Εικόνες σελίδας
PDF
Ηλεκτρ. έκδοση

sions. The student must devote himself to advance study or research away from Cambridge in the languages, literature, history, archæology or art of ancient Greece or Rome, or the comparative philology of the Indo-European languages. Candidates must be graduates of the university of not more than five years' standing from the first degree. There is no competitive examination.

Harkness scholarship. This scholarship is awarded annually for proficiency in geology, including paleontology. Any member of the university is eligible who has passed some final examination for the degree of B. A. In making the award regard shall be had to proficiency in geology, including paleontology, and to promise of future work. The stipend of the scholar is the income from £3,650.

John Lucas Walker studentship and exhibitions.-Tho fund consists of £8,282 in 4 per cent stock. The studentship shall be of the annual value of not less than £200 nor more than £300, tenable for three years, and the holder thereof shall devote himself to original research in pathology. It shall not be awarded by the result of a competitive examination. The student shall not necessarily be a member of the University of Cambridge. The place and nature of the studies of the student shall be subject to the approval of the professor of pathology, provided that the student shall be bound to pursue his studies within the university during at least three terms of his tenure, which may be extended to five years.

Exhibitions or prizes may from time to time be awarded to any person in respect of an essay, discovery, or meritorious service connected with the science of pathology. No exhibition or prize shall exceed the value of £50.

Prendergast Greek studentship.-The duty of the student shall be to devote himself to study or research in Greek language, literature, history, philosophy, archaeology, or art. Any member of the university shall be eligible who has passed some final examination for the degree of B. A. within four years. The tenure is for one year, but a student is eligible for reelection. A considerable portion of the time shall be spent away from Cambridge. The emolument of the student shall be £200.

Clerk Maxwell scholarship.-Any member of the university who has been a student for one term or more in the Cavendish laboratory shall be eligible. The student shall devote his time to original research in experimental physics within the university, but may, on permission, carry on his researches elsewhere. The tenure shall be three years and a student shall not be capable of reelection. The emoluments are the income from £6,000.

Sheepshank's astronomical exhibition.—It shall be given to the undergraduate of the university who shall be found, upon competitive examination, to be best versed in astronomy, theoretical and practical. The person elected is to become a student of Trinity College and to retain the exhibition for three years. The exhibition is the interest of £1,666 13s. 4d. in 3 per cent consols.

Lumley exhibitions.-There are 5 exhibitions of £15 per annum cach, to be held until graduation, for poor scholars educated at Thonton, in the county of York.

St. Peter's College.-Eleven fellowships have been established. The fellows are required to be graduates of the college, or, if the society think fit, they may be elected from among the other graduates of Cambridge or Oxford. One of the fellowships can only be held by a professor of the university. They are tenable for six years, except in the following cases: Any fellow who becomes either the head or fellow of another college immediately vacates his fellowship; any fellow who has been presented by the college to any benefice worth £400 or more shall vacate his fellowship one year after presentation; any fellow who serves the college in the privileged offices of tutor, assistant tutor, senior bursar, or dean, and has been a privileged officer for at least two years, retains his fellowship for six years independ ently of the time he has been a privileged officer, and if he holds such an office for twenty years, he retains the fellowship for life; any fellow who holds a professorship in the university or who holds the office of public orator, or registrary, or university librarian retains his fellowship notwithstanding the expiration of six years, while he holds such university office. The college has also power to elect as fellows men eminent for science or learning, whether graduates of Cambridge or Oxford or not. In June, 1890, there had been founded 4 scholarships of £80 per annum; 10 of £60; 1 of £50; 4 of £40, and 3 of £20. Scholars are elected from among residents and nonresidents. Foundation scholarships are adjudged to residents (irrespective of age) according to the results of the various annual college and university examinations, for proficiency in mathematics, classics, natural science, moral science, theology, law and history. These are tenable until the holder is of standing to take the degree of B. A. Entrance scholarships are adjudged after competition among candidates who have not commenced residence in the university, and who must not be more than 19 years of age at the time of the examination. In case of special merit the tenure of scholarships may be prolonged.

There is an exhibition from the Company of Cloth workers and one from the Company of Ironmongers. To the Miller exhibition is elected some person educated at the Huntingdon free grammar school if any such duly qualified person present himself.

Clare College.-There are 8 senior and 7 junior fellows. The fellowships are open to bachelors of arts or persons of higher degree without restriction as to marriage. A fellowship becomes vacant in five years and eleven months from the time of election unless the fellow hold one of a number of offices. One of the fellowships must be a professional fellowship, and 1 may be held by a person not a member of the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford at the time of election. For the other fellowships, only graduates of Cambridge or Oxford are eligible. The electors are the master and the senior and junior fellows. All the fellowships have the same value and the same general privileges.

