British Academy / Leverhulme Trust Small Research Grants

Notify faculty of intention to apply by: 8 October 2025, 17:00 UK Time (BST)

Deadline: 05 November 2025, 17:00 UK Time (BST)

Grants are available to support primary research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The maximum grant is £10,000 over two years for a clearly defined piece of research. Funding may be used to facilitate initial project planning and development, to support the direct costs of research, and to enable the advancement of research through workshops or conferences, or visits by or to partner scholars. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Awards are open to postdoctoral scholars (or equivalent) who are ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom. Applicants do not have to be permanent members of staff. Applications can be made with a co-investigator in another institution, including institutions abroad. 

OVERVIEW OF SCHEME:

Read the full scheme details on the British Academy website.

DEADLINES:

• Funder: 05 Nov 2025, 17:00 UK Time (BST)
• Research Services: 5 working days before funder deadline
• Law Faculty first draft: 15 working days before funder deadline
• Notify Law Faculty of intention to apply by email to research@law.ox.ac.uk: 8 October 2025, 17:00 UK time (BST)
• Call Opened: 02 September 2025