1851 Research Fellowship

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The 1851 Research Fellowship is a scheme conducted by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 to annually award a three-year research scholarship to approximately eight "young scientists or engineers of exceptional promise". The fellowship is open to all nationalities and fields of science, including physical or biological sciences, mathematics, applied science, and any branch of engineering. The fellowship can be held anywhere in the United Kingdom.

Several other Fellowships are also awarded by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, including the Research Fellowship in the Built Environment, Industrial Fellowships and the Research Fellowship in Design.

Alumni[edit]

The research fellowship known as the 1851 Exhibition Scholarship, has been awarded to numerous scientists and engineers over the years, many of whom have become leaders in their fields.

Award recipients include:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Valerie Phillips, Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851: Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 : record of award holders in science, engineering and the arts, 1891–2000, London: Royal Commission for the Exhibition 1851, 2001, ISBN 978-0-95-395350-9
  2. ^ Aston, F. W.; Watson, H. E. (1912). "On the Relation between Current, Voltage, Pressure, and the Length of the Dark Space in Different Gases". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character. 86 (585): 168–180. Bibcode:1912RSPSA..86..168A. doi:10.1098/rspa.1912.0011. JSTOR 93239. S2CID 94925348.
  3. ^ Forman, Paul (1990). Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 456.
  4. ^ "1851 Exhibition Studentships and Scholarships". Nature. 140 (3532): 60–61. 10 July 1937. Bibcode:1937Natur.140T..60.. doi:10.1038/140060d0.
  5. ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Ma". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Papers Past | Newspapers | Ashburton Guardian | 13 July 1895 | European and Other Foreign Items". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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