The Dr Williams’s Trust Library Bursaries for Mid-Career Researchers
Bursaries for mid-career historians to research British Protestant dissent (17th–19th centuries) using London libraries, administered by the Institute of Historical Research.
Funder: Institute of Historical Research
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: 3 awards of £3,500 each; supports travel, accommodation, subsistence, and research expenses.
Summary: Bursaries for mid-career historians researching British Protestant dissenting traditions, with research based in London libraries and engagement with the Institute of Historical Research.
Key Information: Research must focus on the seventeenth, eighteenth, or nineteenth centuries; applicants must have held a PhD for at least five years and not be Professors.
Description
The Dr Williams’s Trust Library Bursaries are designed to support mid-career historians undertaking research on British Protestant dissenting traditions from the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. The bursaries are administered by the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) and funded by the Dr Williams’s Trust, established in 1711 to promote research and learning in this field. Awardees are expected to base their research at the IHR’s Wohl Library and other London libraries or archives, participate in IHR activities, and share findings through the IHR’s On History Blog.
