For the academic year 2017/18, the Stair Society will offer one or more one-year bursaries of £1,000 to postgraduate students who are enrolled in a Masters or PhD programme and who are preparing a thesis in Scottish legal history, broadly construed. At the time of application eligible postgraduates will be registered at a UK or Irish university. The bursary may be used for subsistence costs, research trips, or to attend conferences.

The successful applicant will also receive a year’s complimentary membership of the Stair Society, which includes free access to the Society’s publications via HeinOnline and complimentary copies of the Society’s publications issued during the year. Further information about membership is on the membership page of the Society’s website, at http://stairsociety.org/membership.

Candidates will be notified by 30 April of the outcome of their applications, which will be assessed by a panel nominated by the Society's Council.

Applications should be made by 31 March 2017 to the Secretary of the Stair Society, Dr Karen Baston, by email attachment to: stairsociety@gmail.com.

Full details are available from the link to the right.

First published: 5 February 2017

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