Funding Opportunities for Individuals
We provide grants and fellowships from £2,000 to £60,000 to support research investigating British art or architectural history; available to individuals at different stages of their careers.
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linkJunior Fellowships
Awards of £8,000 to assist PhD students in visiting the UK for three months. *Applications now open*
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linkPostdoctoral Fellowships
Awards of £15,000 for six months to support an individual, who has recently completed their PhD. *Applications now open*
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linkMid-Career Fellowships
Awards of £18,000 for four months to support an individual at mid-career level. *Applications now open*
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linkSenior Fellowships
Awards of £60,000 for twelve months to support an individual at a senior level. *Applications now open*
New Narratives
Awarded in the spring round of funding, our New Narratives scheme is designed to increase the diversity of perspectives among individuals in the field of British art history.
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linkMA/MPhil Studentship
An award of £32,000 to support the fees and living costs of an individual undertaking an MA or MPhil. *Applications now open*
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linkDoctoral Scholarship
An award of £32,000 per year for three years to support the fees and living costs of an individual undertaking a PhD. *Applications now open*
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linkEarly Career Fellowship
An award of £35,000 per year for two years to support an individual undertaking a major research project. *Applications now open*
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linkNew Narratives Film
Watch our short film introducing our New Narratives scheme and recent recipients.
Grants for Individuals
We offer small grants twice a year to assist with research trips due to take place in the UK and abroad. In the autumn we also award a small travel grant on behalf of the Andrew Wyld Fund. Our Author Grants help support individuals working on articles and publications.
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linkResearch Support Grants
Awards of up to £2,000 towards expenses incurred in visiting collections, libraries, archives or historic sites for research purposes. *Applications now open*
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linkAndrew Wyld Research Support Grants
Awards of up to £2,000 to support students working on a topic in the field of British works of art on paper. Funded by the Andrew Wyld Fund.
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linkAuthor Grants (Small)
Awards of up to £1,000 to support the image costs incurred by authors for short written works, such as articles.
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linkAuthor Grants (Large)
Awards of up to £6,000 to support the author costs associated with a publication.
Rome Fellowship
The Rome Fellowship, awarded in the spring round of funding, offers a three-month, full board stay at the British School at Rome for individual research.
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linkRome Fellowship
Allows the recipient to spend three months of dedicated research based at the British School at Rome (BSR). *Applications now open*
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linkBritish School at Rome
Explore more about the fellowships and activities at the British School at Rome.
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linkRome Fellowship Recipient Report: Heirlooms of Antiquity
Tommaso Zerbbi was awarded a Rome Fellowship in 2021.
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linkNew Discoveries Film: Robert Turnbull Macpherson
Watch how Wilfried E. Keil, Rome Fellow in 2021, used his award to examine Robert Turnbull Macpherson’s original photographs of Rome.