Three major name-studies societies met in Shetland for an international conference in April, 2003. The societies were: NORNA (Nordic Cooperative Committee for Onomastic Research), the Scottish Place-Name Society (SPNS) and the Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland (SNSBI). The proceedings of that conference, edited by Peder Gammeltoft, Carole Hough and Doreen Waugh, appeared in 2005:
Gammeltoft, P., Hough, C. and Waugh, D., 2005: Cultural Contacts in the North Atlantic Region: The Evidence of Names. Lerwick, Shetland.(ISBN 0–9551838–0–4)
This volume is available from The Scottish Place-Name Society at £10.00 per copy, plus postage and packing (P&P). Contact Dr Doreen Waugh: doreen.waugh@ed.ac.uk
Following successful fundraising for the volume, the three societies are pleased to announce that there is a surplus which we plan to use for the benefit of name research in the following ways:
1. Grants to enable students of onomastics to attend conferences
2. Travel grants to enable students of onomastics to pursue their research in the field
3. Grants towards publication of onomastic material relating to the North Atlantic region, defined broadly as in the publication
A small steering committee, representing the three societies, has been appointed to make decisions on the fair allocation of funds. If you are interested please download and complete the form provided here and submit it, preferably as an email attachment, to the co-ordinator of the steering committee: doreen.waugh@ed.ac.uk
The form may also be sent to Dr Doreen Waugh at the following address:
Scottish Place-Name Survey, Celtic and Scottish Studies, 27 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LD, Scotland.
CULTURAL CONTACTS FUND
APPLICATION FORM I
Grant towards attendance at conference
Name:
Email address:
Institution:
Degree course:
Name of Supervisor/Director of Studies:
Details of Conference to be attended
Date of conference:
Location of conference:
Organising body:
Title/theme of conference:
Please give your reasons for wishing to attend this conference:
Please give details of any support available from your own university/institution:
Cost of attending conference:
Travel:
Conference (a) fee and (b) accommodation:
CULTURAL CONTACTS FUND
APPLICATION FORM II
Grant towards publication of onomastic material
relating to the North Atlantic
Name(s):
Contact email address:
Address:
Institutional Affiliation (if applicable):
Nature of proposed publication:
(If necessary attach one A4 sheet of explanatory detail. You may later be asked to provide a copy of the whole text or part of it to the steering committee.)
Other possible sources of financial assistance, with amount applied for:
Envisaged publication costs (give actual amount where possible):