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Prospective entrants are reminded that entries for the BSHS Singer Prize
close on 31st October. Postal entries ONLY will be accepted- no email
attachments please.
For reference the details of the award are below
The BSHS Singer Prize
The Singer Prize, of up to #300, is awarded by the BSHS every two years
to the writer of an unpublished essay based in original research into
any aspect of the history of science, technology or medicine. The Prize
is intended for younger scholars or recent entrants into the profession.
The Prize may be awarded to the writer of one outstanding essay, or may
be divided between two or more entrants. The Prize will be presented at
a BSHS meeting and publication in the British Journal for the History of
Science will be at the discretion of the Editor
General Rules
Candidates must be registered for a postgraduate degree course or have
completed such in the last two years. Entry is in no way limited to
British nationals
Essays must not exceed 8,000 words (including footnotes), must be fully
documented, typewritten with double-line spacing, and submitted in
English. Use of published and unpublished primary material is strongly
encouraged, and full and correct us of scholarly apparatus (eg
footnotes) is expected.
Entries (3 copies, stating the number of words) should be sent to arrive
not later than 31 October 2000. Essays must not bear any reference to
the author, either by name or department; candidates should send a
covering letter with documentation of their status and details of any
publications
Entries should be sent to BSHS Secretary, Dr. Sally Horrocks, Department
of Economic and Social History, Leicester University, Leicester, LE1 7RH
Enquiries only by email. Do not send essays as email attachments.
Sally Horrocks
Sally M. Horrocks (Dr)
Department of Economic and Social History, University of Leicester,
Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
tel 0116 252 5070/ 2588 fax 0116 252 5081 email [log in to unmask]
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