The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum has just announced it is starting up its visiting researchers scheme offering monies for short fellowships:
– International Stipends are available to scholars and other researchers from outside the UK and are worth up to £1500 each.
The monies are to be used for travel and accommodation costs incurred while visiting the Museum to undertake significant research that will be enhanced by access to its collections. Proposed research should contribute to publications or other demonstrable outcomes, such as films or artworks. Successful applicants will be required to write a blog post for the museum’s website about their research following their visit.
Please follow the link for more details and to know how to apply:
https://www.bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/new-stipend-call-for-researchers-to-visit-the-museum-in-2023/
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