NACBS Travel Grant for Postdoctoral Researchers
Description
The grant will contribute to covering the cost of visas, travel, accommodation, and subsistence for post-doctoral researchers based in North America working on any aspect of British studies but without access to institutional funding to travel for research. Two grants - one for pre-1800 and one for post-1800 research on British studies, at the value of c. $4000 each.
Instructions
Eligibility:
- PhD (or equivalent) from a North American institution and awarded in the last five years
- applicant living in North America at the time of the application (citizenship status in North America is not a requirement, although applicants may need to get a visa for entry into the UK)
- membership of the NACBS and willingness to present research at the conference
- not in tenure-track position
- lacking or otherwise ineligible for institutional research funds
Application:
- research statement necessitating archival research in the UK (maximum 500 words)
- list of archives and materials to be consulted
- breakdown of predicted costs (flights, accommodation, etc.)
- one-page CV
- brief cover letter
We encourage applications from people historically excluded from academia, including scholars from the global majority world, BIPOC in North America, LGBT+, disabled, and women applicants.
Application materials to be emailed directly to Dr Onni Gust at onni.gust@nottingham.ac.uk (post 1800) and Dr David Gehring at david.gehring@nottingham.ac.uk (pre-1800).
Due Date
April 17, 2023 at 3PM EST
Previous Winners
2023
For the pre-1800: Dr Samuel Fullerton for his work in British and French archives on the relationship between the French Fronde and English Revolution in the mid-seventeenth century.
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For the post-1800: Dr Matt McLin for research in Japanese archives on the relationship between British foreign advisors from the Royal Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the late nineteenth century.