Deadline: January 31, 2022.

The Dr. Edward H. Bensley Osler Library Research Travel Grant is available to historians, physicians, graduate and post-doctoral students, and to those interested in the arts and humanities of medical history whose project requires them to travel to Montreal to consult material in the Osler Library.

The grant recognises Dr. E.H. Bensley’s place in the history of the library. A former dean of the Faculty of Medicine (now the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences), Dr. Bensley’s later life was devoted to the history of medicine. He was affiliated with the Department of the History of Medicine (fore-runner of the present Department of Social Studies of Medicine) and taught the history of medicine to second year medical students. He also edited the Osler Library Newsletter and wrote extensively. His last book, “McGill Medical Luminaries,” was the first title to appear in the Osler Library Studies in the History of Medicine series. He was named Honorary Osler Librarian in 1979.

ELIGIBILITY

1. Grant is available to historians, physicians, graduate and post-doctoral students.
2. Those interested in the arts and humanities of medical history whose project requires them to travel to Montreal to consult material in the Osler Library. 
3. Applicants from any part of the world are welcome to apply

GRANT

Each year up to $4,000 in awards will be made to one or more individuals who require a minimum of 2 weeks to carry out their research during the fiscal year, 1 May 2022 – 30 April 2023.

APPLICATION

Applicants should fill in the Osler Library Travel Grant Application Form and email it with their CV to the Osler Library, E-mail osler.library [at] mcgill.ca

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