Leche Trust Bursary

• Submit a short, 500-word comparison of two objects in the Wallace Collection or, in the case of overseas applicants, objects selected from a local museum.
• Submit an essay (800-1000 words) on ''How can social history can help our understanding of the decorative arts and historic interior?''.
• Produce a statement about how they think they would benefit from the award of a Leche Trust bursary and what contribution they would intend to make to the heritage sector.

The programme director and course tutor for French Decorative Arts will then submit a short- list of three candidates whose applications will be forwarded to the Grants Director of the Leche Trust. The final decision on the award will be made by the Bursaries Sub-Committee of the Leche Trust. In the event of two or more candidates applying who are deemed to be of equal merit, the Trustees have the discretion to split the award.

Applications are invited for a partial studentship on the Buckingham University MA in Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors. Generously funded by the Leche Trust, the bursary, worth £8,500, will cover just under 78% of the full-time course fees for UK students and just over 50% of the fees for international students. Priority will be given to applicants with excellent academic qualifications, seeking, or currently pursuing careers in museums, the built heritage or conservation, who are in need of financial assistance and have a strong interest in the decorative arts and historic buildings, or for those wishing to go on to pursue academic research in the decorative arts and historic interiors. The bursary is also open to part-time students commencing their studies in 2021 for whom the funding would be spread over two years. To be eligible for the bursary, students will need to have applied for and been offered a place on the course.