Applicants for grants from the Society should consider the following:

1. Applicants must be United Kingdom or Spanish nationals who are or will be engaged in university studies at postgraduate level that have some connection with bilateral links and relationships between the United Kingdom and Spain in any field of academic interest.

2. Applicants may be undergraduates in their final year, or be postgraduates or mature students seeking, for example, to extend existing qualifications or to carry forward research already initiated.

3. Students should already have been accepted at the University/Academy of their choice and be able to produce written confirmation of this.

4. The Society’s aim is to provide support for a course or research project which would not be possible without this additional funding.

5. In considering applications the Council will take into account whether they conform with the objects of the Society, which is a non-political organization whose aim is: ‘to promote friendship and understanding among the peoples of the United Kingdom and Spain through knowledge of each other’s customs, institutions, history and way of life’.

6. Successful applicants will be asked to submit a short article on their research and experiences for publication in the Society’s Quarterly Review.

7. Thanks to the generosity of financial supporters and sponsors, the Society is now in a position to extend considerably its support for students.  Details of these benefactors can be found on the website and their representatives will be involved in the acceptance of candidates.

8. Grants can include allowances for research materials, travel, academic fees and, where appropriate, accommodation.  Each grant will be of the order of £3,000, with a likely maximum of £4,500 in special cases.

9. Applications can be submitted at any time (in the first instance to the Grants Secretary) but the closing date for applications will be 20th January in the year for which the grant is sought.  It is intended that the five main scholarships (one for each Principal Supporter) will be awarded in April or May at a reception at the Spanish Embassy in London which successful  candidates will be required to attend.

10. Applications – either direct or via an academic sponsor – should be made to the Grants Secretary of the Society info@anglospanishsociety.org and are to include:

1. a covering letter – including a brief outline of the proposed course/project and
2. an up-to-date CV, giving full academic and personal details, with particular reference to items 1, 3 and 5 of the Grants Policy.