The 10th Ancient & Modern £1,000 prize, sponsored by HALI and Cornucopia (alongside Bonhams, Christie’s and Sotheby’s), will be awarded to one applicant under 26 or over 60 years of age for an original research project. The Godfrey Goodwin £500 prize, in honor of the Ottoman architectural historian (1921 – 2005), will be awarded to the runner-up. The deadline for applicants is Monday 31 October.
From the organizer:
The Ancient & Modern Prize was established in 2000 to provide support for scholars who miss out on funding because they are either too young or too old. It is easy to apply, with no references needed, simply a statement of age and a brief summary of the project in no more than 500 words.
The applications are judged by an anonymous committee, on a scale of 1 to 25. They never meet, and there is no discussion. The scores are added up by the honorary secretary, and the highest gets the Ancient & Modern prize; the runner-up gets the Godfrey Goodwin prize (named after the distinguished Ottoman architectural historian, who died in 2005).
HOW TO APPLY
The project should relate to any of the subject areas covered by the sponsoring journals: www.hali.com and www.cornucopia.net
Applications should be short and outline the project in up to 500 words, accompanied by your age, anticipated results, and contact address. The award can be used for travel, material expenses and sustenance whilst the research is underway. Priority will be given to projects which would not easily find funding and which display originality.
HALI and CORNUCOPIA reserve the right to publish the results, the winner to submit a printable article for publication within a year.
Entries are judged on the following criteria:
- Presentation of the application
- Worthiness of the subject
- Likeliness to produce results
- Appeal to Halı or Cornucopia readers of the resulting print article
- How the prize money would contribute to the project
Applications by email to secretary@ancientandmodern.co.uk
Word doc or pdf preferred. Images max. 4 up to 500 kb each
By post to:
The Secretary, Ancient & Modern, PO Box 13311 Hawick, TD9 7YF, United Kingdom
Applications close October 31, 2016
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For more information, be sure to visit the official Ancient & Modern page.
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