Allocation of research funding is central to the Royal Historical Society’s work of supporting historians and historical research.
In 2023 the Society has awarded more than £110,000 in funding to historians through open competitions, generously assisted by partner organisations and donors. In 2023-24, the Society is continuing to develop and extend its funding programmes for historians, within and outside Higher Education, and at at all career stages.
Full details of the Society’s Research Funding programmes are available here. The Society currently invites applications for the following five schemes — open to historians at all career levels — with closing dates between Friday 9 August and 6 September 2024. For further information on each programme, eligibility and how to apply please follow the links below.
- Early Career Fellowship Grants – awards up to a maximum of £2,000 to early career historians to complete a discrete research project lasting no more than six months. Applicants will be early career historians in non-tenured positions within five years of submitting their PhD in a historical subject. Next closing date for applications: Friday 6 September 2024.
- Open Research Support Grants – available to all historians who are more than 5 years on from completion of their PhD. Awards of £500 or £1,000 enable researchers to undertake activities such as visiting archives and historical sites or conducting interviews. Open Research Support Grants may also be used to support travel to academic conferences. Next closing date for applications: Friday 6 September 2024.
- Martin Lynn Scholarships in African History – to assist a postgraduate researcher of African history. The Scholarship is worth £1,500 and is open to Postgraduate Members of the Royal Historical Society. Next closing date for applications: Friday 6 September 2024.
Applicants for these Royal Historical Society funding programmes must be members of the Society. To find out how to become a Fellow, Associate Fellow, Member or Postgraduate Member, please see our Join Us page.
Enquiries concerning these, and other RHS Research Funding programmes, please contact: administration@royalhistsoc.org.
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