The Sapling Fund
The Sapling Fund
The Sapling Fund is jointly delivered by the Cultural Institute and Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute. The Sapling Fund is designed to support colleagues from across the University of Leeds in developing an interdisciplinary research or impact project rooted in the arts and humanities in collaboration with at least one non-HE partner in the cultural, arts or third sector.
The scheme is supported by the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF).
We are delighted to be supporting six projects in 2024-25.
For details of previous Sapling Fund projects, please see: https://lahri.leeds.ac.uk/the-sapling-fund-and-bradford-sapling-2023-24/
Wakefield Manor Today
The project is led by Iona McCleery (School of History) in collaboration with Vicky Shearman, Museums and Castles Development Manager, Wakefield Council.
Learning from Yorkshire’s Holocaust Torah scrolls
This project is led by Jay Prosser (School of English) in collaboration with the Memorial Scrolls Trust, and the Cultural Collections & Galleries, University of Leeds.
Gongs of Teesside: Forging Collaborations
The project is led by Sarah Irwin (Sociology and Social Policy) in collaboration with Nell Catchpole and Tees Valley Museums.
Riverkin: Co-creating new forms of river management and care
The project is led by Josh Cohen (water@leeds) in collaboration with the Nidd Action Group.
Creative Play on Prescription in Darlington
The project is led by Paige E. Davis (School of Psychology) in collaboration with Miranda Thain, Theatre Hullabaloo, Darlington.
Engineering Carnival
This project is led by Briony Thomas (School of Mechanical Engineering) in collaboration with Graham Brown, EPS Mechanical Services, Kathy Williams, RJC Dance, Rhian Kempadoo-Millar, Mango Arts, Georgio Castronuovo, TAIT, and Khadijah Ibrahiim, Multidisciplinary Artist.