Welcome to BARS

The British Association for Romantic Studies (BARS) was set up in 1989 by academics to promote the study of the cultural history of the Romantic period. Since then, BARS has organised eight International conferences at various locations in the UK, has published the BARS Bulletin and Review twice-yearly, and currently has more than 350 members.

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Stephen Copley Postgraduate Research Award

Postgraduates working in the area of Romantic Studies are invited to apply for a Stephen Copley Postgraduate Research Award. The BARS Executive Committee established the awards in order to support postgraduate research. They are intended to help fund expenses incurred through travel to libraries, archives, etc. necessary to the student's research for their PhD, up to a maximum of £300. Applications for the awards is competitive, and cannot be made retrospectively.

Reports from Award Winners 2011

    Katherine Scarth, University of Warwick link

Reports from Award Winners 2010

Applications

Postgraduates working in the area of Romantic Studies are invited to apply for a Stephen Copley Postgraduate Research Award. The BARS Executive Committee has established the awards in order to support postgraduate research. They are intended to help fund expenses incurred through travel to libraries and archives necessary to the student's research, up to a maximum of £300. Application for the awards is competitive, and cannot be made retrospectively. Applicants must be members of BARS (to join please visit our website). The names of recipients will be announced in the BARS Bulletin and Review, and successful applicants will be asked to submit a short report to the BARS Executive Committee and to acknowledge BARS in their thesis and/or any publication arising from the research trip.

Please send the following information in support of your application:

  • 1. Your name and institutional affiliation.
  • 2. The title and a short abstract or summary of your PhD project.
  • 3. Details of the research to be undertaken for which you need
    • support, and its relation to your PhD project.
  • 4. Detailed costing of proposed research trip.
  • 5. Details of current or recent funding (AHRC award, etc.).
  • 6. Details of any other financial support for which you have applied/will apply in support of the trip.
  • 7. Name of supervisor/referee (with email address) to whom application can be made for a supporting reference on your behalf.
    • Applications and questions should be directed to the bursaries officer, Dr. Daniel Cook, University of Bristol (daniel.cook@bristol.ac.uk). The current deadline is 30 April 2012 (further details and reminders will be disseminated via the BARS mailbase). Best of luck!

    To become a member of BARS, see 'How to Join'.

    BARS also offers postgraduate bursaries towards the cost of travel to BARS international biennial conferences.

    BARS POSTGRADUATE TRAVEL BURSARIES

    Bursaries are sometimes available to assist postgraduate members travel to BARS International Conferences. Applicants must be presenting a paper at the conference for which they seek a bursary.  For further information click here.