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 research costs associated with a publication about the life of Leeds-born author Eric Knight

· The Celebrate Headingley Literature Festival

· The Leeds Day Limmud

· The costs of the design and printing of a leaflet describing the artwork in the new cancer centre at St James’s Hospital

· A Chamber Music Masterclass at Lotherton Hall

· The costs of a publication on the History of Swarthmore

· The costs of publishing Mr Mercury: the Life of Edward Baines

· An international conference to celebrate the 150^th Anniversary of Leeds Town Hall, entitled Music and the Idea of the North

· The costs of commissioning a choral work by Judith Bingham to celebrate the 150^th Anniversary of the Leeds Festival Chorus

· The Ilkley Literature Festival

· The outreach programme of the Museum of the History of Science, Technology & Medicine, the University of Leeds

· The costs of the outreach programme in Leeds associated with the Northern Ballet Theatre production, A Tale of Two Cities

· The costs of a group from Fused Ensemble attending the 6^th annual Aberdeen International Youth Festival

· The costs of collections-based research on the Dodo specimens acquired by the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society’s former museum

· The costs of printing an up-dated leaflet for the Rodley Nature Reserve

· The production costs of a book entitled The Ronnie Duncan Collection associated with an exhibition of the collection at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

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.