The Historic Houses Attingham Trust Scholarship
Sending staff, volunteers, owners, and next gens at member places on one of the most highly regarded courses in country house studies in the world
Historic Houses is delighted to be able to offer the Historic House Attingham Trust Scholarship. This fully funded scholarship enables someone from one of our house members to attend the annual Attingham Summer School – recognised as one of the most highly regarded courses in country house studies in the world.
The Attingham Summer School aims to explore the study of historic houses, their collections and their settings, and to stimulate the development of new thinking about conservation and presentation. The Summer School is aimed primarily at professionals such as curators, conservators, librarians and archivists.
Applications are open to people working or living at an Historic Houses house who already have a grounding in some aspect of country house scholarship.
2026 Attingham Scholarship Application Details
We are delighted that in 2026 Historic Houses will sponsor another place on the prestigious Attingham Trust Summer School.
The Summer School is a residential course taking place between 27 June and 12 July 2026. Applicants must already have a grounding in some aspect of country house scholarship, and must be prepared to make a full and energetic contribution to the course.
We welcome expressions of interest from anyone living or working at one of our members’ houses, although we would ask applicants to note that preference will be given to applicants from member houses which facilitate meaningful public access. The Summer School is aimed primarily at professionals such as curators, conservators, librarians and archivists. Equally it would be perfectly possible for the Historic Houses scholarship to be taken up by a knowledgeable owner or Next Generation applicant.
To apply, please complete this online application form by 5pm on Friday 19 December 2025. We will then put forward our selected candidate to the Attingham Council to be ratified. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by March 2026.
If you would like an informal, pre-application discussion, please email Sarah Roller, Director of Policy & Public Affairs ([email protected]). Further information about the course can be found directly on the Attingham Trust’s website.
