British Academy Conferences scheme
Notify Faculty of Intention to apply by: 8 January 2026
Funder deadline: 29 January 2026
The British Academy offers up up £20,000 support for scholars to host one or two-day conferences that will take place either at the British Academy’s own premises in London, or at other British venues or online between 1 April 2027 and 31 March 2028. Proposals should be interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary, and the award is open to postdoctoral scholars at any level (Lecturer, Professor, etc).
Conferences on health and wellbeing that fall under the scope of the the British Academy / Wellcome Trust scheme can have an upper limit to awards of up to £25,000.
Many awards will be made at a lower level, with sums in the region of £10,000-£15,000 likely. The awarding committee will aim to offer sums to make viable each conference that it selects for support, but in some instances, it may offer less than was sought.
| Funder deadline | 29th January 2026 |
| Research Services deadline | 22nd January 2026 |
| Law Faculty deadline for 1st draft | 15th January 2026 |
| Law Faculty deadline to notify intention to apply | 8th January 2026 |
See British Academy Conferences for further information.