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 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, of the Netherlands, or of 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 2015.

Applications should be made on the form, which can be downloaded from the URL below, and which should be sent to reach Jane Lewin at the IMLR, either by post to 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: 15 April 2015