APPLICATION FOR RESEARCH AND TRAVEL AWARDS

The British Institute of Persian Studies Registered Charity 231161 Please read the rules and conditions before filling out and submitting these forms. Print out and send completed versions to: The Secretary, BIPS, The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH. PLEASE TYPE THROUGHOUT 1. TYPE OF AWARD (please delete as applicable) Research Award 2. APPLICANT (full name): DATE OF BIRTH: NATIONALITY: Travel Award

PRESENT APPOINTMENT (Graduates only. Undergraduates please indicate degree

course, interim results if known and date of final examinations) .

3. ACADEMIC CAREER
a) University: b) Languages i) Persian: ii) Other:

c) Fieldwork experience: d) Publications (if any): e) Other qualifications:

4. PREVIOUS AWARDS FROM BIPS

a) Is this your first application for a BIPS award? (delete as applicable) YES / NO b) If no, have you presented a report on your last award at a BIPS workshop? (delete as applicable) YES / NO

N.B. THIS APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED IF YOU HAVE NOT PRESENTED A REPORT ON YOUR LAST AWARD AT A BIPS WORKSHOP

5. PROPOSED SUBJECT OF STUDY (Title and brief non-technical summary in not more than 150
words)

6. Proposed DATE AND DURATION:

7. AWARD APPLIED FOR (Please delete as appropriate)

a) Socio-economic transformations in the later prehistory of Iran b) Kingship in Persian cultural history c) Modern Iran: national identities-history, myth and literature

Other

8. SCHEME OF STUDY (Please indicate in detail how you propose to carry out the study summarised under item 5):

9. FINANCE (Breakdown of your estimated expenditure. You may use a separate sheet if you wish):

N.B. If you require accommodation in the BIPS Hostel, please complete attached sheet at end of application.

10. Has an application been made for an Iranian Government permit?

11. What transport do you propose to use:

12. Is special equipment

a) required

b) already available

13. What other financial resources are available? (If none, has application been made to any other body?)

14. Previous knowledge of, or connection with Iran?

15. REFEREES: Two references will be required. Referees should send them directly to the Secretary at the
above address. Full-time students may select referees from their own institutions but applicants for research grants must select referees from outside their own institutions. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that these references arrive in time; without them the application will not be considered.

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14. ADDRESS:

Telephone Number: Permanent Address (If different from above):

DATE:

SIGNED:

For office use only Date discussed Sum awarded Date report submitted Date report presented at workshop Awarded/not awarded