The foundation scholarships are as follows: Eight of £60 per annum; 8 of £40, and 8 of £20. There are also 3 Tyldesley scholarships of £60 per annum tenable for three years, 4 Coles scholarships of £50 and one of above £60, and 6 minor scholarships, varying from £80 to £40.

There are 2 Cave exhibitions of £50 per annum for scholars from Wakefield school, 1 Metcalfe exhibition of £40 for a scholar from Hull school, and 4 Johnson exhibitions of £20 per annum for persons educated at Oakham and Uppingham schools. Pembroke College. There are 13 foundation fellowships open to persons of every nation, and unrestricted as to countries.

There were in 1890, 29 foundation scholarships as follows: Three of £80 a year; 9 of £60; 8 of £40, and 9 of £20. Exhibitions for one year are also provided out of the scholarship fund. Besides the foundation scholarships, which are perfectly open, there is 1 Parkin scholarship of £60 a year for a scholar from the Free School of Bowes in Yorkshire, and having previously been two years at least at that school. There is also 1 exhibition, value £75, for a scholar educated at Blackrode school in Lancashire.

Gonville and Caius College.-There are (1890) 22 fellowships, open to graduates of the college, or of the universities of Cambridge or Oxford. They are tenable, as a rule, for six years, but may be retained if the fellow be holding certain university or college offices, or shall have held some one or more of such offices during the space of fifteen years, or shall have been permitted by special vote to retain his fellowship on account of his literary or scientific reputation or labors.

The scholarships are of two kinds. (1) Entrance scholarships, varying from £40 to £80. These are competed for before admission to the college, and are open to persons under 19 years of age. The subjects of examination are generally mathematics, classics, and natural science, and from time to time medieval and modern languages or oriental languages. (2) Foundation scholarships, which are awarded on the result of the annual college examinations to persons in residence without restriction of age. They are given for proficiency in any branch of study recognized in the Tripos examinations of the university. The annual value ranges from £40 to £100. They are tenable as a rule until the scholars are of standing to take the degree of B. A., but may be prolonged for a year or more. Exhibitions are given under the same conditious as scholarships, but for a somewhat lower standard of merit. In addition to the foregoing there are 2 Shuttleworth scholarships of £60 each, tenable for three years, and awarded for proficiency in botany and comparative anatomy. They are open to all registered medical students of the university who are of not less than eight terms' standing and have passed the additional subjects of the previous examination required from candidates for honors. The Smart studentship, worth £90 a year and tenable for two or three years, is open to all members of the university of a certain standing. A chapel clerkship of £72 (or two of £36), tenable for one year, is given to a student (or students) at the end of the second year of residence; need for such help must be shown. An organist scholarship of £90 is tenable for three or four years. The scholar acts as organist in the college chapel and is expected to read for the B. A. and Mus. Bac. degrees. There are 4 Tancred studentships in physic, of the annual value of £70. Students are required to take the degree of bachelor of medicine as soon as they are of sufficient standing for the same, and may hold the studentships for three years after their degree. They are therefore tenable for eight years. There are also 2 Harrow scholarships of the annual value of £52 10s. The scholars are elected by the governors of Harrow school. In 1890 the number of open scholarships was 42.

Trinity Hall.-There are 13 foundation fellowships tenable for six years. All the fellows have the same stipends and privileges. The holding of certain offices or professorships prolongs the tenure of fellowships. A fellow who has held the office of tutor or assistant tutor for twenty years, or the office of professor for fifteen years, may be retained in his fellowship for life.

There are 3 law studentships tenable for three years and are of the value of £50. They are to be given to graduates of the college in arts or law who intend to prepare themselves for practice in the legal profession. The holders are not required to reside in the university.

The college scholarships, 16 in number, are tenable to the time of taking the B. A. or LL. B. degree. They vary from £21 to £80 a year, and are awarded for proficiency in classics, mathematics, law, and history.

They

Two exhibitions of £80 and others of smaller value are usually awarded. are tenable during the first year of residence and are open to persons under 19 years of age who have not commenced residence in the university.

Corpus Christi College.-There are 12 fellowships open to all the Queen's subjects wherever born.

