The Leverhulme Trust Dr Anne Dean Assistant Director

The Leverhulme TrustThe Leverhulme Trust

Dr Anne DeanDr Anne Dean

Assistant DirectorAssistant Director

William Hesketh Lever

……from 1922

Lord Leverhulm

e of the Western

Isles

(1851-1925)



Established in 1925Established in 1925

A proportion of Lord Leverhulme’s interest in Lever Brothers (later to become Unilever plc) left in Trust for specific beneficiaries:

Certain trade charitiesCertain trade charities

Scholarships for the purposesScholarships for the purposes of of research and educationresearch and education


Scholarships for the purposes Scholarships for the purposes of research and education:of research and education:

support for the gifted individualsupport for the gifted individual

postgraduate levelpostgraduate level

all subjectsall subjects**


The TrusteesThe Trustees

Diverse backgroundsDiverse backgroundsDrawn from senior management of Drawn from senior management of

Unilever plcUnilever plcGeneralist experienceGeneralist experienceAppraisal experienceAppraisal experienceResistant to fashionResistant to fashion


Inclinations of the TrusteesInclinations of the Trustees

……the suitability of the research for support by the suitability of the research for support by the Trust…the Trust…

emphasis on opinion of various peer reviewers (both emphasis on opinion of various peer reviewers (both those nominated by the applicant and independent those nominated by the applicant and independent reviewers appointed by the Trust)reviewers appointed by the Trust)

mixture of disciplines (blurring boundaries/lateral mixture of disciplines (blurring boundaries/lateral impact)impact)

courageous research (avoidance of the incremental)courageous research (avoidance of the incremental) individual exploration (hesitation with data individual exploration (hesitation with data

banks/cataloguing)banks/cataloguing)


……………….as well as:.as well as:

originality of the proposed workoriginality of the proposed work

impact of the research outcome on other fields of study and impact of the research outcome on other fields of study and within the immediate field of researchwithin the immediate field of research

the applicant’s ability to judge and take appropriate risk – the applicant’s ability to judge and take appropriate risk – promising ‘blue skies’ researchpromising ‘blue skies’ research

the extent to which the research design transcends the extent to which the research design transcends traditional boundariestraditional boundaries

the extent to which a proposal represents a refreshing the extent to which a proposal represents a refreshing departure from the established working patterns either of departure from the established working patterns either of the individual or of the disciplinethe individual or of the discipline


**The Trust tends to avoid those The Trust tends to avoid those specific disciplines which other specific disciplines which other Trusts or agencies are disposed to Trusts or agencies are disposed to support. These include:support. These include:

medicinemedicine

general school educationgeneral school education


With c. £30M available each With c. £30M available each year, the Leverhulme Trust year, the Leverhulme Trust cannot act as funder of last cannot act as funder of last resort for a government resort for a government system withsystem with

£1,500M p.a.£1,500M p.a.

The Leverhulme Trust

Under the terms of the Founder’s Will, Under the terms of the Founder’s Will, the Trust is unable to engage inthe Trust is unable to engage in

FULL ECONOMIC COSTING.FULL ECONOMIC COSTING.

Therefore, overheads and similar costs Therefore, overheads and similar costs cannot be supported.cannot be supported.


The majority of awards given by the The majority of awards given by the Trust are made (via a 2-stage process Trust are made (via a 2-stage process at Outline and Full Application stage) at Outline and Full Application stage) to institutions mostly under our to institutions mostly under our Research Project GrantResearch Project Grant schemescheme

…….but we offer numerous other awards,.but we offer numerous other awards,

including :including :


Programme Grants (up to £1.75M for selected themes) – for Programme Grants (up to £1.75M for selected themes) – for 2007, the topics are: 2007, the topics are: Ceremony and Ritual Ceremony and Ritual andand The Uses of The Uses of Higher Education.Higher Education.

