Funding call: British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants

The British Academy is now accepting applications for the BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants scheme.

The deadline for applications is 17:00 (GMT) on Wednesday 5 of November 2025.

Purpose of the Scheme
The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. These awards, up to £10,000 in value and tenable for up to 24 months, are provided to cover the cost of the expenses arising from a defined research project.

Eligibility
Awards are open to postdoctoral scholars (or equivalent) who are ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom or currently employed overseas by a recognised UK overseas research organisation.

Applications require the approval of the applicant’s employing institution but are not limited to those of any particular status (eg Lecturer, Professor etc).

Applications may be made by independent scholars (who should choose ‘Independent Scholar’ as the relevant choice from the list of organisations in Flexi-Grant®).

Co-applicants may be from anywhere in the world, but the Principal Applicant must be ordinarily resident in the UK or currently employed overseas by a recognised UK overseas research organisation for the duration of the award period.

Please read our Scheme Guidance Notes, Application Guidance Notes and FAQs carefully.

Level of Award
Awards are up to £10,000 in value and are provided to cover the cost of the direct expenses arising from a defined research project.

Applying for this scheme
The application form is available on the Academy’s FlexiGrant® system.

• Applicant deadline: 5 November 2025
• Results expected: 15 April 2026
• Earliest project start date: 1 May 2026
• Latest project start date: 31 August 2026

Contact
If you have any questions, please contact grants@thebritishacademy.ac.u