Funding to cover the cost of primary research expenses arising from a defined research project in the humanities and social sciences.
Funds are available to:
- facilitate initial project planning and development
- support the direct costs of research
- enable the advancement of research through workshops or visits by or to partner scholars
ELIGIBILITY
These grants are for those at postdoctoral or equivalent level (equivalent experience may include holding, or having held, an established post, having a record of publications in the field and/or having teaching experience).
Applications for collaborative or individual research projects are equally welcome under this scheme. Applications from international groups of scholars are welcome, provided there is a UK-based scholar as lead applicant for the duration of the award period.
Grants are not intended to support interchange between UK and overseas scholars where there is no planned programme of activity to meet a clearly specified research objective (dissemination of results of research conducted under the aegis of the project for which funding is sought is a permitted purpose, but applications will only be considered if this dissemination occurs through workshops bringing together a closed group of participants to advance a specifically identified research idea, rather than open call conferences).
VALUE AND DURATION
Up to £10,000 tenable for up to 24 months.
KEY DATES
Deadline: 4 June 2025
Results notified by 5 September 2025
Earliest start date: 22 September 2025
Latest start date: 28 March 2025
Scheme notes and application guidance are included below. Further details, including details of past awards, can be found on the opportunity webpage.
See also Demystifying British Academy Small Research Grants webinar recording.