The scholarships are as follows: Three of £30 a year, tenable for two years, are awarded each year to students completing the third term of residence; 2 of £60 and 1 of £40 a year are awarded under the same conditions; 2 entrance scholarships of £60 and of £40, tenable for one or two years, offered annually to students who have not commenced residence; 1 of £25, tenable for two years to students completing the third term of residence; 3 of £25, tenable for one year to students completing the sixth term of residence; 2 of £20 a year with rooms are bestowed on students needing assistance in their second or third year of residence; 1 of £20 a year with rooms is awarded every third year to a student in his sixth term.

The post of organist is held by a student, the stipend being £30 a year with rooms. There are also 2 chapel clerks with a stipend of 20 guineas a year each, and a sublibrarian with a stipend of £10 a year.

Two exhibitions, value £24 and £18, are appropriated to scholars from Norwich, Wymondham, or Aylsham schools; 2 of £30 a year with rooms to scholars from Canterbury or Westminster schools; 2, value £36 and £30, to scholars from St. Paul's school; 1, value £20, to one or more of the founder's name (Colman); in default of such to 4 scholars from Norwich or Wymondham schools.

King's College.-There are 46 fellowships and 48 scholarships. Four of the fellowships are appropriated to professors in the university. The remainder are open to all graduate members of the college whose standing does not exceed six years from the 25th day of March in the academical year in which they commenced residence in the university.

Twenty-four of the scholarships are appropriated to Eton College, and 24 are open. Of the former at least 4 are offered every year for competition as entrance scholarships, tenable for four years, and 2 as undergraduate scholarships. At least 6 open scholarships are offered every year. Open entrance scholarships are tenable for two years and may be prolonged for a further tenure of two years. All undergraduate scholarships are tenable till the holder is of six years' standing. The emoluments of a scholarship are £80 a year. Holders of undergraduate scholarships have tuition free, and Eton scholars have also commons during residence and rooms rent free until their first degree. There is also an entrance scholarship of at least £70 a year. There is a Vintner exhibition of £70 a year awarded for proficiency in natural science, and 2 exhibitions of £50 each. They are open to all undergraduates of the college in their first or second year of residence, and to other candidates under 19 years of age.

Queen's College.-There are 12 foundation fellowships tenable for six years, but no fellow can retain his fellowship for more than one year after his induction into a college living, the net annual value of which exceeds £400. Fellows who hold certain offices have their tenure extended.

A fixed proportion of the revenues of the college is paid over to the scholarship fund. The governing body distributes this among the scholars. The value of the scholarships depends upon the report of the examiners. No scholarship will be of less value than £30 nor usually of more than £60. There are also 2 Sedgwick exhibitions worth £20 per annum, 1 Clark scholarship worth £10 per annum, and 1 Sandys exhibition worth £12 per annum.

St. Catharine's College.-There are 6 fellows and 26 scholarships. Of the latter, 14 are worth £40, 4 are worth £50, 6 are worth £35, and 2 are worth £25. There is also a fund of £3,000 for the support of students of the college. From these funds scholarships varying from £50 to £20 annually are given each year after open competition. The Jarrett scholarship has the income from £1,000. All the scholarships are open to candidates from any school or place of birth. The librarianship is worth £20 per annum with an allowance for rooms. The master's sizarship is worth £30 per annum with chambers rent free. The Bible clerk receives his commons with chambers rent free.

Jesus College. There are 16 fellowships tonable for six years from admission. A fixed proportion of the revenues of the college is paid to the scholarship fund. The governing body distributes this among the scholars In 1889 the number of scholars was 25, and their stipends varied from £60 to £10. The amount so distributed amounted to £970. There are also 17 Rustat scholarships from £40 to £50 appropriated to sons of deceased clergymen, or, in default of such, to the sons of living clergymen; 1 scholarship of £40 per annum to the son of a living clergyman with preference to a native of Nottinghamshire or Lancashire; 1 of £15 per annum to the son of a clergyman; 2 of £16 per annum open to all clergymen's orphans and tenable from the degree of B. A. to that of M. A.; 1 of £72, or 2 of £36 per annum, of students educated at Loughborough school. The foundation scholarships may be held with any other.

Scholarships and exhibitions for proficiency in classics, mathematics, and natural science are given away by examination in December to candidates who intend commencing residenco in October. These may not exceed £80 in value, and candidates must be under 19 years of age.

