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

FUNDS, STUDENTSHIPS, PRIZES, LECTURESHIPS, ETC.
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FREDERICK WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL FUND
1. The sums given and bequeathed to the University by Mrs Margaret D. Williamson in memory of
her husband, the late Frederick Williamson, B.A., of Emmanuel College, shall form a fund called the
Frederick Williamson Memorial Fund, the income of which shall be used:
(a) for the purpose of furthering research relating to the peoples of Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, and
neighbouring Himalayan areas, their society, religion, and material culture; and
(b) for the development of the Williamson Collection in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
2. The Fund shall be administered by a Board of Managers consisting of:
(a) the Curator of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, who shall act as Secretary;
(b) two persons appointed by the Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science, one of
whom shall be a person engaged in the study of Social Anthropology;
(c) one person appointed by the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies;
(d) one person appointed by Emmanuel College.
Managers in classes (b), (c), and (d) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for four years
from 1 January following their appointment.
3. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 1, the income of the Fund shall be applied from time to
time, at the discretion of the Managers and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, for the
following purposes:
(a) to make grants to persons engaged in advanced study or research;
(b) to make provision for one or more Fellowships, which shall be named Williamson Fellowships;
(c) to purchase specimens and material for the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology;
(d) to further in any other way the purposes of the Fund as specified in Regulation 1.
The Fund shall not be applied to the regular maintenance of the Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology.
4. Before the end of the Michaelmas Term each year the Managers shall publish a Notice inviting
applications for Fellowships, or for grants from the Fund, or for both.
5. The Managers may elect to a Fellowship any person whose qualifications they consider suitable,
whether such person is a member of the University or not. A Fellow shall undertake research in a
subject approved by the Managers.
6. The tenure of a Fellowship shall be determined by the Managers on the occasion of each election.
A Fellow shall be eligible for re-election, provided that the tenure of a Fellowship shall not normally
exceed three years in all.
7. The stipend of a Fellow shall be determined by the General Board on the recommendation of the
Managers on the occasion of each election.
Fund and
purpose.
Managers.
Application of
Fund.
Notice.
Fellowships.
Tenure.
Stipend.
RAYMOND AND EDITH WILLIAMSON FUND
1. The sums received under the Wills of Raymond Williamson, of Clare College, formerly Reader
in Morbid Histology, and Edith Ethel Williamson, his wife, shall form a fund called the Raymond and
Edith Williamson Fund for History and Philosophy of Science, the income of which shall be used to
further the study of the history of the biological sciences, including medicine.
2. The Managers of the Fund shall be:
(a) the Head of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science;
(b) the Chairman of the Board of History and Philosophy of Science;
(c) the Secretary of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science;
(d) the Curator of the Whipple Museum of the History of Science;
(e) three persons appointed by the Board of History and Philosophy of Science, who shall be
appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for three years from 1 January following their
appointment.
3. The first charge on the income of the Fund shall be the provision of one or more studentships,
to be known as Williamson Studentships, which shall be open to any person who is, or is about to be,
registered as a Graduate Student in the University, and who intends to undertake advanced study or
research in the history of the biological sciences, including medicine.
4. The Managers shall give not less than three months’ notice of their intention to proceed to an
election. A Studentship shall be tenable for one year in the first instance. A Student shall be eligible
for re-election, provided that the tenure of a Studentship shall not normally exceed three years in all.
Name and
purpose.
Managers.
Studentships.