# Canterbury Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1217550 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1217550)
- Website: https://WWW.CAMEMS.ORG.UK
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Kent
- Other names: Camems (previous); Canterbury Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (Camems) (previous)
- Trustees: 7
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/canterbury-association-for-medieval-and-early-modern-studies

CAMEMS is a charity that exists to support scholarship in medieval and early modern studies, including the funding of postgraduate research, academic collaboration, and the dissemination of knowledge through lectures and events.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The charity’s objects (‘the objects’) are:for the public benefit, the advancement of education in the fields of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, in particular but not exclusively, by the funding ofpostgraduate tuition, particularly for students attending university in Canterbury and the surrounding areas.

## What it funds

Canterbury Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people and older people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kent.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Canterbury Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (camems.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Similar funders

- [The Wellcome Trust](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/wellcome-trust) – 8 open schemes
- [Corra Foundation](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/corra-foundation) – 4 open schemes
- [Rothschild Foundation](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/rothschild-foundation) – 3 open schemes
- [LEF](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/lef) – 3 open schemes
- [The Road Safety Trust](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/road-safety-trust) – 2 open schemes
- [Fight for Sight](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/fight-for-sight) – 2 open schemes

## Guides

- [Grants for schools in the UK: where to look and what closes soon](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/grants-for-schools-uk)
- [How to apply to the Garfield Weston Foundation: who it funds, typical awards and deadlines](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/how-to-apply-to-garfield-weston-foundation)
- [How to apply to National Lottery Awards for All England: eligibility, amounts and decision time](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/how-to-apply-to-national-lottery-awards-for-all-england)