The Wessex Branch of the Western Front Association
postgraduate study grant in First World War Studies
The Centre for the Study of War, State and Society (CWSS) is delighted to announce details of a new award made available by the Wessex Branch of theWestern Front Association (
Founded in 1980, the Western Front Association ( works to sustain interest in, and understanding of, all facets of the Great War. The Wessex Branch of the Association is pleased to offer an award of £250, which is available to University of Exeter postgraduate students researching the First World War as detailed in the terms and conditions below. The award is intended to help fund research into any aspect of the Great War, whether military or civilian, political, social or cultural, either at home or overseas. Applications are welcomed from those working on the conflict’s impact, consequences, its memorialisation and artistic legacies, whether local, national or global, individual or collective.
Terms and conditions:
The award is open to any full or part-time postgraduate research students enrolled at the University of Exeter as of September 2016. Applications, which require the completion of a two-page application form and accompanying CV, must be made direct to CWSS at the Director’s email address given below. The closing date for this year’s round of applications is 30 September 2016. A CWSS panel will review the applications and the award will be announced in the second week of November, leading up to Armistice Day. It is a condition of the award that the successful applicant presents their research findings to one of the scheduled Western Front Association (Wessex Branch) meetings at Pimperne, Dorset. The successful applicant will also be invited to discuss their work at a CWSS Research Exchange workshop at the University of Exeter.
Potential applicants are invited to contact Professor Martin Thomas, CWSS director, for further details.
All applicants should complete the award application form below:
Western Front Association (Wessex Branch)
postgraduate study grant in First World War Studies
Application form
Address for correspondence:Current University/degree programme:
Email address:
In no more than 750 words, please provide a brief case for support detailing your proposed research, its aims and objectives.
Please give brief details below of the resources, including, for instance, Libraries, Archives or Museums, that you intend to consult:
Signature & date:
Name (printed):
Please send this this form by email, along with a one-page CV, to the CWSS Director: . Please title your email: Wessex WFA grant