Chapter XII - 1451k - the University Offices - University of Cambridge

FUNDS, STUDENTSHIPS, PRIZES, LECTURESHIPS, ETC.
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HERBERT SMITH PRIZE IN THE CONFLICT OF LAWS
1. The sum made available annually by Messrs Herbert Smith shall be used to provide a prize called
the Herbert Smith Prize in the Conflict of Laws.
2. The Prize shall be awarded by the Examiners for Part II of the Law Tripos to the candidate who
has shown the greatest distinction in the subject Conflict of Laws in that examination.
Prize.
How awarded.
HERCHEL SMITH FELLOWSHIP FUND
1. The sum of £17.25m bequeathed to the University by the late Dr Herchel Smith to support
postdoctoral research at Cambridge shall form a fund called the Herchel Smith Fellowship Fund. The
income from the Fund shall be used for the purpose of providing the stipends, national insurance,
pension contributions, and indirect costs of such number of Herchel Smith Fellows as shall be
determined from time to time by the Managers of the Fund, such expenses incurred by the Fellows as
may be approved by the Managers, and expenses connected with the administration of the Fund.
2. The Fund shall be administered, and the Fellows elected, by a Board of Managers consisting of:
(a) one person each appointed by the Schools of the Biological Sciences and the Physical Sciences;
(b) two persons appointed by the General Board, one of whom shall be Chairman.
3. The Managers shall give not less than three months’ notice of their intention to proceed to an
election. They shall be empowered to indicate in their Notice that for election in any particular year
preference will be given to candidates working in a specific field or fields. If in any year, whatever
the number of vacancies, in the Managers’ opinion there are no suitable candidates, they shall not be
bound to make an election.
4. A graduate of any university, but normally excepting the Universities of Cambridge and Harvard,
who is of postdoctoral or equivalent status shall be eligible to apply for a Fellowship provided that a
Fellow shall have been awarded his or her Ph.D. Degree, or equivalent, not more than three years
before the date on which tenure of the Fellowship will commence.
5. The Fellowship shall be tenable for at least two but not more than three years and shall not be
renewable.
6. It shall be the duty of a Fellow to undertake full-time research in a subject approved by the
Managers within the fields of Pure Mathematics, Physics, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, or
Molecular Biology, or in related fields in the Experimental Natural Sciences (but excluding the History
and Philosophy of Science). The research work shall be carried out in Cambridge (unless in special
circumstances the Managers give leave for it to be carried out elsewhere) and shall be subject to such
conditions as the Managers may impose. In any books, papers, or other publications containing the
results of investigations carried out during the tenure of the Fellowship, the Fellow shall, where
practicable, use the title ‘Herchel Smith Fellow’.
7. A Fellow may, with the permission of the Managers, undertake not more than six hours’ teaching
work a week for remuneration without suffering any deduction from the stipend of the Fellowship.
8. The annual stipend of a Fellow shall be such sum as shall be determined by the Managers, within
a range approved from time to time by the Council.
9. The Managers shall make grants from the Fund to cover the expenses incurred in the appointment
of the Fellows. They shall also be empowered to make grants for purposes in support of a Fellow’s
research, provided that the income of the Fund is capable of bearing such a charge.
10. The Managers may make the payment of the stipend of a Fellow, or of an instalment of the
stipend, conditional on their approval of a report from the Fellow on the progress of his or her research.
The Managers may delegate the consideration of a Fellow’s report to one or more of themselves. The
Managers may terminate the tenure of a Fellow at any time if, in their opinion, he or she is unfit to
continue to hold the Fellowship.
11. A Fellow shall inform the Managers of the award of any other emolument or his or her intention
to undertake work other than work approved by the Managers in accordance with Regulations 6 and
7. On receiving such information the Managers shall consider whether a reduction should be made in
the amount of the Fellow’s stipend.
12. After provision has been made for the Fellowships in accordance with Regulations 1 and 9, any
unexpended income of the Fund in a financial year may, at the discretion of the Managers:
(a) be added to the capital of the Fund;
(b) be accumulated for use as income in subsequent years;
Title and
purpose.
Managers.
Notice of
election and
application.
Tenure.
Duties.
Teaching work.
Stipend.
Grants.
Stipend
conditions.
Unexpended
income.