Cambridge University Reporter


Grants for study or research from the Smuts Memorial Fund: Notice

Statutes and Ordinances, 2009, pp. 735 and 913

The Managers of the Smuts Memorial Fund invite applications for grants in support of study or research that would contribute to the advancement of Commonwealth Studies in the University. Students must make their applications on the forms provided, which can be downloaded from http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/funding/aid/studentships/.

The Managers have agreed not to make grants to undergraduates or to those following M.Phil. or other one- year courses; they will not ordinarily award grants for the financing of group expeditions; nor will they make grants to persons not returning to Cambridge at the end of their period of study abroad. The Managers do not normally expect to make more than one substantial award of up to £1,800 to a Graduate Student in the course of his or her research for a degree.

Applications for study grants are considered by the Managers once each term. The closing dates for applications are 1 January 2010 for consideration in the Lent Term 2010, 1 March 2010 for consideration in the Easter Term 2010, and 1 October 2010 for consideration in the Michaelmas Term 2010.

The Managers also consider applications for Grants by Senior Members of Staff please contact the Administrator to the Managers for the relevant application form at the Board of Graduate Studies, 4 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RZ.

The Managers are prepared also to consider, applications for grants not exceeding £100 for the copying of documents in the field of Commonwealth Studies.

All applications must be made on the form provided, which can be downloaded from http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/funding/aid/studentships/.