Bourses de recherche de la Osler Library

Research Awards at the Osler Library

Call for applications

Each year the Osler Library offers a number of awards and travel grants to local and international historians, physicians, graduate and post-doctoral students, and others whose research touches upon the history of medicine. From now through 31 December 2018, we are accepting applications for the following awards/grants and kindly ask you to share this notice widely within your own networks, listservs, and social media outlets to help us spread the word.

Dr. Edward H. Bensley Osler Library Research Travel Grant - Awarded to those whose project requires travel to Montreal to consult material in the Osler Library, such as rare books, archives, and artifacts. Each year up to $4000 in awards will be made available to one or more individuals who require a minimum of 2 weeks to carry out their research.

Mary Louise Nickerson Travel Grant - This award is open to scholars who need to carry out research using the Osler Library collections (e.g., rare books, archives, and artifacts), as well as other resources available at the Montreal Neurological Institute and the McGill University Archives. Preference will be given to applicants whose research requires them to travel to Montreal from elsewhere.

Dr. Dimitrije Pivnicki Award in Neuro and Psychiatric History - Awarded to one or more students and/or scholars wishing to carry out research utilizing the rich archival and monographic holdings at McGill University, such as the Osler Library (including the Penfield Archive), the Montreal Neurological Institute, and the McGill University Archives.

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Additional information about terms, requirements, how to apply, previous winners, and general information about the Osler Library can be found here. The library’s collections are listed in the McGill Library Catalogue (classic or Worldcat Discovery) and the Osler Library Archives Collection website. Please note that all research in this grant cycle must be completed during the next fiscal year, 1 May 2019 – 30 April 2020. We welcome all further inquiries at osler.library@mcgill.ca.

Caveat: on 13 July 2018, a fire broke out on the roof of the Osler Library. While the Osler Room and our oldest and rarest materials were unaffected, the event has had a considerable impact upon the library. Notably, we had to remove our holdings from the McIntyre Building for the duration of the (re)construction. Fortunately, we were able to find climate-controlled space within McGill’s McLennan Library to house our materials in the interim; thus, all of those consulting Osler materials within the next grant cycle will do so in the Rare Books reading room, McLennan Library. Moreover, we are in the process of moving the remainder of our materials from post-fire storage into the library. Our catalogue will show several parts of the collection as “unavailable” until that entire process has been completed, so we ask that you contact Osler Library staff at osler.library@mcgill.ca if you have specific questions about an item’s availability.