Various Fellowships (Visiting, Early Career, Emeritus) and Various Fellowships (Visiting, Early Career, Emeritus) and Study AbroadStudy Abroad

Major Research Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Major Research Fellowships in the Humanities and Social SciencesSciences

Academic Collaboration – International Networks, Visiting Academic Collaboration – International Networks, Visiting ProfessorshipsProfessorships

Philip Leverhulme PrizesPhilip Leverhulme Prizes

and…and…


……TTraining and Professional raining and Professional Development in the Fine and Development in the Fine and Performing Arts…Performing Arts…


Training and Professional Development Scheme

These awards are mainly to permit (normally young) people to obtain training or professional development and are based upon a combination of based upon a combination of talent and needtalent and need.

Awards are made directly to institutions for provision of bursaries or scholarships for the maintenance of selected groups of students. Applications from individual students are not eligible.

The Trust also supports innovative teaching activity, and research into various aspects of the Arts.


………………....Among the Among the organisations we organisations we support aresupport are………………………………



We also offer residencies under ourWe also offer residencies under our

Artist in Residence SchemeArtist in Residence Scheme

For artists of any kind, including musiciansFor artists of any kind, including musiciansUsually for one academic yearUsually for one academic yearUp to £12,500Up to £12,500Contrasting disciplines – i.e. a poet in a Contrasting disciplines – i.e. a poet in a

university chemistry department, a university chemistry department, a playwright in a museum, a fine artist in a playwright in a museum, a fine artist in a hospital environment….hospital environment….


Distribution of funds between schemesDistribution of funds between schemes

Distribution of funds in 2006

Research Programmes

Major Research Fellowships

RAAC Awards

Philip Leverhulme Prizes

Research Projects

Visiting Fellows and Professors

Art Bursaries


Portfolio of the 1294 direct awards active in 2007 Applied Sciences/Architecture

Arts

Basic Sciences

Business Studies,Industrial relations andeconomicsCombined Sciences

Education

Government, Law andInternational Relations

Humanities

Libraries, Archives &Museums

Medicine

Regional Studies

Social Sciences


Research Project GrantsResearch Project Grants

To enable established scholars at eligible institutions to obtain support for a research assistant(s); support for a postgraduate student(s); replacement teaching costs for applicant; associated costs to meet modest direct support costs for project. It is not normally possible for applicants to bid for their own salary.

The maximum grant available is normally £500,000 but such bids are very rare. The great majority of bids received are up to £150,000, with a smaller number up to £250,000.

Eligibility criteria: originality; significance and added value; significance for work for other subject areas; merits of proposed methodology, researchers and institution for intended work.

The Trust is unlikely to support pilot schemes.


Each year, the Trust receives c. 1,500 Each year, the Trust receives c. 1,500 Outline proposals for Outline proposals for Research Project Research Project GrantsGrants

A small proportion are deemed ineligible i.e. A small proportion are deemed ineligible i.e. they fall within those areas generally not they fall within those areas generally not supported by the Trust, or are received from supported by the Trust, or are received from ineligible institutionsineligible institutions

The great majority go forward for peer The great majority go forward for peer review - the Leverhulme Advisory Panel. review - the Leverhulme Advisory Panel.

The Leverhulme TrustThe Leverhulme TrustOutline Application FormOutline Application Form

There are no closing dates for the submission of Outline Applications to the Trust

Outline Application undergoes initial review

Outline Application rejected on grounds of eligibility or quality

Recommendation that applicant be invited to make a Full Application

Applicant submits Full Application with two named referees. Closing dates for Full Applications: 21 March, 1 September, 1 December

Up to 12 weeks – average 6 weeks

Independent referees and the applicant’s named referees are consulted by the Trust

The proposal and the comments of referees are submitted to the Trustees for decision

Application Rejected

Application Approved

Three deadlines each year: 21 March, 1 September and 1 December


Some current Some current Research Project GrantResearch Project Grant subjects subjects

