We distributed over £50 million of funding in 2024 to support UK and international academic research, career development and wider engagement across the humanities and social sciences. Our funding takes the form of project grants and individual fellowships, with a focus on researchers at key stages in their careers. From the early career Postdoctoral Fellowships to Mid-Career Fellowships, Senior Research Fellowships and Professorships, we give opportunities for curiosity-driven research that highlights public engagement and knowledge exchange, talent development and innovation.
ACLS invites research proposals from scholars in all disciplines of the humanities and interpretive social sciences. In the 2024-25 competition...
Learn MoreWe run over 30 fellowship schemes, which attract researchers of all career stages from around the globe. The School of...
Learn MoreThe Phillips Fund of the American Philosophical Society provides grants for research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history...
Learn MoreThe Music Analysis Development Fund offers support for travel and subsistence to UK-based students and scholars working in the discipline...
Learn MoreThe purpose of the Galpin Society research grant is to assist the recipient in undertaking research into the construction, development,...
Learn MoreEach year Gates Cambridge offers c.80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a postgraduate...
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