Economic History Society Research Fellowships Session 2010-11
The Economic History Society, in conjunction with the
The Fellowships will be paid at the ESRC level in the session 2010-11. As a guideline, the ESRC level for 2009-10 was £15,290 per annum for students enrolled at institutions within
EHS fellows who are not British nationals may require a visa and, if so, must ascertain what category of visa is most suitable for them. The University of London is licensed to issue sponsorship visas for Tier 5 visas. If Fellows need to enter the UK under a Tier 5 visa, they should apply for a sponsorship certificate through the IHR Fellowship Office, which they can then use in their visa application to the Home Office. Further details of visa categories can be found at: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visitingtheuk/
The Fellowships will be awarded either: (a) to postdoctoral candidates who should normally have recently completed a doctoral degree in economic/social history or (b) to graduates who are engaged in the completion of a doctoral degree in economic/social history and who must have completed at least 3 years’ full-time or 6 years’ part-time research. It is the intention of the Economic History Society to promote work of a kind that might be published in the leading refereed academic journals in economic/social history. Fellows will be expected to pursue research in economic/social history at an advanced level with a view to publication. These awards cannot be held in conjunction with any other substantial maintenance grant.
At the discretion of the Director of the Institute, Fellows may engage in teaching or other paid work for up to 6 hours per week. Fellows will also be required to submit a brief report to the Director of the Institute, and through him to the Society, on their achievements while holding the Fellowship and also on the subsequent progress of their careers in the academic year following the end of the Fellowship.
Applications - accompanied by a summary of the thesis, of up to 750 words, a one-page CV and a statement, of up to 1,000 words, on work to be undertaken during the Fellowship - must be made on the prescribed form. Please collate and enclose seven copies of your application form and supporting documents. Send the enclosed ‘Letter for Referees’ and a copy of these regulations to two referees who know your work well, one of whom should normally be your PhD supervisor. Your referees should return one set of confidential references to you in sealed envelopes, which you must include in your application pack. Application forms are available from:
The Fellowship Office, Institute of Historical Research, University of London, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU.
E-mail: james.lees@sas.ac.uk
Download: IHR website
The deadline for submission is 5 April 2010. Interviews are likely to be held in June. Candidates for these interviews should not already have been offered a different Fellowship tenable at the
Further Particulars
The Economic History Society’s objective in awarding the Fellowships is to further research in economic/social history by enabling new researchers to strengthen their research record with a view to following a career which will enable them to undertake high-quality research in the field. The Power and Postan Fellowships are also supported financially by the Power and Postan Fellowships trusts administered by the London School of Economics.
Interviews and selection to the Fellowships will be by the Fellowship Committee of the Economic History Society chaired by the Director of the
Candidates may be asked at the interview what difference a Fellowship would make to their prospects of sustaining research in economic/social history in future. Candidates should not be in receipt of a substantial award of financial support from another source.
Holders of Fellowships should acknowledge the Society’s financial support in publications which result from the Fellowship.
The Society seeks to encourage research across a broad range of economic/social history.
