Bursaries and Awards

IMC Bursary Fund

Bursary applications for IMC 2024 have now closed.

Each year, the IMC receives many applications for financial support. As part of our commitment to widening participation at the IMC, the IMC Bursary Fund is available to students, independent scholars, pensioners, unwaged scholars, and delegates from outside Western Europe. The bursaries awarded range in value and may cover all or part of the Registration and Programming Fee, accommodation, and meals.

The deadline for bursaries for IMC 2024 was 23:59 (BST) 15 October 2023.

For IMC 2024 a total amount of £20,000 was awarded. 430 applications were received and 135 applicants were awarded bursaries. For this year’s Congress, bursaries were awarded to participants from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mongolia, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the USA.

We are aware that the pandemic has also precipitated global financial crises, often impacting the most marginal in our communities the hardest. The IMC is run on a not for profit basis, with any surplus from each Congress being reinvested in the Bursary Fund. However, if you feel able to, you can make a donation to the IMC Bursary Fund here. Even small contributions make a great impact.

Bursaries from the Templar Heritage Trust - Military Orders, Cistercians, Crusades

We would like to thank the Templar Heritage Trust (THT) for offering six bursaries to IMC delegates. THT operates as part of the Charities Aid Foundation and makes a number of grants each year in support of academic research and conservation of historic buildings. THT takes a particular interest in the literary, architectural, and cultural legacy of the medieval Knights Templar and their period in history.

All eligible proposals will be considered for this bursary automatically.