Oxford Symposium Awards and Grants
▪ Five Oxford Symposium Student Research Grants
▪ Prizes for Best Student Paper Presentations
▪ Prize for Best Presentation by a non-Student First-time Presenter
▪ Two Oxford Symposium Young Chefs Grants
▪ Thirty Student Discounted Places
▪ The Sophie Coe Prize in Food History
▪ The Cherwell Food History Studentship
Oxford Symposium Student Research Grants and Best Paper Prize
▪ Student Research Grants
The Friends of the Oxford Symposium offer up to eight grants to students who have had a proposal accepted for presentation at the Symposium. To be eligible, you must declare that you are a student on your paper proposal. All students from undergraduate through PhD programs are eligible. The grant is £200 for UK students and £350 for students who study outside of the UK. This grant is in addition to whatever funding you may receive from your institution. It is also in addition to the first-come-first-serve discounted registration offered to the first 30 registered students. Recipients receive their funds at the Symposium in a public presentation.
▪ Prizes for Best Student Paper Presentations
Additionally, £500 is allocated as prize money to be awarded at the discretion of the awards committee between the best papers presentations by a student. Student Research Grant recipients are also be eligible for a presentation prize. You must have declared that you are a student on your paper proposal to be eligible for this prize.
Recipients receive their funds at the Symposium in a public presentation.
▪ Prize for Best Presentation by a First-time Presenter who is not a student.
£150 is also allocated by the Friends of the Oxford Symposium as prize money to be awarded to the best presentation by a first-time presenter who is not a student. You must have declared that you are a first-time presenter on your paper proposal to be eligible for this prize
Young Chefs’ Grant
The Friends of the Oxford Symposium award two fully funded places at the Symposium (6-8 July 2018) to a culinary professional or student with not more than 10 years in the industry. You will get 1 free place at the Symposium (worth £400) plus £200 cash, and be invited to work behind the scenes with our invited chef and with Tim Kelsey of the St. Catherine’s College kitchen in the preparation of Friday night’s dinner. You will then be able to attend all Symposium sessions and meals. The aim is simple: to enrich your approach to food and cooking.
If you’re interested, please send a one-page pdf document that includes the following: a short statement explaining why you would like to attend the Symposium and in what way this would benefit you, a summary of your educational background and your cooking experience, and links to any of your social media that relate to food, such as a Twitter feed or Facebook page. The deadline for the 2018 Symposium is March 1, 2018 no later than midnight GMT. Address correspondence to chefgrants.oxfordsymposium@gmail.com.
I was surprised by how welcoming everyone is and you learn something from every conversation you have.
Deborah Ryan – winner 2017
Read Deborah’s report here
I can’t wait to be part of this event again
Girish Nyak – winner 2017
Read Girish’s report here
“My advice to the next Young Chefs is to take every opportunity you can to meet the people who attend and get stuck into the work in the kitchen at St Catz. It will be an experience you will never forget!”
Naomi Kelsey – winner 2016
Read Naomi’s report here
“I was heady with excitement to be able to work in the kitchen at such an event.This is a wonderful opportunity for any emerging chef!”
Keelin Tobin – winner 2014
Read Keelin’s full report here
The meals in 2017 included a Boyne Valley Banquet organised by Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire and Fáilte Ireland and a culinary tribute to the contested borderlands of Armenia and Turkey organised by Gamze İneceli and İhsan Karayazı in association with the Culinary Arts Academy of Istanbul.
Some of our previous visiting chefs:
Fergus Henderson, Allegra McEvedy, Shaun Hill, Aglaia Kremezi, Rowley Leigh, Jeremy Lee, Jacob Kenedy, Trine Hahnemann.
Student Discounted Places
The first 30 students to register may register at the discounted student wage of £250 for full room and board. See the registration page for details.