Reporter 13/11/02: St John's College

St John's College

BENEFACTORS' SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RESEARCH 2003

In May 2003 the College proposes to elect a number of graduate students to Benefactors' Scholarships tenable from October 2003. These Scholarships are open to candidates in any discipline, but successful candidates in Law may be awarded J. C. Hall Scholarships, in History Pelling Scholarships, and in Physiological Psychology a Craik Scholarship. Other successful candidates will be awarded unnamed Benefactors' Scholarships.

Value The maximum annual value of the named Scholarships and up to six further Scholarships will consist of: a maintenance grant of at least £8,000 (expected to be reviewed annually) and the following additional payments; (a) approved University and College fees; (b) a contribution towards expenses of travel and reasonable removal expenses from the Scholar's home; (c) an annual contribution towards the cost of a return journey home; (d) an annual Scholarship emolument of £150; (e) an annual book grant of up to £350. Financial assistance may also be given towards the cost of field-work, attendance at conferences, and other essential academic expenses. The annual value of Scholarships beyond this number will consist of an emolument of £150 and a book grant of up to £350.

Eligibility (i) members of the College engaged in study which will count towards the Ph.D. Degree; (ii) applicants to the College (a) for admission as graduate students intending to register as candidates for the Ph.D. Degree; (b) for admission as graduate students for the M.Phil. degree; (c) for admission to read for the Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics (Part III of the Mathematical Tripos) with the intention of registering thereafter as candidates for the Ph.D. Degree.

Tenure For the normal minimum duration of the course subject to satisfactory academic progress. In the case of awards under (ii) (c) the Scholarship is renewable for three years subject to satisfactory academic progress if a distinction is obtained in the Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics.

For students outside Cambridge there is no separate application form for these Scholarships. All eligible applicants who by 1 May 2003 have been made a conditional offer by St John's will be considered. In view of the sometimes lengthy selection processes in Departments and the resultant delays that may occur between the submission of applications and their receipt by the College, applicants are advised to apply to the Board of Graduate Studies by 31 December 2002. The closing date for receipt of forms by the College is 1 May 2003.

Suitably qualified members of other Cambridge Colleges are required to fill in a separate application form. These can be obtained from the Tutor for Graduate Affairs, St John's College, who should be contacted before the end of the Lent Term 2003.

Applicants will be required also to apply for all other research awards for which they are eligible. In particular, overseas applicants are directed to apply for Overseas Research Student Awards. The value of any Scholarship awarded will be reduced appropriately to take account of payments from other sources. Election will be conditional upon admission by the Board of Graduate Studies.

Enquiries and requests for further information should be addressed to the Tutor for Graduate Affairs, St John's College, Cambridge, CB2 1TP.

LUISA ALDOBRANDINI STUDENTSHIP 2003

St John's College Cambridge proposes to award a Luisa Aldobrandini Studentship to enable a student from one of the Universities of Rome to undertake postgraduate study in the University commencing in October 2003.

The successful applicant will be selected from those who have obtained a place at St John's College to read for the M.Phil. or Ph.D. Degrees.

To be eligible for the Studentship to be awarded from October 2003, a candidate must have obtained or obtain the Laurea from one of Universities in Rome (Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza', Università degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata', Università degli Studi di Roma 'Roma III', and Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli in Roma) between 1 October 2001 and 1 October 2003.

The Studentship will be tenable for the duration of the student's course up to a maximum of three years and will comprise (a) a maintenance grant of £8,000 a year and (b) approved College and University fees. The value of any Studentship awarded will be reduced appropriately to take account of any payment from other sources.

There is no separate application form for this Studentship. Candidates should apply to the University of Cambridge through the University's Board of Graduate Studies for admission as a graduate student, specifying St John's as their first choice of College. The papers of those who are accepted by the relevant University Department will be passed on to St John's which will then consider the candidate for a place in the College. All eligible candidates who by 1 May 2003 have been made a conditional offer by St John's for study starting in October 2003 will be considered for the Luisa Aldobrandini Studentship.

The successful candidate will be notified by the end of June 2003.

In view of the delays that can occur as a result of sometimes lengthy selection processes in the University Departments candidates for the Luisa Aldobrandini Studentship are recommended to ensure that their CIGAS forms reach the Board of Graduate Studies by 31 December 2002.

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