture at the University of Cambridge.
The Studentship will pay Fees and Maintenance at standard Research Council (BBSRC) levels, and is tenable for one year in the first instance, with renewal for a second and third year upon evidence of satisfactory progress.
Candidates should submit an official application form together with a statement of their proposed research and an explanation of how it relates to agriculture to the Secretary to the Electors, Alexander James Keith Fund, School of the Biological Sciences, The Old Press Site, Silver Street, Cambridge, so as to reach her by 4 February 2005. Applications must be accompanied by the names of two referees who have been asked by the applicant to send references direct to the Secretary by the closing date.
Application forms and notes on eligibility are obtainable in PDF from: http://www.bio.cam.ac.uk/gradschool/prospective/funds/.
The Managers of the Fund invite applications from graduates or those about to graduate, who hold a conditional offer of admission for a graduate studentship dedicated to the furtherance of original research in Biochemistry.
The Benn W. Levy Fund offers partial funding for a studentship for one year, up to a maximum of £10,000. Applications should be sent to the Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry, Sanger Building, Department of Biochemistry, 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GA.
The Head of the Department of Earth Sciences gives notice that he is prepared to receive applications for grants from the Marr Memorial Fund for the study of Geology in the field. Preference will be given to applicants who have obtained Honours in Part IB of the Natural Sciences Tripos and who intend to pursue the study of Geology. The amount available from the Fund is about £800. Applications should be sent to the Head of Department so as to reach him not later than 30 April 2005, and should state for what purpose the applicant intends to use a grant.
The Electors to the Isaac Newton Studentship give notice that an election to one or more Studentships will be made in the Lent Term 2005.
The Studentship is for the furtherance of advanced study and research in astronomy and astronomical physics (especially gravitational astronomy), both theoretical and observational, including the development of instrumentation and work on any branch of physical optics that has a direct bearing on astronomy or astronomical techniques.
Graduates of any university are eligible for the Studentship but should normally be under the age of twenty-six years on 1 January 2005. If a person who is not a member of the University is elected, he or she must become a member at the first opportunity. The Studentship will be tenable for up to three years from 1 October 2005. The Electors can make awards to research students or to students of exceptional talent who are about to start research.
The emolument of the Student is, at present, £10,700 a year and is under review. The Electors may in addition award grants for fees, books, or other expenses incurred by the Student in the course of study or research.
Candidates for the Studentship are invited to send their applications to the Registrary (addressed to the Awards Clerk), The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, not later than 14 February 2005, together with evidence of age and other evidence of their qualifications as they may think fit. They should request three referees to send their letters of recommendation by the same deadline. They should send with their applications an account of any work bearing on astronomy or astrophysics on which they may have been engaged, and copies of any papers they may have published on these or related subjects. They are also recommended to send a clear statement of the course of study or research which they propose to pursue during the tenure of the Studentship.
The Managers of the Parke Davis Exchange Fellowship Fund invite applications from biomedical scientists holding university appointments in the United States of America or Canada, for a Fellowship tenable at an institution of the University of Cambridge. Applications will also be considered from those holding appointments in the University or in a Medical Research Council institution in Cambridge for a Fellowship to enable the holder to visit a university in the United States of America or Canada.
The Managers will expect candidates to have made arrangements, where necessary, for laboratory or other facilities with the head of a university department by the time an application is submitted. Candidacy is not restricted to those intending to pursue laboratory studies.
An application form may be obtained from the School of Biological Sciences' web page at http://www.bio.cam.ac.uk/sbs/funds/ or from the Secretary to the Managers, Parke Davis Exchange Fellowship Fund, School of the Biological Sciences, Old Press Site, Silver Street, Cambridge, CB3 9EW, to whom applications should be submitted by 1 December annually, for Fellowships tenable in the following academic year.
The Woodwardian Professor of Geology gives notice on behalf of the Examiners that the subject for the Sedgwick Prize for the year 2004 is either A proposal for a programme of geological field-work, or A proposal for the use of collections in Earth Science research.
Submissions, printed or typewritten, must be sent to the Registrary so as to reach him not later than 1 October 2005. The Prize is open to all graduates of the University who have resided sixty days during the twelve months preceding 1 October 2005. It is open to candidates to incorporate in their essays material which they have already published, but they are expected to submit a connected presentation of their case.
The value of the Prize is likely to be over £4,500. This Prize is offered every third year.
The Electors to the Frank Smart Studentship in Botany give notice that one or more Studentships will be vacant on 1 October 2005.
Graduates of the University are eligible for the Studentship if not more than eighteen complete terms have elapsed after their first term of residence, and Graduate Students, not being graduates of the University, if not more than nine complete terms have elapsed after their first term of actual residence. In addition, all applicants must have been registered as a Graduate Student for at least three terms.
The successful candidate must devote him or herself to research in botany under the direction of the Professor of Botany, who will determine the conditions under which the research is to be conducted and the place or places in which it is to be carried out.
The Studentship is tenable for one year, although Graduate Studies may make up to two applications for the Studentship, irrespective of whether their first application has been successful.
The value of the Studentship is normally a minimum of £1,000 and will be determined by the Electors after taking account of any financial resources that may be available to the Student.
A candidate must send his or her name, with a detailed statement of their research project and progress made, to Professor R. A. Leigh at the Department of Plant Sciences, so as to reach him not later than Tuesday 20 September 2005. Awards will be made effective from 1 October 2005.
This Fund has been established in memory of the distinguished scientific work of Professor Torkel Weis-Fogh in the fields of zoology and zoophysiology in Denmark and in England.
Its object is to further research in the fields of zoology and zoophysiology, at the Departments of Zoology and Zoophysiology of the Universities of Copenhagen and Aarhus in Denmark, and at the Department of Zoology of the University of Cambridge, so as to improve the sum of communicable knowledge in those fields.
The income of the Fund will be used to make grants:
| (a) | to promote experimental research in the fields of zoology and zoophysiology in the University Departments named above; |
| (b) | to promote exchange of those engaged in research (including students) between those on the one hand in either of the departments of the two Danish Universities, and those on the other hand in the Department of Zoology of Cambridge University; |
| (c) | to assist research students in any of the above named University departments who wish to conduct research in zoology and zoophysiology. |
Applications for a grant for any of these purposes should be submitted to the Departmental Administrator, Department of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ.
Applicants are required to nominate two referees who are in a position to comment on the scientific project. If the applicant is a research student, one referee should be the supervisor. The closing dates for applications are 1 December and 15 April annually, and the Managers will consider applications shortly after these dates. Applications for a grant for any of these purposes should be submitted to the Departmental Administrator, Department of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ.
The sum available for distribution is not large, and will not, for example, provide full-time support for a research student. Equal sums of about £1,000 annually are available for distribution in the Danish and Cambridge universities respectively. Grants are typically made for a specific piece of equipment, or to provide travel and living expenses for making visits of a few months. It should also be noted that it is the policy of the Managers not to support expeditions.
Any recipient of a grant from the Fund may be required, as a condition of the grant, to furnish the Treasurer of the University of Cambridge such details of expenditure from the grant as he may require and to submit to the Managers at their request a report on the research undertaken with its assistance.