Christ's College.-There are 15 fellowships and 30 or more scholarships open to all the Queen's subjects without restriction. The fellowships are divided into senior and junior fellowships. The number of senior fellows must not exceed two-thirds nor be less than one-third of the whole number. All fellows must be graduate members of the college or the University of Cambridge, or of Oxford. A junior fellow may be of any standing at the time of election, and can hold his fellowship for six years or until he has been elected to a senior fellowship. In order to be elected to a senior fellowship it is necessary either (a) to hold one of certain specified offices in the college or university; or (b) to be engaged in other specified work under university sanction, either at Cambridge or elsewhere; or (c) to be a person of known ability and learning engaged in research in any art or science. A senior fellow who for twenty years has held one or other of the qualifying offices or employments may retain his fellowship for life without further obligation to service.

The scholarships are maintained either from the scholars' fund or from separate trust funds. The scholars' fund receives annually one-fifth of the divisible income of the college. Out of it are supported not less than 12 Lady Margaret's scholars, whose stipends vary from £30 to £100 a year; 3 King Edward VI scholars, receiving £50 a year each; and 1 Finch scholar and 1 Baines scholar, receiving £30 a year each. The trust funds provide generally for 3 scholarships of £50 and 9 of £30 per annum. There are also 2 Carr exhibitions, value £50 a year cach, with preference to Giggleswick school; 2 Wilson exhibitions, value £30, with preference to Kirkby Lonsdalo school; 1 Petyt exhibition, value £30, with preference to Skipton school; and 1 Otway exhibition, value £30, with preference (1) to Kirkby Lonsdale school, (2) to Sedbergh school. Besides the above there are 8 exhibitions, aggregating between £50 and £70 a year, perfectly open and are annually distributed amongst the most deserving students of the college. Students are elected to scholarships and exhibitions for proficiency in mathematics, classics, natural science, moral science, law, history, divinity, oriental languages, modern and medieval languages. They are tenable until the student is of standing to take the B. A. degree, and in case of merit the period may be extended until he is of standing to take the M. A. degree, but no longer. There are also 4 divinity studentships, annual income from each not less than £50 nor more than £100, open to students from 16 to 22 years of age. These may be held for three years after the degree of B. A., but no longer.

St. John's College.-There are 56 fellowships, 60 foundation scholarships and 9 sizarships. The fellows are graduates of the college or of Cambridge or Oxford, and must proceed to the degree of master of arts, master of law, master of surgery, or doctor of medicine as soon as possible. Fellowships are tenable for six years, provided no fellow may be of more than ten years' standing from his first degree. The tenure of fellowships may be extended for periods of five years. Five fellowships are devoted to professors of the university.

The foundation scholars are elected from students of the college or from such other persons and of such standing as the council may think fit. Scholars, if not graduates, must proceed to some degree at the regular time. Scholarships are worth not less than £40 nor more than £100 per annum. Their tenure is contingent upon residence, good conduct, and application to study. The 9 proper sizars have their commons free, and usually hold exhibitions. They are chosen from the other sizars after a residence of at least three terms. The sum of £360 is assigned annually in Wood exhibitions to the most deserving students, account being taken of their pecuniary circumstances. The sum of £520 is given annually to the most deserving students, to be called Hare exhibitioners. The Hughes exhibition of £35 is given annually for proficiency in biblical and ecclesiastical history. There are also 3 Naden divinity studentships, value of each £80, open to B. A.'s not of standing for M. A., and are tenable for three years; the Fry Hebrew scholarship, worth £32, tenable for three years, is open to B. A.'s of the college or university. Four law scholarships, worth each £150 yearly, and tenable for four years, are open to B. A. 's or LL. B.'s of the college who shall prepare themselves for practice in the profession of law. Two studentships, worth £60 each, for the study of physical or natural science or of Semitic or Indian languages, are tenable with scholarships, and are open to students of the college engaged in any of the above studies who are of not less than nine nor more than eighteen terms' standing.

Six foundation scholarships and 4 minor scholarships are awarded annually by competition among persons who have not commenced residence. They range in value from £80 to £50 per annum, and are tenable for two years at least. Candidates must be under 19 years of age, and may offer themselves for examination in classicsmathematics, natural science, Hebrew or Sanskrit. There are 4 choral student,

[blocks in formation]

ships, value £40. The students take part in the musical services in the chapel. Exhibitions attached by preference to certain schools are 4 of £40 each, tenable for three years, to Pocklington school; 6 of £33 6s. 8d., tenable for three years, to Sedbergh school; 1 of £17 10s., tenable for four years, to Shrewsbury school; 1 of £20, tenable till B A. standing, to Stamford school; 1 of £10, tenable till B. A. standing, to Westminster or Hoddesden school; 1 of £18, tenable for three years, to Bury St. Edmunds school; 4 of £32, tenable for four years, to Oakham or Uppingham school; 2 of £30, tenable for four years, to Peterborough or Oundle school; 3 of £40, tenable for four years, to Hereford school; 2 of £50, tenable for three years, to Hereford school; 2 of £50, tenable for three years, to Manchester school; 2 of £50, tenable for 3 years, to Marlborough school; 3 of £30, tenable for four years, to Durham school; 1 of £20, teuable for four years, to Sutton Valence school; 1 of £40, tenable for three years, to Grantham school; 2 of £25, tenable for four years, to Exeter school.

