Grants

As part of our aim to ‘further education, learning, and research related to the history of late medieval England (and in particular the life and reign of King Richard III) and to disseminate the results of such education, learning and research’, the Trust is delighted to offer opportunities for scholars working on fifteenth-century studies.

We offer grants for research projects, for publication costs, and for ad hoc expenses (including archival trips, imaging costs, and permission fees). The Trust actively publishes its own monographs, critical source editions, and volumes of collected essays, and welcomes applications for new publications. If you would like to discuss a proposal for a new Trust publication, please use our Contact page to send an enquiry.

Anyone working on or researching late medieval England in all its forms is eligible to apply for a grant or submit a proposal for a volume. We welcome applications from PGRs and ECRs as well as established academics and independent researchers.

The Trust operates two deadlines for applications each year, 1 April and 1 October. Applications are evaluated by the YHT Managing Trustees; we aim to give a decision on applications within six weeks of each deadline. Please fill out the form below in full with attachments (a proposal, a CV, and a file outlining costs are required as part of the application) and click ‘submit’ when it is completed.

Yorkist History Trust grant application form

Name of primary applicant *

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Last

Other primary upload

Contact email address *

Please indicate the nature of the grant you are applying for: *

• Archival research trip
• Publication costs (i.e., non-Trust publications)
• Imaging/digitisation fees
• Permission/copyright fees
• Conference participation bursary
• Conference subsidy
• Catering
• Other (please specify below)

If 'other', please specify here:

Please provide totals for the grant requested, according to the above categories: *

Please include a short title or summary of the project: *

Please briefly outline the scope of the project: *

Project keyword *

Please add a single-word keyword for your project; this should be included in any files submitted as part of your application.

Proposal file upload *

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Please upload a file with your grant application proposal (no more than 4 pages, double spaced, in PDF format; the file name should be: 1_Proposal, followed by a project keyword of your choice). Discuss the value of the enterprise for which you seek funding in terms of its historical focus, project history to date, the key activities to be carried out, the personnel overseeing the project, potential impact/contribution, its primary audience, anticipated outcomes (monograph, articles, conference paper, critical edition, translation, digital work, conference, book launch, or other scholarly resources), and dissemination of research (in terms of publishers, print run, etc). Note what proportion of the project relates to the aims of the YHT and also specify how a YHT subvention will affect the cost of the project’s final output.

CV file upload *

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Please upload CVs for each applicant (no more than 3 pages, in PDF format): the file name should be: 2_CV, followed by the project keyword that you have chosen. The CV should list the applicant’s academic degrees and scholarly experience (conference papers, publications, teaching, etc).

Costs file upload *

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Please upload a file detailing the costs of the grant applied for (preferably as an Excel spreadsheet or Word table) and any supporting documentation (such as invoices or receipts, if applicable); the file name should be 3_Costs, followed by the project keyword that you have chosen. The table should contain a detailed breakdown of the costs that the grant will cover. If the application is for publication costs, imaging/digitization, or permissions, we require an invoice or formal written confirmation quoting the cost (attach each as a pdf and number them as 3.1_Costs, 3.2_Costs, etc) that correspond to these numbers in the table. Invoices showing the final amounts paid will be required when they become available. Any award, whether whole or in part, may be conditional upon the provision of evidence of actual expenditure. For travel, please break down costs by dates and type/location of travel, lodging location, and per diem for food. For a bursary to support conference participation, note the conference and its location and dates, and then distinguish the purpose of each cost (e.g., registration fee, lodging, and per diem). To support a conference or catering, we require an estimate of the number of participants, as well as an invoice or concrete estimate of funds for food and drink.

Have you received a grant from the YHT in the past? For how much and for which project? *

Other funding: *

Please list other grants (granting body, purpose, year, and sum received) related to this project that you have received, applied for, or intend to apply for.

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If you would like more information please contact our secretary, Dr Richard Asquith, at yorkisthistorytrust@gmail.com or use our Contact page.