The Leverhulme Trust awards generous research grants to residents of the United Kingdom.
Leverhulme Research Grants, given to academics living and working in the United Kingdom, award outstanding research across a broad range of disciplines. Non-residents qualify for visiting professorships and, in very rare instances, research grants. Grants, administered by the applicant's university, last for a few months to several years. The Leverhulme Trust uses stringent criteria to winnow the pool of applicants and then invites a select group of researchers to interview before awarding grants, fellowships and prizes.
About the Trust
The Leverhulme Trust, established in 1920, supports "scholarships for the purposes of research and education." Named for Victorian entrepreneur and businessman William Hesketh Lever, Lord Leverhulme of the Western Isles, the trust awards an array of grants and other monetary compensation for original research and projects that require international collaboration. The trust is one of the largest grantors of research funds in the United Kingdom. Special consideration is placed on originality of the project, the significance of the work, risk-taking and removing barriers to collaboration.
Research Grants
Every year, the trust selects several research themes and invites potential grantees to apply for funding in one of those theme areas. Past themes concerned science and politics, resilience and intergenerational justice. Awards are large enough to fund the project and pay salaries for research assistants. Eligible applicants are universities and charities in the United Kingdom, and institutions in developing countries where research funds are scarce. Typically, the grant period is two or three years, but exceptions are occasionally made for larger grants administered over a five-year period.
Research Fellowships
Research fellowships, open to all academics regardless of field of study, last between three and 24 months. Preference is given to scholars who have been unable to complete original research because of life circumstances. Grants provide funds for research costs and cover loss of income over the course of the project. Applicants must be residents of the United Kingdom and be able to show, through their experience and academic background, that they will successfully complete their project.
Other Grants and Prizes
Study Abroad Scholarships provide a basic stipend for living expenses for students working in other countries, excluding the United States, and the student's partner. They last between one and two years. Students in the early stages of their careers who have proven excellence in research qualify for Early Career Fellowships. Emeritus Fellowships provide funding for two years upon retirement and Visiting Professorships fund instructors from other countries working in the United Kingdom. Philip Leverhulme Prizes, awarded each year for projects fitting the trust's designated themes, last for two or three years.
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