Sources of Funding

Please find below a number of funding sources that attendees might be able to access to cover some of the costs of attending MedRen.

If you wish to notify us of any funding opportunities, please do so at medren2025@gmail.com 

EarlyMuse

EarlyMuse is offering ten grants of €1.000 each to support young researchers (under age 40) from COST Inclusiveness Target Countries who have been invited to present work relevant to the goals of EarlyMuse. The call is restricted to conferences occurring within Europe before 31 August 2025. Any relevant European conference is acceptable, for example MedRen 2025 at Newcastle upon Tyne, or the many specialist conferences on offer that relate to the work of EarlyMuse. In order to be eligible for a grant, applicants have to be accepted as a presenter at the intended conference and be member of one of the EarlyMuse Working Groups.

For more information, see the attached call for applications. The deadline is 15 May, 2025.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AYZspx5mbocyg6J34bH9Z-P-XYAuCT4Q/view?usp=sharing 

Septenary Foundation

The Septenary Foundation is a charity registered in the UK (1178218), established to support independent performer-researchers working in the field of Historically Informed Performance. We use the proceeds from sales of printed and PDF music, and of our improvisation and ornamentation app Passaggi to provide conference grants, research grants, and continuing education opportunities for freelance musicians who do research.

We have two travel and accommodation bursaries available for those presenting at MedRen, Newcastle (30th June-4th July). If you would like to apply, please download the application form from the website below and read the guidance notes on eligibility. Each award is worth up to £250 and at least one will be allocated to a UK-based applicant. Please return completed forms to the email address provided by Friday 16th May 2025.

https://www.septenaryeditions.com/foundation/ 

MedRen2025

MedRen 2025 is offering two bursaries for young scholars who are unable to secure funding to cover registration for the conference, even allowing for the discounts already on offer. The bursaries will cover ONLY the cost of the registration.

Applicants must send a letter of justification briefly outlining their current position (typically graduate or undergraduate) and the reasons they are unable to secure funding to cover the cost of registering for the conference to medren2025@gmail.com

The application deadline for the Med-Ren Bursaries is: 28 May 2025 at midnight (BST). Applications received by that deadline will be assessed and the successful applicants informed. We will then be explained how to register as a bursary-holder.