Lisa Jardine Grants are available to PhD students and early career researchers in history of science, and other interdisciplinary studies combining humanities and the natural sciences.
The scheme offers funding for:
• Extended research trips for UK and overseas-based researchers to use the Royal Society’s own rich historical collections and related London collections (up to £8,000 available for travel and subsistence costs depending on destination and length of research, 1 - 3 months. up to £2,000 international travel and £2,000/month subsistence).
• International travel and expenses for UK-based scholars to carry out short, exploratory archival research trips (up to £2,000 available for trips up to 1 month)
• International travel and expenses for UK-based scholars to attend conferences and networking or training events (up to £2,000 available for trips up to 1 month)
The deadline for applications to 2022 round one is 2 March 2022.
This round, funding is available for research taking place between July 2022 and June 2023.
The award panel will meet in April 2022 and applicants will be notified of their decision by the end of April.
A further round will open in June 2022 accepting applications for research to take place between January 2023 and December 2023.
The grant is open to researchers based in cultural organisations such as museums and archives as well as Universities.
Full details, eligibility conditions and application information are available on the Royal Society website.