Archive Fellowship
The Honor Frost Archive Fellowship offers the opportunity to visit the Maritime Archaeology Special Collections at the University of Southampton Library to conduct research on a topic centred on the Maritime Archaeology Special Collection, which includes the archive of Honor Frost.
The Fellowship is awarded annually and aims to raise awareness of the Maritime Archaeological Archives within the archaeological research community, to facilitate new research, and to disseminate the research outcomes to academic and non-academic audiences.
This is an open call and applications are invited all year round.
Within the collection are the archives of;
The archives of Peter Marsden and John Bingeman are in the process of being added to the collection.
The Honor Frost Foundation focusses on Maritime Archaeology in the eastern Mediterranean, therefore research proposals should focus on this region. Ideas of research topics that could be covered by the Archive Fellowship include;
- Research into the history and development of Maritime Archaeology as a discipline. This could look across the collection to understand for example, how policy was influenced and developed, what techniques and methodologies were being used, and to tell new stories about the development of the discipline.
- Research into specific sites that Frost, McGrail, Basch and Flemming worked on. For example, the archive includes numerous folders from Frost’s excavations across the Mediterranean, some of these sites could be better understood with a review of the archival material, particularly where new technologies may allow us to re-assess the sites with the use of this legacy data.
- Research into specific topics, for example the history of Anchorology. Frost was known as the ‘Lady of Anchors’ and her archive includes a wealth of information from her research on anchors. This information could lead to the development of an online exhibition on Anchorology, and Frost’s contribution to this field of research.
This is an open call and applications are invited all year round.
Successful candidates can spend up to two months, or the part-time equivalent, at the Maritime Archaeology Special Collections, researching the Maritime Archaeological Archives.
The Visiting Fellow will receive:
- A grant of £5,000 to cover travel, accommodation and living expenses,
- Access to the Special Collections, and to staff with specialist knowledge of the collection in question, when available.
Requirements
The Visiting Fellow will be required to provide, as a minimum:
- A seminar or lecture on their research, in consultation with the HFF and the Centre for Maritime Archaeology, University of Southampton, at the University of Southampton,
- Research output in the form of a publication or a scholarly digital resource. (Any published outputs to be Open Access and must acknowledge the Foundation and the grant),
- Contribute to the HFF social media activities,
- A short report to be placed on the Foundation website describing the research experience.
Below are details of the fellowship eligibility and selection criteria:
- Fellows would need to ensure that they are eligible to conduct research in the UK before applying for the grant
- Successful candidates would be required to demonstrate the need to consult specific sections within the Maritime Archaeological Archives and apply them to innovative research.
In order to apply please submit the following by email to neelam.s@honorfrostfoundation.org
- A research proposal (1,000 words maximum) that specifies the nature of the research and the aspects of the archive that will be consulted, the timescale of the research, and how the research will be disseminated. Applicants should indicate how the proposed study advances their own research goals and satisfies the aims of the Fellowship
- A curriculum vitae including a list of publications or other research outputs
- Two letters of support from referees, commenting on their professional knowledge of the applicant and the contribution the proposed research would make to scholarship.
