Cambridge University Reporter


MODERN AND MEDIEVAL LANGUAGES

Dorothea Coke Fund: Notice

Statutes and Ordinances, 2004, p. 736

The Managers of the Scandinavian Studies Fund give notice that they are prepared to receive applications for grants from the Dorothea Coke Fund, the purpose of which is to aid the publication of books, memoirs, or articles by British authors making original contributions to the knowledge of the history and culture of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, before A.D. 1500. Applications should be sent to the Secretary, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, Faculty of English, 9 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP, so as to reach her not later than 1 June 2005.

Odette de Mourgues Fund: Notice

Statutes and Ordinances, 2004, p. 743

The Electors to the Odette de Mourgues Fund give notice that they are prepared to consider applications for a Studentship. The Studentship is awarded to a graduate student embarking on a Ph.D. Degree on any subject in French language or literature. It is tenable for one year, normally from 1 October following the election. It cannot support any payment of fees but is intended as a prize and as an additional source of maintenance. Its value will be about £1,000.

Candidates for the Studentship may be any persons registered as a Graduate Student in the University provided they have taken steps to work towards a Ph.D. Degree in the Department of French in the subsequent year and will have already completed at least two terms of residence at the time of election. Normally this will be late in the Long Vacation, since the decision cannot be finalized until the Board of Graduate Studies have notified the Department that the candidate's academic plans have been accepted by the Faculty and his or her financial support is secure. Students enrolled on the M.Phil. in European Literature and the M.Phil. in Linguistics are thus eligible to apply.

Applications, including an outline of the candidate's proposed doctoral research and his or her academic qualifications, should be sent to the Head of the Department of French, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA, so as to reach her not later than 31 July 2005.

Gibson Spanish Scholarship: Notice

Statutes and Ordinances, 2004, pp. 703 and 759

The Electors entrusted with the administration of the Gibson Spanish Scholarship Fund give notice that they are prepared to receive applications for election to the Gibson Spanish Scholarship.

The Scholarship is open to any person who is or is about to be registered as a Graduate Student of the University, provided that not more than seventeen complete terms have elapsed after their first term of residence.

The duty of the Scholar will be to carry out advanced study or research in Spanish Literature according to a scheme to be approved by the Electors.

The Scholarship will be to a value exceeding £3,000 and will be tenable for one, two, or three years from the last day of the Easter Term in which the election is made.

Applications must be accompanied by a statement of the course of advanced study or research which candidates propose to undertake if elected, and a statement of their qualifications, with such testimonials as they think proper, and must be sent to the, Registrary (addressed to the Awards Clerk), The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, so as to reach him not later than 27 May 2005. The election will be made in July 2005.

Brita Mortensen Fund: Notice

Statutes and Ordinances, 2004, pp. 703 and 807

The Managers of the Brita Mortensen Fund give notice that they are prepared to receive applications for grants to enable undergraduates of the University to visit Scandinavia in order to study the culture, literature, and arts of the Scandinavian countries.

Candidates for the B.A. Degree are eligible to apply for a grant provided that they intend to make use of it before they complete the examination requirements for that degree. Applications should be made on special forms, copies of which are available from the Secretary, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, 9 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP or may be down-loaded from the Department website: www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/current/grants.htm. The applications must be submitted through the candidate's Tutor to the Registrary (addressed to the Awards Clerk), The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, so as to reach him not later than 1 June 2005. N.B. Applications for grants to support joint projects should be made by the senior member supervising the project on behalf of the individuals taking part.

Scandinavian Studies Fund and Studentship: Notice

Statutes and Ordinances, 2004, pp. 703 and 841

The Managers of the Scandinavian Studies Fund give notice that applications for the Scandinavian Studentship and for grants from the Scandinavian Studies Fund must be submitted through the candidate's Tutor to the Registrary so as to reach him not later than 1 June 2005.

The Scandinavian Studentship for advanced study or research in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, or Iceland is open to members of the University who at the date of election have passed some final examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, provided that at the same date not more than twenty-four terms have elapsed since the end of their first term of residence. The Studentship is tenable for one year; but a Student is eligible for re-election on not more than two occasions.

Applications for the Studentship should be accompanied by a statement of the course of advanced study or research which the candidate proposes to undertake if elected. The course proposed must involve residence in Scandinavia for not less than eight months.

The Student will receive a stipend of £50, which will be paid not later than the thirtieth day following the election, and such additional stipend, subject to a maximum approved from time to time by the Council, as may be determined by the Managers after taking account of any other financial resources that may be available to the Student.

Any member of the University may apply for a grant from the Scandinavian Studies Fund for the furtherance of study connected with Scandinavian countries.

Applications for the Studentship or for a grant should be made on special forms, copies of which are available from the Secretary, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, 9 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP or may be down-loaded from the Department website: www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/current/grants.htm. N.B. Applications for grants to support joint projects should be made by the senior member supervising the project on behalf of the individuals taking part.

