Funding

David Bruce Centre Research Grants

The Bruce Centre offers funding to support defined research projects in topics relating to the Americas. The money can be used for conferences, archival research, costs of meetings or workshops to enable the advancement of research, the purchase of research materials, and similar expenses to support the direct costs of research. Note that organisation of colloquia falls under a separate funding strand (see below).

Applicants may seek support for any combination of eligible activity and cost. All applications should demonstrate that the funds are sought for a clearly defined, discrete piece of research, which will have an identifiable outcome on completion of the funded component of the research, and will further the aims of the Centre as well as the individual researcher.

The DBC is committed to diversifying the kinds of research that it funds, so among the criteria we will consider when looking at applications is whether applicants have previously been awarded funds and whether this is new research of a type and focus not funded before.  Applications are considered on different occasions during the year and should be submitted to the Director of the Bruce Centre (j.h.peacock@keele.ac.uk). Please submit a completed Bruce Centre Research Funding Application Form, where the deadlines for the academic year can be found.

Colloquium Grants

The Bruce Centre regularly hosts International Colloquia where delegates from all over the world come to Keele to give papers on their areas of research over a three-day period. Members of the DBC are encouraged to submit requests for funding colloquia to the director (j.h.peacock@keele.ac.uk). There are no specified deadlines or forms for these requests.