Magdalene College.-There are 7 fellowships and 9 open foundation scholarships. The latter are as follows: Three of at least £60 per annum, 3 of £10, and 3 of £20. There are also 4 Milner scholarships of £80 a year cach, with preference to scholars from Leeds, Halifax, and Heversham schools; 4 Holmes exhibitions of £70 a year each for scholars from Wisbech school; a college exhibition of £36 a year open to candidates who have not commenced residence. A benefaction of £65 is given annually to poor and deserving students.

Trinity College.-There are 60 fellows (at the least), 74 major scholars (at the least), the minor scholars, and 16 sizars. The fellows are elected from all members of the college or other members of the university who have attained the B. A. degree, or some equal degree, and whose standing after such degree does not exceed three years. The tenure is six years, except in case of men who have filled certain offices. The scholarships are open to all undergraduates of the college and to persons who are , not yet resident members of the university, provided that these last are under 19 years of age. Ordinary major scholarships are generally tenable for five years and six months. The annual value is for a resident undergraduate £100, and for a resident B. A. £80. Major scholarships awarded before commencing residence are of the value of £80 a year during residence and are tenable for two years only. Besides the major scholars there are chosen every year not less than 6 minor scholars and exhibitioners. It has been usual to award 3 minor scholarships worth £75, 3 of £50, besides exhibitions of £40. These are open to all persons under 19 years of age who have not commenced residence. They are tenable for two years.

Of the value and number of appropriated exhibitions the following is a statement: Two or 3 annually from Westminster school, £40 per annum each; 2 of £40 to St. Paul's school, London; 1 of £3 8s. 8d. to Lynn school; 1 of £40 to the name and kindred of R. B. Podmore or to a native of Salop County, educated for four years at least at the grammar school of Shrewsbary. There is also an astronomical exhibition of £50 per annum, tenable for three years and open to the public competition of all undergraduates of the university. The Coutts Trotter studentship for original research in natural science, especially physiology and experimental physics, is awarded at least every two years and is open to graduates of the college of not more than seven years' standing. There is no examination, but regard is had to the promise of power to carry on original work. The student receives £250 a year. There are 16 sizars. The value, including all allowances, is £100 a year. The value of a subsizarship is £40. Candidates for sizarships may be either subsizars of the college or persons under 19 years of age not yet members of the university.

Emmanuel College.-There are 13 fellows and 24 foundation scholars. The junior fellowships are tenable for six years and are open to all graduates of Cambridge or Oxford. The senior fellowships are tenable generally so long as the person elected holds some one of certain university offices. The scholarships paid out of the general revenues are as follows: Two of £80 per annum, 2 of £70, 8 of £60, 6 of £50, and 6 of £40. There are also 5 Thorpe scholarships awarded to students of not less than three terms' standing, 2 of which at least are awarded for proficiency in theology. There are also 4 scholarships and exhibitions of £22 per annum, with preference to Oakham and Uppingham schools; 2 of £50 to Derby and Ashby de la Zouch schools; 1 of £16 to Durham and Newcastle schools; and 3 of £30 to Market Bosworth school. Scholarships are usually awarded to resident members of the college and are tenable till B. A., or, with special permission, till M. A. Scholarships, tenable in the first instance for not more than two years, are also offered for competition to candidates who have not commenced residence. There are 2 subsizarships of the value of £30 open to candidates who have not commenced residence and tenable for one year, and 4 sizarships of £45 tenable for two years.

Sidney Sussex College.-There are 10 fellows and 21 scholarships. The value of the latter is as follows: Four of £60 a year; 8 of £50; 6 of £40; and 6 of £30. There are also 3 exhibitions of £60 a year for Tiverton School; 4 of £25 for Oakham or Uppingham schools; 2 of £45 for sons of clergymen educated at Grantham or Oakham schools; and 2 of £12 for sons of clergymen. There are also 6 sizarships of the value of £27 á

« ΠροηγούμενηΣυνέχεια »