Tiarks German Scholarship Fund: Notice

Statutes and Ordinances, 2004, pp. 703 and 869

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Electors to the Tiarks German Scholarship give notice that they are prepared to receive applications, which must be sent to the Head of the Department of German, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA, so as to reach him not later than 31 July 2005. Candidates must send with their application a statement of the course of advanced study or research which they propose to undertake if elected, and the means by which it is proposed to finance the course, including all sources of income, available or applied for, and the names of two referees.

Any person who is or is about to be registered as a Graduate Student in the University is eligible for the Scholarship, but preference may be given to candidates in their second year of work towards the Ph.D. Degree.

The Scholarship is tenable for one year, from 1 October following the election. Some considerable portion of the year must be spent in Germany or some other German-speaking country, though the Electors may in special cases relax this restriction. It will be the duty of the Scholar to undertake advanced study or research in the language or literature of Germany, under the direction of the Head of the Department of German, according to a scheme to be approved by the Electors.

The stipend of the Scholarship will amount to not more than £8,000 and will be determined by the Electors after taking account of any other financial resources that may be available to the Scholar. The stipend will be paid in two equal instalments on 1 October and 1 February following the election. The Electors have power to withhold the second instalment if they are not satisfied that a Scholar is pursuing his or her studies with sufficient diligence.

The Scholar is eligible for re-election on not more than two occasions. The election will be made in September 2005.

BURSARIES

The Electors to the Tiarks German Scholarship give notice that they intend to award Tiarks Bursaries for the academical year 2005-06. The Bursaries will have a value of up to £7,000, depending on the other sources of income available to the successful candidates.

Applications are invited from candidates for the M.Phil. in European Literature offering themselves for examination in at least one German module in 2006, or from Graduate Students in the Department of German who in 2005-06 will be in their first year of work towards the M.Litt. or Ph.D. Degree. Applications, stating the course of study or research which it is proposed to undertake in 2005-06 and the means by which it is proposed to finance the course, including all sources of income, available or applied for, in that period, must be sent to the Registrary so as to reach him not later than 31 July 2005. Applicants for the Bursaries should state that they are willing for the papers they have submitted as applicants for admission to the relevant courses to be scrutinized by the Electors.

The Bursaries will be paid in two equal instalments on 1 October 2005 and 1 February 2006. On the second occasion the Bursars will be required to satisfy the Electors that they are diligently pursuing the proposed course of study or research. If the Electors are not so satisfied they have power to withhold the payment of the second instalment.

It is expected that the award will be made in September 2005.

GRANTS

The Electors to the Tiarks German Scholarship Fund give notice that they are willing to consider applications for grants from the Fund from (a) Tiarks Scholars and Bursars and (b) other persons engaged in the University in study or research in the language or literature of Germany. Grants may be made to assist travel for research or to assist the publication, or preparation for publication, of research work, or for other purposes in furtherance of German Studies in the University at the discretion of the Electors. Individual grants will not normally exceed £500. Applications will be considered in each of the Lent, Easter, and Michaelmas Terms 2005 and should be sent to the Head of the Department of German, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA, before the beginning of the relevant Full Term.

J.B. Trend Fund: Notice

Statutes and Ordinances, 2004, pp. 703 and 870

The Managers of the J.B. Trend Fund give notice that they are prepared to consider applications for grants, to enable undergraduates and registered Graduate Students to visit Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries in order to study the language, literature, history, or music of the countries of their choice.

Candidates for the B.A. Degree and registered Graduate Students are eligible to receive a grant provided that they intend to make use of it before they complete the examination requirements for the B.A. Degree or before they submit their dissertations as the case may be.

Applications, accompanied by a short description of the proposed travel, must be submitted through the candidate's Tutor to the Registrary so as to reach him not later than 18 May 2005

Grants will be awarded not later than the last day of the Easter Term 2005 and payment will be made on application to the Treasurer.

Wallenberg Prize: Notice

Statutes and Ordinances, 2004, pp. 703 and 878

The Wallenberg Prize will be offered in 2005 for an essay on some subject chosen by the candidate and approved by the Managers of the Scandinavian Studies Fund, and connected with the language, history, or civilization of one or more of the Scandinavian peoples. A substantial piece of work, of between 5,000 and 10,000 words, which makes some contribution to knowledge will be expected. The standard of essay expected should be comparable to that of an undergraduate dissertation submitted as part of a Tripos (alternative or additional dissertation) which is awarded a first class or high upper second class mark. A translation of some short story, group of poems, or the like, from a Scandinavian language, would be regarded as an appropriate entry, provided that this was accompanied by an introduction setting out the problems encountered in the translation and critical notes discussing these problems in detail. Candidates submitting essays are advised that their essay should contain a bibliography and notes, preferably following the guidelines laid down in the Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA) style sheet.

The value of the Prize is £500.

The competition is open to any member of the University, provided that at the time essays are to be sent in he or she has kept seven terms and that, if a graduate, not more than nine complete terms have passed since he or she was admitted to a first degree at this or any other university.

A winner of the Prize may not compete again.

The subject proposed by the candidate must be communicated to the Registrary (addressed to the Awards Clerk), The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, with a view to its approval by the Managers, not later than 16 February 2005. If approved two copies of the essay must be sent to the Registrary not later than 26 April 2005.