Deadline: 01 March 2023 (23.59 BST)
Lex Academic recognizes the important contribution of dyslexic individuals to academic research and broader society. We believe that exceptionally promising dyslexic students deserve investment and support, helping them to realize the potential of their ideas. Following the success of the 2022 Lex Academic Classics Scholarship, we are pleased to announce two new, highly competitive awards for Dyslexic Scholars in Classics and Philosophy. The scholarships are designed to recognize the important contribution of dyslexic individuals to academic research and broader society. Often meeting with discouragement in mainstream education, we believe that exceptionally promising dyslexic students deserve investment and support, giving them visibility and also helping them to realize the potential of their ideas.
The Lex Academic Classics Scholarship
Our Classics award is granted annually to a student studying Classics (or a Classics-adjacent subject in another department) to postgraduate level. In addition to a bursary of £500, Lex Academic Scholars receive our five-star proofreading services gratis for their entire thesis.
To be eligible to apply for an award, you must have been diagnosed with dyslexia by an educational psychologist. You will need to supply evidence of your diagnosis, which will be treated with total confidence. Eligible candidates must also hold an offer of admission for a postgraduate degree with a thesis or extended project component. You may apply for an award if you have already begun your postgraduate degree. While there are no country restrictions for these awards, your thesis must be written (primarily) in English. Applicants should email the required proof to scholarships@lexacademic.com before the end of Wednesday 1st March, 2023, alongside an abstract of their planned thesis and a brief statement about how the scholarship could help them. The panel aims to make a decision by Friday 30th June, 2023.
Last year’s Classics Scholarship was awarded to Leah Wild (Christ’s College, University of Cambridge) for her impressive ongoing doctoral research, Manufacturing miniaturisation: The making of miniature deities in the Greco-Roman world. Leah writes:
As a disabled academic, I face a double bind, whereby my work is held to the same standards as my peers and colleagues, as is only right in the struggle towards intellectual rigour, and yet, the outward trappings of this, like spelling, continue to elude me. This was compounded by my choice of field: Classics. The study of Greco-Roman antiquity requires proficiency in Latin and Ancient Greek. Your support, both financial and through access to your editorial services, will ensure that my work is judged on the quality of its content. Clarity of communication is important, and I recognise the need for spelling and grammar to be as accurate and precise as possible. With your help, I will be able to achieve all that I set out to do. Your support will help to make all the difference.
Watch the video below in which Leah Wild discusses the scholarship and its benefits in more detail.
The Lex Academic Philosophy Scholarship
This new scholarship shall be granted annually to a student studying Philosophy (or a Philosophy-adjacent subject in another department) to postgraduate level. In addition to a bursary of £500, Lex Academic Scholars receive our five-star proofreading services gratis for their entire thesis.
To be eligible to apply for an award, you must have been diagnosed with dyslexia by an educational psychologist. You will need to supply evidence of your diagnosis, which will be treated with total confidence. Eligible candidates must also hold an offer of admission for a postgraduate degree with a thesis or extended project component. You may apply for an award if you have already begun your postgraduate degree. While there are no country restrictions for these awards, your thesis must be written (primarily) in English. Applicants should email the required proof to scholarships@lexacademic.com before the end of Wednesday 1st March, 2023, alongside an abstract of their planned thesis and a brief statement about how the scholarship could help them. The panel aims to make a decision by Friday 30th June, 2023.
