Established in memory of Professor W.D. Robson-Scott, Honorary Director of the former Institute of Germanic Studies from 1968 to 1973, the scholarship is awarded by the Institute of Modern Languages Research in the spring of each year.

The award is designed to assist research students registered for an MPhil/PhD or equivalent degree at a University in the United Kingdom to travel abroad to carry out research bearing on the languages and literatures of the German-speaking countries, the Netherlands, or Scandinavia. The award, currently £300, is not available for attendance or participation at conferences, and must be taken up before submission of thesis. Applications cannot be considered for journeys which will have taken place, or which will commence, before 1 June 2014.

Method of application: Application form which should be sent to reach Jane Lewin at the IMLR, either by post to '2014 William Robson-Scott Travelling Scholarship Competition', Institute of Modern Languages Research, University of London, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU, or by email to [log in to unmask]. Applicants can expect to be notified of the outcome of the competition in May.

Closing date for applications: 31 March 2014

 

Jane Lewin

Institute Administrator/Consortium Publications Manager

Room ST 279, Senate House

Website http://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk