Ten projects were awarded funding by the Lord Rootes Memorial Fund Committee in 2009. For group projects, the lead applicant only is listed:

• Puneet Dhaliwal: Zapatista Caracoles and Indigenous Emancipation in Chiapas, Mexico: An analytical reportLink opens in a new window* 
• Rachel Evans: The Impact of Short Term Voluntary WorkLink opens in a new window 
• Alexander Freer: Poetry with Democracy: An exploration of the reader within the domain of poetry journalsLink opens in a new window 
• Philip Hart: Comparing contemporary issues facing LGBT individuals in Chicago, USA to the West Midlands, UKLink opens in a new window  
• Alexander Hoseason: Give a Man a Fish: the impact of food aid in MalawiLink opens in a new window 
• Helena Miscioscia: Boy in DarknessLink opens in a new window 
• Daniel Montanarini: He Ain't Pretty No More
• Hannah Schmitz: Return to the Silence Link opens in a new window
• Stephanie Sim: Exploring Ecumenism - A Case Study on Taize
• Emma Whitehead: Far From Home: A Journey to TajikistanLink opens in a new window 

*This report received an additional award of £200 - £500 for being of outstanding calibre, at the discretion of the Committee.