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Archives By-Fellowship: Conditions

Archives By-fellowships are open to researchers engaged in academic projects at a post doctoral level or at a more senior level. Please note that UK applicants are able to apply for a specific grant, courtesy of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, details of which are given below.

Applications are made to the Archives Committee which then makes recommendations to the Fellowship Electors of Churchill College. Applications will be judged on the quality and promise of the research project.

Applicants must submit a summary of their research project, along with a full CV and publication list. They will be required to nominate two referees, and to have those referees forward references to the Director of the Churchill Archives Centre.

The By-Fellows are awarded on the recommendation of the College Archives Committee. The deadline for applications for the next academic year is 31 December this year.

• The election of an Archives By-Fellow shall be for the minimum of one full term (eight weeks), and a maximum of one year.



• The Archives By-Fellow's research must demand extensive use of papers in the Churchill Archives Centre.



• He or she may be invited to give at least one talk within College, and to contribute to Archives Centre events.



• The By-Fellow will be offered accommodation in rooms in College or in a flat in the College grounds on payment of such charges as the College may decide. He or she will be expected to reside in Cambridge for a substantial part of the tenure of the By-Fellowship, and to take part in the social activities of the College.



• The Archives By-Fellow will be entitled to make use of all college facilities available to Fellows, and will have membership of the Senior Combination Room during their time in the College.



• The College cannot offer a stipend or free accommodation, but is very willing to support applications to other bodies for financial assistance.

Churchill College and Archives Centre are delighted to announce that there is now an annual grant available from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust to help fund a UK citizen for one term as an Archives By-Fellow. Applicants should indicate if they wish to be considered for this grant. The Churchill College Archives Committee will make recommendations to the Trust regarding the award of this grant. The grant is currently £3,000, from which Churchill College will deduct the relevant accommodation and catering costs.

For further details, or to discuss an application, please contact:
The Director,
Churchill Archives Centre,
Churchill College,
Storey's Way,
Cambridge, CB3 0DS.
E-mail:director.archives@chu.cam.ac.uk

Further information on the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust is available here.