Food History Stipend Amsterdam

Charlotte Kleyn Announcement
Location
Netherlands
Subject Fields
Colonial and Post-Colonial History / Studies, Cultural History / Studies, Early Modern History and Period Studies, European History / Studies, Health and Health Care

The board of the Stichting Gastronomische Bibliotheek invites students and researchers to submit requests for the Professor J.M. van Winter Stipend 2022. With this stipend, the Stichting Gastronomische Bibliotheek aims to:

• commemorate the major contributions of Professor J.M. van Winter, emeritus professor of Medieval History at Utrecht University, to the study of the history of eating and drinking in the Middle Ages;
• encourage the use of the History of Food collection of the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam.

The Stichting Gastronomische Bibliotheek was established in 1993 by Johannes van Dam, Joop Witteveen and Bart Cuperus with the aim of preserving for future generations their private collections on the history of food. In 2005, the Stichting decided to bring their collection under the umbrella of the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam.

The stipend, of 1000 euros, is to be used for research that makes particular use of the History of Food collection of the Allard Pierson, the heritage collections held at the University of Amsterdam. This research is intended to throw further light on a particular aspect of the history of food and drink. The stipend is to be used as compensation for travel, accommodation and research costs and must be fully spent within one year of allocation.

The results of the research should be presented in writing in the form of a brief report. The researcher will be invited to give a short presentation of their research during the next Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food: 11th and 12th of February 2022 (in Amsterdam or online). 

Students or researchers studying or working at a university in the Netherlands or abroad are eligible to apply.

Applications should comprise:
• a research proposal of no more than 500 words;
• a brief CV

Applications must be submitted by 15 August 2021.

Contact Information

Allard Pierson, Collections of the University of Amsterdam, attn. Ms Charlotte Kleyn, Oude Turfmarkt 129, 1012 GC Amsterdam (e-mail: c.l.kleijn@uva.nl).

Contact Email
c.l.kleijn@uva.nl