Christine and Ian Bolt Scholarship

Scholarship value

 

Up to £10,000

 

 

Deadline

 

Sunday 14 May 2023, 23:59 BST

 

 

Further details

 

The Christine and Ian Bolt Scholarships were set up in memory of Christine Bolt, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Kent, and were generously funded by her late husband, Ian Bolt. Successful applicants will be awarded up to £10,000 each (including tuition fees) to support a sustained period of research in America for up to one year. In exceptional circumstances, the scholarship holders may be invited to re-apply for a further year's funding.

Scholarships are aimed at students whose area of research has an American element and/or where the center of expertise or an important source of research material is located in the United States of America.

Funding is available for up to three scholars.

 

 

How to apply

 

Apply by submitting the following separate documents to scholarships@kent.ac.uk before the deadline:

• Research proposal of approximately 2000 words
• CV
• Covering letter stating the reasons why they would wish to receive the scholarship. The cover letter should include the names of two referees 
• A proposed budget showing the use of the scholarship funds
• Academic references from two referees, written in English on official headed paper (via email directly from your referee if this is not possible), that include: 
  • your suitability to receive the scholarship on both academic and general grounds.
  • full name and status/title of a referee.
  • name, address, and telephone number of the referee's institution or place of work.
  • details of the referee’s relationship to the applicant.
  • full name of the applicant.
  • reference to the Christine and Ian Bolt Scholarship.

All documents must be in either Microsoft Word or PDF format, documents that are not sent in this format, will not be reviewed. Please do NOT send documents via Google Docs or SharePoint.

Applicants are reminded that an application will not be considered until all documents have been received. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all documents, including references, are received by the Scholarships Unit before the deadline date.