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

Registered Office c/o Leeds Heritage Service, 7^th Floor West, Merrion House, Leeds LS2 8DT

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 examples of grants awarded have included:

• Supporting research into the life and work of the Leeds surgeon, William Hey
• Promoting 'Leeds Lieder+' music festival
• Publication costs of The West Yorkshire Plant Atlas
• Chapel Allerton Arts Festival
• Royal Armouries' Shogun Exhibition education pack
• 'Arts to Share' project for the visually impaired
• Ilkley Literature Festival
• Leeds Peace Poetry Competition
• Performance costs of London Sinfonietta at 'fuseleeds06'
• Leeds Astromeet 2005

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 (bjbcjh@aol.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.