Record

RefNoWF/198
Previous numbers198
LevelFile
TitleGrant application from University of Cambridge to the Wolfson Foundation
Date1965-1973
DescriptionPapers of application from University of Cambridge to the Wolfson Foundation for a grant to establish the Institute of Astronomy under Professor Hoyle (later Sir Fred Hoyle).

The application was made to the Wolfson Foundation's 'Science and Medicine' programme area.

The application meeting was held on 9 February 1965.

Correspondents include Martin Rees FRS, Fred Hoyle FRS, Donald Lynden-Bell FRS and John Cockcroft FRS.

Grant amount awarded: £175,000
Grant amount paid: £139,966. Grant was underspent as the cost of the building turned out to be lower than anticipated
Extent1 file
AccessStatusClosed
AccessConditionsPlease contact the Wolfson Foundation (0207 7323 5730) to request access to this file. For further information please go to http://www.wolfson.org.uk/funding/what-weve-funded/
AdminHistoryPart of the Wolfson Foundation archive - in archival storage at the Royal Society.
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5692Hoyle; Sir; Fred (1915 - 2001)1915 - 2001
NA4329Lynden-Bell; Donald (1935 - 2018)1935 - 2018
NA8174Cockcroft; Sir; John Douglas (1897 - 1967); physicist1897 - 1967
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