Voting power in practiceVoting power in practice Migration, race and population dynamics: explaining Britain’s ethnic geographyMigration, race and population dynamics: explaining Britain’s ethnic geography Life on the move through deep time: has a universal search rule evolved in animals?Life on the move through deep time: has a universal search rule evolved in animals? The e-MERLIN radio astronomy revolution; developing the science support tool The e-MERLIN radio astronomy revolution; developing the science support tool Transforming borders: a comparative anthropology of post-Yugoslav ‘home’Transforming borders: a comparative anthropology of post-Yugoslav ‘home’ Bloomsbury and reform in the nineteenth centuryBloomsbury and reform in the nineteenth century Neuro-economic analyses of herding in economics and financeNeuro-economic analyses of herding in economics and finance The life, thought and politics of Cambodian Buddhist monk Khieu Chum (1907-1975)The life, thought and politics of Cambodian Buddhist monk Khieu Chum (1907-1975) Human tooth wear in relation to recent hunter-gatherer and Palaeolithic toolkitsHuman tooth wear in relation to recent hunter-gatherer and Palaeolithic toolkits Where quantum meets classical: foundational structures and their ramificationsWhere quantum meets classical: foundational structures and their ramifications The psychological attribution of essences to objectsThe psychological attribution of essences to objects Evolution the tinkerer – finding a new use for an old proteinEvolution the tinkerer – finding a new use for an old protein Reorganisation of river systems and climate change as controls on the HarappanReorganisation of river systems and climate change as controls on the Harappan Renaissance cultural crossroads: an analytical and annotated catalogue of translationsRenaissance cultural crossroads: an analytical and annotated catalogue of translations Towards non-destructive analysis in archaeological and conservation scienceTowards non-destructive analysis in archaeological and conservation science Turbulent entrainment in plumes with internal generation of buoyancyTurbulent entrainment in plumes with internal generation of buoyancy Genesis of the cortical endoplasmic reticulum in plantsGenesis of the cortical endoplasmic reticulum in plants A simple explanation of illusory motion experience in op art paintingsA simple explanation of illusory motion experience in op art paintings Boethius’s De Consolatione Philosophiae and early medieval commentaryBoethius’s De Consolatione Philosophiae and early medieval commentary The cognitive basis of nest buildingThe cognitive basis of nest building Adult ageing and the decoding of subtle social cues to mental stateAdult ageing and the decoding of subtle social cues to mental state Reconstructing the national income of Britain and Holland c.1270/1500 to 1850Reconstructing the national income of Britain and Holland c.1270/1500 to 1850


Research FellowshipsResearch Fellowships To support experienced researchers to complete a programme of original research (particularly those prevented from so doing by pressure of routine duties)

Approximately 100 awards offered in 2006

Fellowships between 3 and 24 months

Eligible costs – research expenses/contribution towards replacement teaching costs or loss of earnings – Maximum value is £35K.

Applicants normally over 30 and resident in the UK


Early Career FellowshipsEarly Career Fellowships

To provide career development opportunities for those with a proven record of research who do not hold/have not held a full-time established academic post in a UK university.

Applicants should normally be under 35 and have a PhD or equivalent research experience. The applicant’s PhD thesis should have been submitted by the closing date.

The Trust will contribute 50% of each Fellow’s total salary costs to a max of £22K, the balance being paid by the institution. Research expenses of up to £5K per annum may also be awarded.

Fellowships are held for 24 months and should be taken up between the beginning of the next academic year and 1 May of that year.

Fellowships can be held at universities or at other higher education institutions in the UK.


Full details of all schemes can be found on our website

www.leverhulme.ac.uk

or (in hard copy) in our Guide for Applicants, available upon request to:

The Leverhulme Trust1 Pemberton RowLondon EC4A 3BG

Tel: 020 7822 5220

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The Leverhulme Trust Dr Anne Dean Assistant Director