The Ochs Scholarships

Maud Lilian Ochs died on 24 June 1991. In her will she left the residue of her estate to the British Archaeological Association. The bequest amounted to approximately £112,000 and was topped up so as to create a starting fund of £120,000. At its meeting on 4 May 1994, the Council resolved to use the fund to provide scholarships for students in the final year of a postgraduate degree, and independent scholars engaged in the writing-up of discrete research projects. The annual sum set aside for scholarships is £7,000. This maintains the capital base of the fund as adjusted for inflation. It was also decided that scholarships should be awarded each April, and are tenable for a maximum of one year, though successful candidates may defer taking up the scholarship if they would prefer it to run from October-October. The scholarship fund is kept as part of the Association’s investments, and on 31 December 2020 stood at £208,634 The administration of the scholarship is a duty of the Hon. Secretary.