Colin Murray Award for Postdoctoral Research in Southern Africa
Application Form
The Editorial Board of the Journal of Southern African Studies (JSAS) is advertising the new
round of its Colin Murray postdoctoral research award.
The Board welcomes applications from post-doctoral researchers for up to £2,500 to support
original ‘engaged field research’ on a topic relevant to the diverse interests and work of the late
Colin Murray. For an overview of his work please follow this link
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21528586.2014.889407
Eligible applicants must be within TWO years from the award of their PhD. The research should
be conducted within, and have potential benefit to Southern African studies (defined as the
region covered by JSAS – see the Journal cover or website for details).
It is expected that applications will be made for such expenses as travel costs, but all requests that
can demonstrate a benefit to Southern African scholarship will be considered. Applications for
any amount below the ceiling are equally welcome.
Applications should be sent to Justin Pearce (justin.jsas@gmail.com); please refer to the main
prize page for the date of this year’s deadline.
The decision to award funding will be made at the discretion of the Award committee of JSAS.
Successful applicants will be informed within one month of the application deadline. Forty per
cent of the sum awarded will be payable initially to cover essential expenses, and receipts will be
required once the money has been spent. The balance will become payable on production of
receipts after the costs are incurred. Payment will be made in the form of a cheque drawn in
pounds sterling (GBP) or electronic bank transfer.
Reporting and Publications: The Award holder must provide a) a 1-page description of the
use of the funds, and b) a 1-page outline of the preliminary findings after a year has expired. In
the event that the approved project duration is longer than one year, the final financial and
research reports must be submitted by the end of the second year at the latest. The Award holder
will be expected to submit a paper based on their findings to JSAS. This is not a guarantee of
publication; all submissions will be refereed through the Journal’s normal process. All
publications and other outputs arising from the award must acknowledge the financial assistance
from the JSAS Colin Murray Award.
JSAS reserves the right to make no award if it is felt that no suitable application has been received.
An unsuccessful application in a given year does not preclude future applications. However,
successful applicants are not eligible to apply again.
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1. Name of applicant
2. Institutional Affiliation (if
appropriate)
3. Contact details (including
email and postal address)
4. Title of proposal (max 85
characters including spaces)
5. Relevance to the interests and research of the late Colin Murray (max 100
words)
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6. Details of research assistance required Please give details of what activity the funding is
requested for, and explain how you feel it will benefit Southern African studies scholarship. Please do
not exceed 500 words in this section.
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7. Funding details Please confirm the amount of money requested, and precisely what for. JSAS
recognises that these figures may be subject to revision (e.g. travel costs) and will match the amounts
given on receipts, though in no circumstances exceeding £2500 in total. Any subsequent changes to
this information must be approved by the JSAS funding committee before payment is made.
8. Statement
I confirm the information included in the form is correct and that to the best of my knowledge no
relevant information has been withheld. I understand the terms of award as detailed above and, if this
application is successful, agree to abide by them.
Signed Date
(if this form is being returned by email, a typed signature is acceptable, though successful applicants
will be required to sign a further statement agreeing to the above before any award can be confirmed)
Please return completed applications, along with short CVs (maximum of two A4 pages in
12pt) to Justin Pearce (justin.jsas@gmail.com) by the deadline outlined on the main prize page.
Personal information will be held and used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. JSAS will not
disclose such information to any unauthorised person or body but we reserve the right to publish details of award
winners’ names and projects on our website and promotional materials.
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