The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society -- Grants

The Leeds Philosophical
and Literary Society
Registered Charity 224084 Company Registered in England 177204

Registered Office: c/o Leeds City Museum, Cookridge Street, Leeds LS2 8BH

GRANTS

The Society makes grants both to individuals and to organisations to promote the advancement of its objectives. It places particular emphasis on (but does not limit its grants to) support for citizens of Leeds engaged in academic and scholarly activities, especially those relating to Leeds and its immediate area. Applications from members of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society are especially welcomed. Please note that the Society does not normally give grants in general support of students on taught courses or to postgraduates undertaking research unless that research relates specifically to Leeds and its immediate area.

Recent grants have included support for:

· The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Choral Composition Competition, organised by the Leeds University Liturgical Choir

· The costs of a book to accompany the Marc Riboud exhibition at the Leeds City Museum

· A publication of a printed version of a new Bragg Notebook website

· The publicity costs of the 2008 and 2009 Leeds Astromeets

· The publication costs of a book on the life of Leeds artist and teacher, Pam Rex

· The costs of commissions and community projects associated with fuseleeds09

· The Celebrate Headingley Literature Festival

· The costs of a leaflet based on The Building Stones of Leeds

· A series of educational projects linked to the 2009 Leeds Lieder+

· The Ilkley Literature Festival

· Research into Halloween and related Festivals in Leeds and surrounding districts

· The publication costs of a book entitled Letters from a Malham Kitchen associated with an exhibition in the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery

· The publication costs of a book entitled Joseph Priestley: Friends and Foes

· The printing costs of publication on Yorkshire designed landscapes

· The production costs of a leaflet accompanying the publication of a book on the History of the Association for Science Education in the Yorkshire region

· The costs of restoration of the Broadwood pianoforte at Temple Newsam House

· The costs of a performance of 17^th Century poetry in the Great Barn of Riddlesden Hall to celebrate the centenary of the Poetry Society

· The design and production of a wall chart depicting the ‘Tree of Life’ for the Leeds City Museum

· A student to research the history of the Society’s scientific collections

· A student to deliver a paper on Sergei Tanayev based on research linked to Taneyev’s diaries in the Brotherton Library Special Collections

Grants awarded normally range from £100 to £1000, though larger sums will be considered. An application form may be obtained by e-mailing the chairman of the grants committee, Dr Chris Hatton (chris.hatton007@btinternet.com) or by printing it from this Web site. The Grants Committee normally meets three times a year, in January, May and September. The closing date for applications is the last day of the preceding month. Successful applicants will be required to present a report to the Society on completion of their projects, showing how their grants have been used; the report form can be downloaded by clicking here.