The Crawford bequest - Brian Hewson Crawford Fellowship

Brian Hewson Crawford Fellowship

You will receive about 1,580 EUR as a contribution towards your living costs in London whilst you spend two months carrying out research at the Warburg Institute, which is part of the University of London. Your project may focus on any aspect of the classical tradition, i.e. how the ideas, texts and images of antiquity were transmitted and reused in later cultures. You will be provided with a desk at the Institute, as well as unrestricted access to its library, photo collection and archive. The fellowship is funded from the estate of Dr Brian Hewson Crawford, a physicist who studied in London in the 1920s.

Who can apply

• Degree level: You have already completed your PhD or will have completed it by the start of the fellowship. This fellowship is aimed at researchers, not at students who are still working towards their first degree.
• Where you come from: You are a researcher based in Europe. British nationals are not eligible to apply.
• Topic: Her research builds on the classical tradition and draws on the Warburg Collections.
• New to the Warburg: You have not yet received a short-term scholarship from the Institute.
• No double funding: You are not currently receiving any other scholarship or financial support.
• If you have a university post: Professors, lecturers and similar staff members can generally only take this leave if they take two months’ unpaid leave in full.

How to apply

Please apply by 28 November via the University of London’s online scholarship portal and submit a letter of recommendation. Please complete your application in full, as incomplete applications will not be considered. Selection will be based on your academic record to date, the originality of your project and its relevance to the Warburg Institute’s collections and research priorities.

How realistic are your chances?

This scholarship is very narrowly defined. It is aimed exclusively at European (non-British) researchers who hold a PhD, whose work follows the classical tradition and draws on the specific collections of the Warburg Institute. As a result, the pool of eligible applicants is small. If your project is clearly relevant to these collections and you can demonstrate a strong research track record, your chances are good. It is better to submit an application tailored specifically to the call for applications rather than a general one.