Camel Trust Small Grant for Post-doctoral Research in Anthropology
The Trustees of the Camel Trust invite applications for a grant of up to a maximum of £3,000 to support outstanding post-doctoral research in the field of social anthropology during the course of the calendar year 2021. Their intention is to support research by an early career post-doctoral scholar and to help them to prepare for an academic career in anthropology and make a significant contribution to the discipline. Given the current uncertainty around the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, this year we will – exceptionally – only be able to support a writing project, such as the completion of one or two original academic papers or a monograph. The Trustees are particularly concerned that the timeframe for this writing should be realistic, and applicants should clearly explain how this would be so.
Eligibility:
Applicants must have been formally awarded a PhD in Anthropology from a UK university, and the degree must have been conferred after 1st January, 2017. The terms of the Trust require that the successful candidate should be formally or informally affiliated to a UK university, and a short letter agreeing to such an affiliation must be forwarded to the Trustees before the award is finally confirmed. This might be from a prospective ‘mentor’, a former supervisor or a Head of Department.
There are no restrictions on nationality. Applications are invited from scholars in temporary employment or without any formal employment, but not from those who already hold a permanent faculty position, or who currently hold a full-time postdoctoral fellowship. Research on any thematic area and geographic region will be considered.
Application form and deadline:
The closing date for applications is 01 November 2020 and the proposed research may be done at any stage between mid-January 2021 and 31st December 2021. Applications should consist of a one page cover letter, a short CV, a one page outline of the proposed piece(s) of writing, a short budget and a clear statement of the writing schedule, and an article/chapter-length sample of writing. In addition, the names of two referees should be provided who may be contacted by the Trustees. Please use the attached application form and do not exceed 6 pages. The application form, together with the sample writing, should be emailed to: cameltrust@gmail.com.
The successful applicant will be contacted by the beginning of January 2021. If you have not heard from us by that time you should assume that your application was not successful. By the end of the grant period (that is, by 31st December 2021) the grant recipient will be required to submit a short (1 page) report on their research activity along with a copy of the article(s) or monograph completed.
In 2020, a grant was awarded to Stéphen Huard, University of East Anglia, for a project on ‘Headship, Bigmen and Democracy in Burma’.
The Trustees regret that they cannot enter into any correspondence with unsuccessful applicants or offer further advice on the form that applications should take.