Ê Application to the Trust for research grants, assistance with publication  or making a donation.  First name Surname  Address Address 2 Town / city Postcode  Country Telephone  e-mail Applicant's background Collecting interests Membership of relevant specialist/learned societies/organisations Title and date of recent published research work/book(s) Names of co-workers/co-authors Proposed timetable for work Title of the research or publication Description of topic to be researched or published Country or province Period of time   What does this add to the existing knowledge (value of research or publication) What postal history do you possess relevant to the topic ? What lectures or displays have you given relevant to the topic ? Have you won any awards or medals related to the topic?  Research Grant Amount of research grant requested and justification for the amount What records are you proposing to research? Where are they held? What do you intend to do with the results of your research? Are you planning to publish an article in some society/ specialist / learned journal? If so which one? Any other relevant information the Trustees should be aware of?  Book Publication Grant Name of intended publisher (if not the Stuart Rossiter Trust) Is this the first edition of the book? If this is not the first edition what is the justification for the new edition 1. What were sales of earlier editions? 2. What was retail price of earlier editions? 3. What new information is included? Is this a translation? If so, what was language of earlier editions? Expected number of pages in book Expected number of illustrations in black and white Expected number of illustrations in colour and justification for use of colour Will you do your own word processing? If not, who do you have to help you? Will they require payment for this help and if so how much? What market is forseen for the publication? Is there a broader non philatelic interest? Do you have any ideas on how many books might be sold? (SRT experience suggests 100 to 300 depending on topic) Any other relevant information the Trustees should be aware of? Please supply a provisional contents page and some sample pages/chapters