The Phythian-Adams Award

Undergraduate awards 2025

Named in honour of Professor Charles Phythian-Adams, former Director of the Centre for English Local History, the Friends provide up to 10 grants of £100 for undergraduate students entering their final year who are currently planning their dissertation research projects. The funding is intended to help cover the costs of research trips to local archives offices within the UK for research on any topic related to regional or local history, or the history of the family. The expectation is that this research would be undertaken over the coming summer vacation period leading into the final year. These grants are available to University of Leicester BA History or BA joint honours students.

Students should write a brief (500-word max.) statement outlining their proposed research topic, archives they plan to visit and collections they intend to use, and a rough timeline for undertaking these activities. These should then be sent to their prospective supervisor. Prospective supervisors will then send these on to the Director of the Centre for Regional and Local History (Angela Muir). If more than 10 eligible applications are received, the Director of CRLH and a committee from the Friends will select those that best align with the Friends’ aims.

Deadline for application: 1 May 2025, 5pm.
Please email Dr Angela Muir with any queries am1074@le.ac.uk