The Royal Society offers Lisa Jardine Grant in memory of the eminent British historian Professor Lisa Jardine CBE FRS. The scheme encourages junior researchers in the humanities and arts to seek to expand their interests in the history of science and related interdisciplinary studies by traveling in order to use archival resources and to build relationships with the Royal Society and other institutions.

Grants are intended to encourage the free movement of researchers across disciplines and countries and to stimulate academics studying intellectual history to consider science in their research. Applicants are encouraged to look at the Royal Society’s strategic objectives, in order to be able to demonstrate how their research might further these general goals. However, the Royal Society favors applicants demonstrating strength in their academic content in intellectual history, history of science and related disciplines. Special consideration will be given to topics that were of interest to Professor Jardine, notably in 17th-century studies.

Funds for a contribution towards subsistence can be requested for lengthy research visits to the Royal Society Library in London; for travel expenses to London in order to conduct this research; and for international travel expenses for short visits.

Royal Society Lisa Jardine Grant Scheme

As per the Lisa Jardine Grant Scheme, the researcher will receive up to £2,000 per month in Research subsistence grants. Moreover, the grant should cover a maximum period of 3 months. Further, it should provide for the travel and living expenses while attending the Royal Society collections and other, nearby scholarly collections.

Both international and UK based scholars should incorporate research at the Royal Society as part of their proposal.

Also, the scholar may apply for the travel grants which provide up to £2,000 for international travel to any relevant research destination, for short exploratory research trips (no more than 1 month) or one-off event attendance.

Am I eligible for the Royal Society Lisa Jardine Grant?

The candidates eligible for the Royal Society Lisa Jardine Grant should meet the following requirements:

• Researchers holding PhDs awarded within the last ten years, in early research positions at universities and other eligible organizations. The applicant must hold a permanent or fixed-term contract for the duration of the award in an eligible organization
• Doctoral candidates with at least one year’s experience towards thesis stage

Further, the Royal Society encourages PhD students to apply with smaller, exploratory visit travel grants before submitting a larger proposal especially if their research is at an early stage of development.

All activities must be on a subject combining the humanities and the natural sciences. This includes intellectual history, cultural history, history of science, philosophy of science, history of art, as well as historical geography. The scheme places special emphasis on Early Modern science and European networks of the period.

Moreover, the UK and international scholars may submit the applications.

How to apply for the Royal Society Lisa Jardine Grant?

Eligible candidates may submit the Lisa Jardine Grant applications by using the Royal Society’s Grants and Awards management system. Moreover, the applicants should meet the eligibility criteria. As well as the candidates should provide all the necessary documents along with the application.

Deadline

The Royal Society will accept the application for the second round of Lisa Jardine Grant Scheme until 3 pm (GMT) 08 August 2019. Further applications after the deadline are ineligible and invalid under the Grant Scheme.