Our Research Grant & Medal

The Dyers’ Company provides an annual grant of £25,000, for academics to support their research into dyes and dyeing technology.

The grant may be used to invest in extra resource for research projects, which may take the form of purchase of new equipment or materials, temporary hiring of human resource or dissemination of research work.

Our next round of research grant applications is now open, with the closing deadline of Friday 3rd October 2025.

For further information and details of how to apply, please download The Dyers’ Company_Research Grant Application Form.  If you have any difficulty downloading this form, please email communication@dyerscompany.com to request a copy.

Please see some of the feedback we have received from previous grant recipients below:

The Dyers’ Company Research Medal

This is awarded annually to what is judged to be the most worthy research-oriented paper which has been published during the previous twelve months in the journal published by the Society of Dyers & Colourists, in collaboration with Wiley, entitled Coloration Technology.

 

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