We are delighted to announce the winners of our scholarship programmes! These outstanding individuals reflect the talent and stellar calibre of our MEMS MA cohort and we are very excited to welcome them.\u00a0Our scholarship programme is designed to recognise promising individuals and support their aspirations. We are proud to celebrate this year\u2019s recipients and look forward to following their journeys this year.<\/p>\n
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The Canterbury Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies<\/a> (CAMEMS) fosters close relations between the University of Kent\u2019s Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) and local organisations with involvement and interest in the period, and the wider public. Its members fund the CAMEMS MA Scholarship<\/a> to encourage access and interest in medieval and early modern studies. This year they have generously supported two MA Scholarships in MEMS. The awardees – Emma O’Rourke and Oscar Sexton – represent the diverse and brilliant cohort of our MEMS community.<\/p>\n Emma O’Rourke<\/strong> is a Canadian Student with a background in Art History from the University of Queen\u2019s in Kingston, Ontario. It is here that she published her first work, exploring the elements of gold in the Altarpiece of St. Joseph in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Montara, Italy. At this time she gained a deep interest in Medieval studies sparked by studying and living in a medieval castle in Herstmonceux during her undergraduate degree in 2023. It is through this experience that allowed her to first visit the Canterbury Cathedral and develop her fascination of the medieval magic and miracles as seen through an art historical lens, in the stained glass windows there. <\/span><\/p>\n By receiving the CAMEMS Scholarship Award, I am honoured to return to the place that began my longtime fascination with the medieval world.<\/span><\/p>\n Emma O’Rourke<\/strong>, CAMEMS MA Scholar in MEMS 2026-27\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Oscar Sexton<\/strong> attended the University of Kent as an undergraduate in the History BA. Achieving stellar marks across the board, Oscar’s love of the premodern period was fostered by courses on Conquests, Cultures and Identities in England, c.800-1100 and Vikings ‘A Global Saga’.<\/p>\n\n