Postgraduate funding for Art History
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Travel and research prizes for Art History
Sir Andrew Carnwath Prize for students already on course 2012-13
This prize of approximately £500 is awarded annually to a graduate
student at PhD level for the best proposal for travel and research related to
his/her thesis. Applicants must submit to Wendy Williams, Graduate
Administrator, a proposal of not
more than 1000 words outlining a summary of anticipated costs and the name of a
referee who is familiar with their work with whom they have discussed their
proposal. Applications will be considered by a committee consisting of the Head
of School, the Director of Postgraduate Research Studies and the Director of
Postgraduate Taught Studies. The committee will consider the student's
achievements to date as well as the academic promise contained in the proposal.
It may decide to make more than one award. The deadline for applications is
Friday of week 24 of the spring term (Friday 15 March 2013) and the award will
be tenable either during the Easter or the Summer vacations. The winner will be
required to submit a brief report on his/her travel and research to the Head of
School.
The Thomas Puttfarken Research Prize
This annual prize fund is generously supported by friends and
colleagues of Professor Thomas Puttfarken (1943-2006). The prize is for MPhil
and PhD students who require funds to support essential research visits to
libraries, museums, archives and artist's studios in fulfilment of the specific
needs of their projects, or to present conference papers or attend important
conferences. Some of the fund may also be available in some cases to support
publications costs, or to assist students with costs associated with the
completion of their thesis. Awards to students will typically be around £300,
though requests for larger amounts will be considered. The deadline for
applications is Friday of week 24 of the spring term (Friday 15 March 2013), to
be submitted to Wendy Williams, Graduate Administrator.
The Tim Laughton Travel Fund
A fund has been established in memory of Dr Tim Laughton, a lecturer in the Department
of Art History and Theory until his death in February 2009, who specialised in
pre-Columbian art and architecture. Generous donations, especially from his
family and from the artist Michael Aakhus, have enabled us to offer a bursary of
approximately £500 annually. This will be awarded to the undergraduate or
postgraduate student in the department who submits the best proposal for travel
to Latin America for research related to her or his BA, MA or PhD dissertation.
Applicants must submit to Hannah Whiting, Deputy School Administrator, an application of not more than
1000 words outlining the proposed research. This should include a summary of
travel plans and anticipated costs, and the name of a referee with whom they
have discussed their proposal. Applications will be considered by a committee
consisting of the Head of School, the Directors of Undergraduate and Graduate
Studies and Professor Valerie Fraser. The deadline for applications is the end
of Week 24 of the spring term (Friday 15 March 2013). The award will normally be
tenable during the summer vacation. The winner will be required to submit a
brief report on his/her travel and research to the Head of School.
The Drake-Lewis Graduate Scholarships
Thanks to a recent legacy, the Department is in a position
to offer several scholarships of £5,000 each in order to fund new MA students in
Art History. The legacy fulfils the wishes of the late Eleanor Mary Drake-Lewis,
a resident of West Mersea, near Colchester, who received her PhD from Penn State
University and who was a life-long educator and a dedicated artist. We will be
offering a maximum of up to three MA awards, providing that suitable candidates
present themselves. The awards are each worth £5000 for the academic year
2012-2013. Please contact the Graduate Administrator, Wendy Williams (wgill@essex.ac.uk)
for further information.
Other sources of funding
Funding for postgraduate modules is available from a number of sources. You
may find some of the following websites useful:
Last updated: 01 February 2013.