The Confraternity Bursary and other grants
The Confraternity Bursary
We offer a Bursary of £750 each year to people aged between 18 and 25 (inclusive) to enable them to carry out research into any aspect of the pilgrimage to Santiago and/or the cult of St James. You do not have to be a member of the Confraternity to be eligible.
Short-listed candidates are interviewed in London each year, and travelling expenses within the UK may be claimed. Overseas applicants may be asked to submit a certified recent substantial piece of work instead. The awards may be shared.
Recent awards have been made in support of research into the relationship between the Leonese-Castilian monarchy and the cult of Santiago; stained glass along the camino; and the similarities between earlier and contemporary experience of the pilgrimage. In general, we aim to publish the results of such research, written up in English, in our Bulletin.
The closing date for applications is in January each year. If you
would like to be put on the mailing list for our annual call for proposals,
please contact the office.
The Pat Quaife Study Grant
An annual grant of up to £500 is available (to CSJ members only)
to complete a piece of research into the pilgrimage. It is not available
for those studying for academic qualifications or to those who have received
funding support from elsewhere. Preference will be given to those
studying British aspects of the pilgrimage. Applications in writing,
giving an outline of the work and estimated expenses, should be sent to
the Office by March each year.
St Christopher Fund
The St Christopher Fund has been established to provide support in the
form of paying for a companion for an elderly, frail or disabled person
to make the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela who would otherwise be
unable to contemplate such a journey. Amounts payable may be up to
£500. Requests for help may be made by individuals on their
own behalf or on behalf of others. A letter outlining the journey to be
made and the financial support required should be sent to the Confraternity
at the Office address. The letter should
also include brief details of the financial circumstances prevailing, and
any other funding applied for. Applications will be considered on
a case-by-case basis by a small subcommittee, with awards made within the
annual income available to the Fund. This Fund can be supported by
specific donations. It is suggested that monies which members wish
to give in memory of relatives, friends or fellow pilgrims can be made into
this Fund.