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Funder details

Primary information

Funder name: The Spalding Trust

Correspondant: Mrs Tessa Rodgers
Correspondant title: Secretary
Address: PO Box 85
Stowmarket
IP14 3NY
Country: UK
Telephone: n/a
E-mail:
Website: http://www.spaldingtrust.org.uk
Funding objective / Areas of interest: To promote a better understanding between the great cultures of the world by encouraging the study of the religious principles on which they are based. The Trustees are particularly interested in research projects which are
backed by a professional ability to raise the standard of knowledge of religious principles and practices, and to interpret their relation to contemporary society.
Type of funding available: Research costs; Publication costs; Travel expenses; Purchase of books; Provision of subsidy towards the cost of a visiting Lecturer`s fee; Establishment of a professional Chair or Lectureship.
Beneficiary type:
Eligibility criteria: The trust makes grants to institutions and to individuals. The institutions may include libraries, colleges or any place of learning. In relation to academic applications, the Trust supports research into the great religions of the world, particularly projects that are comparative. Applications need to have a primarily religious concern rather than a sociological or anthropological one.
Exclusions / restrictions: In general, the Trustees are reluctant to approve requests for assistance with the expenses of undertaking or completing first-degree courses. The trust`s resources do not permit assistance to applicants to whom adequate other sources of finance are available. No grant may be offered for a study or project within the context of the applicant`s own religion unless there is likely to be a significant result in the improvement of inter-religious understanding.
Example grants: None available.
Application guidelines: Applicants should provide the Trustees with the following information: A covering letter; An outline of the proposal; A copy of your CV; Budget, to include tuition fees etc and other possible sources of funding; References. Further guidelines and application details are available from the website. Applications are considered monthly by Trustees but only after receipt of all the details requested. It is usual for Trustees to take three months to reach a decision on an application; applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application as soon as possible.
Trustees: Dr. A. C. Spalding, MA (Chair); Professor C. E. Bosworth, MA, PhD, FBA; Professor J. A. Emerton, DD, FBA; Professor J. J. Lipner, Dphil; Dr. M. A. N. Loewe, PhD; Professor O. Davies, PhD; Professor P. J. Gifford, M.Litt.
Additional information:
Information sources: Charity Commission website; Internet; The Spalding Trust website.

Areas of Interest

Bible and Related Literature, History of the Jewish People, Jewish Thought and Philosophy, Religion and Religious Movements, Bible and Related Literature

Beneficial Areas

Regions
Europe

Countries:
UK