Allocation of research funding is central to the Society’s work of supporting historians and historical research.
In 2022 the Society awarded £95,000 in funding to historians through open competitions and a further £30,000 in one-off programmes, generously assisted by partner organisations and donors.
For 2023, the Society is developing and extending its funding programmes for historians, within and outside Higher Education, and at at all career stages.
Funding is available to historians at three career stages. Please follow the links for further information on:
- Postgraduate Research Funding for historians studying for a History Masters degree or PhD
- Early Career Research Funding for historians within 3 years of completing a doctorate in History
- Open Research Funding for historians further on from PhD completion, or in mid / later career employed in Higher Education or in other sectors aligned to history
The Society runs two additional funding programmes open to historians at all career stages. Please follow the links for more on our annual:
- Workshop Grants, enabling historians to come together to discuss projects in detail
- Jinty Nelson Teaching Grants, to facilitate innovative and creative teaching practice
Applicants for Royal Historical Society funding must be members of the Society, with several exceptions for Postgraduate grants. To find out how to become a Fellow, Associate Fellow, Member or Postgraduate Member, please see our Join Us page.
All enquiries about Research Funding should be sent to the Society’s Membership and Administration Officer at: membership@royalhistsoc.org.
HEADER IMAGE: Bowl with a scholar, anon, c.1575-99, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, public domain.