Funding

Skip to content # Funding ## About our funding 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. [...] The Leverhulme Trust is providing funding of £1,000,000 over five years targeted at providing research support for researchers at risk. Grants are available to support research project activities for eligible researchers in all disciplines except medical and health sciences. Closing date: 29 January 2026 ### British Academy Conferences An exceptional opportunity for UK-based scholars to run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the Academy’s events programme. [...] We run schemes throughout the year to fund a wide range of work. See all funding schemes ## Sign up to be alerted when schemes open ## Guidance ### Guidance for applicants ### Guidance for award holders ## Our funding practices ### Assessment and peer review ### Monitoring ### Evaluation ### Code of practice ## Sign up to our email newsletters