Tower Poetry Development Grants - Christ Church, Oxford

Logo Logo ## Main navigation Logo Black banner featuring the Tower Poetry logo ## Breadcrumb # Tower Poetry Development Grants In accordance with the charitable objects of Christ Church and more particularly the terms of the Christopher Tower benefaction, Tower Poetry offers generous Development Grants of up to £15,000 to promote the understanding and enjoyment of poetry in English in schools at a regional or national level. [...] We are looking to fund innovative projects that aim to promote the excellent teaching of poetry in the classroom, whether through improving pedagogical practice or advocating for change in the curriculum and assessment system. We work with all types of school, both primary and secondary, as well as charities and higher education institutions. ## Our Philosophy [...] The scheme will run, in the first instance, for three years from 2025 to 2028. As such, these grants are designed to support one-off projects or to provide start-up funding for new initiatives; we do not give grants to support the day-to-day running costs of established programmes, although we will consider applications for stop-gap funding. Payment of a Development Grant may be made in several instalments at the discretion of the Tower Poetry Prize Committee. ## Eligibility