The Society currently invites applications for the following three schemes — open to historians across a range of career stages and backgrounds — with closing dates from 5 December 2025 onwards. For further information on each programme, eligibility and how to apply please follow the links below.
Closing dates from December 2025
- Postgraduate Research Support Grants provide funding of either £500 or £1000 to historians to undertake historical research. Activities include visiting archives and historical sites, and travel to academic conferences. These grants are available to members of the Royal Historical Society who are postgraduate students currently undertaking research for a Master’s or PhD degree). Next closing date: Friday 5 December 2025.
- Early Career Research Support Grants provide funding of either £500 or £1000 to historians to undertake historical research. Activities include visiting archives and historical sites, and travel to academic conferences. These grants are available to members of the Royal Historical Society who are within five years of completion of a PhD in history or a cognate subject. Next closing date: Friday 5 December 2025.
- David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People provides an annual award of up to £2,500 to undertake research on the history of Scotland and the Scottish people worldwide. This grant is available to members of the Royal Historical Society at any career stage. Next closing date: Friday 6 March 2026.
Applicants for these Royal Historical Society grants 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.
Details of current holders of Royal Historical Society Fellowships and Grants are available here.
All enquiries about Research Funding should be sent to the Society’s Membership and Programmes Manager at: membership@royalhistsoc.org.
HEADER IMAGE: Jacob Marrel, Sheet from a Tulip Book, c.1640, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, public domain.