The Maxwell & Meyerstein Fund

 

Funding is available for individuals currently registered on a post-graduate course within the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford.

Individuals can apply for up to:

  • £200 to attend a conference or
  • £400 for a research trip (or digital services, such as scanning, where these would replace a research trip) 

to a maximum of £400 during each course of study.

 

Please ensure that you have checked all of the Eligibility Criteria listed below before submitting an application. 

In particular, please note that:

  • Retrospective applications will not normally be considered.
  • The grant does not cover normal subsistence (food and drink).
  • Applications can be submitted at any time before your trip.
  • You should expect to receive a response within two weeks of receiving supervisor/convenor approval for your application.
  • Expenses must be claimed within 3 months of being incurred. 
  • Any expenditure incurred before an application has been approved is undertaken at your own risk and may be not be recompensed.

 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

  1. Applications must be made and approved prior to the date of your trip.
    1. If this is not possible, please provide an explanation in your application.
    2. Retrospective applications will not normally be considered. 
    3. Any expenditure incurred before an application has been approved is undertaken at your own risk and may not be recompensed.
  2. All applications must be supported by the student’s supervisor (DPhil/MLitt) or course convenor (MSt/MPhil).
    1. The supervisor/convenor will be contacted automatically to confirm their support for the application.
  3. All applicants are expected to apply to their colleges as well as to the Maxwell and Meyerstein Funds and, where possible, to their studentship funders.
  4. Grants are not made for word-processing, photocopying, proof-reading, thesis binding.
  5. Grants are not made towards normal subsistence (food and drink).
  6. Applications for less than £40 will not normally be considered.
  7. All expenditure must be reclaimed using the eExpense form online:
    1. https://finance.admin.ox.ac.uk/eexpenses-system (click on the big red button on the right side of the screen to get to the eExpenses system. This will take you straight to the part where you can login using your SSO).
    2. All expenditure must comply with the University’s Expenses guidelines available at: http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/finance/expenses/guide/. 
    3. Expenses must be claimed within 3 months of being incurred.

 

If your request meets all of the above criteria, please complete the Application form.

You should also ensure your supervisor (DPhil/MLitt) or convenor (MSt/MPhil) is aware that they will be asked to confirm their support for your application.