The Managers of the Dame Bertha Phillpotts Memorial Fund give notice that applications for scholarships or for grants, including grants for travel, from the Dame Bertha Phillpotts Memorial Fund for the promotion of Old Norse and Icelandic Studies must be submitted through the applicant'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 2008. They must be accompanied by a statement of the course of advanced study, research, or travel, which the applicant proposes to undertake, and any testimonials or other evidence of his or her qualifications that he or she may think proper. Applications for grants 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 downloaded from the Department website: http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/currentstudents/current-department-asnc.htm. Applications for joint projects should be made by the senior member supervising the project on behalf of the individuals taking part.
The Scholarship will normally be awarded to students who intend to engage in postgraduate studies.
A Scholar will receive a stipend of £50, which will be paid immediately following the election, and such additional stipend as the Managers may determine in each case after taking into account any other financial resources that may be available to the Scholar.