We are the trustee of over 100 trust funds, used to support academic activities at our member institutions, the central academic bodies and Senate House Library.
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Classics Trust Funds
We are the trustee of over 100 trust funds, used to support academic activities at our federation members, the School of Advanced Study and Senate House Library.
The trust funds were established following generous donations from supporters. Some are almost as old as the University itself, dating back to the 1850s, while many others have been created since 2000. Please find details of our Classics Trust Funds below.
Classics Trust Funds
The Henry Brown Bequest was created in 1927 following a donation to the University. The trust fund is given to the Institute of Classical Studies and supports the study of ancient Greek language and literature.
The Crawford bequest was given to the University in 1993 and established the Brian Hewson Crawford Fellowship at the Warburg Institute. In memory of Dr. Hewson, a graduate of the University of London in 1926, the fellowship is open to the study of any aspect of the classical tradition.
Further details about this fellowship and more can be found at the Warburg Institute’s website.
The Jacobsen Essay Prize was established in the 1980s following a donation to the University from Mr J. A. B. Jacobsen. Along with the Essay Prize, Mr Jacobsen also funded the creation of a research fellowship and an annual lecture which are all on the subject of philosophy.
The Jacobsen trust funds are based at the Institute of Philosophy within the School of Advanced Study. The funds are overseen by the Jacobsen Committee which is comprised of academics from Philosophy Departments across the University of London Colleges.
The Jacobsen Fellowships were established in the 1980s following a donation to the University from Mr J. A. B. Jacobsen. Along with the Fellowships, Mr Jacobsen also funded the creation of an essay prize and an annual lecture which are all on the subject of philosophy.
The Jacobsen trust funds are based at the Institute of Philosophy within the School of Advanced Study. The funds are overseen by the Jacobsen Committee which is comprised of academics from Philosophy Departments across the University of London Colleges.
The Jacobsen Lecture was established in the 1980s following a donation to the University from Mr J. A. B. Jacobsen. Along with the Lecture, Mr Jacobsen also funded the creation of a research fellowship and an essay prize which are all on the subject of philosophy.
The Jacobsen trust funds are based at the Institute of Philosophy within the School of Advanced Study. The funds are overseen by the Jacobsen Committee which is comprised of academics from Philosophy Departments across the University of London Colleges.
The Sheila Kassman Memorial Address was established in 1993 following the donation from Mr Alec Kassman. Since its creation, the address has been held at the Institute of Classical Studies.
The Arthur Dale Trendall Fund exists to commemorate Professor A. D. Trendall, a New Zealand-born Australian art historian and classical archaeologist who died in 1995. Professor Trendall devoted virtually all his academic career to the study of figure-decorated South Italian vases of the 5th to 4th centuries BC. The trust fund was intended to support the Institute of Classical Studies, part of the School of Advanced Study.
The A. D. Trendall Fellowship was inaugurated in 2000. This fellowship is usually awarded in alternate years and is for senior scholars from universities outside the UK whose research interests are in South Italian archaeology and history, or in art history. The Fellow delivers the Trendall Lecture whilst at the Institute.
For further information regarding the fellowship, please see the Institute of Classical Studies website
Michael Ventris was an architect who, along with two others, deciphered Linear B, a previously unknown ancient script discovered at Knossos. In recognition of his work, Ventris was awarded an OBE in 1955 but sadly died a year later at the age of just 34. In an attempt to commemorate his life and work in perpetuity, his friends made a public appeal for donations and the resulting money raised was used to create the Michael Ventris Memorial Trust.
The Trust is overseen by the Ventris Trust Committee, which is comprised of members from the University of London and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
The Webster Bequest was created in 1974 following the passing of Professor Thomas Webster. Professor Webster, a noted Classicist, had been instrumental in the establishment of the Institute of Classical Studies. The bequest was to be used to aid the study of classical art and architecture.
Since 1999, the Institute of Classical Studies has hosted the T. B. L. Webster Fellowships, which is for senior scholars from universities outside the UK whose research interests are in the ancient theatre or in classical art and archaeology.
Further details of the Webster Fellowships can be found on the Institute of Classical Studies website
The Winnington-Ingram Memorial Fund was established following the death of Professor Reginald Pepys Winnington-Ingram in 1993. Professor Winnington-Ingram had a long connection with the University of London, firstly as a reader at Birkbeck, then as a Professor of Classics at Westfield College, after which he became Professor of Greek at King’s College and then finally as the Director of the Institute of Classical Studies between 1964 and 1967.
The fund was created following a public appeal for donations from the Institute of Classical Studies. The fund supports the training of a Classical Librarian at the Institute and is one of only two such Classical Librarian traineeships in the UK.
