Here you may apply for the Society's Scouloudi Panel Grants. Grants support the formation of panels to present, in-person, research on a shared historical theme at an academic conference, or equivalent event, in history or a cognate discipline.
In establishing this programme, the Society seeks to make possible collaborative conference participation and research dissemination at a time when budgets for event attendance and travel are being cut for many. The scheme also aims to support panel membership by independent historians with no access to funding for conference participation.
Launched in 2025, this is the first year of a new programme which is generously supported by the Scouloudi Foundation.
The Society looks to award 2 Grants of £1,500 each, to enable panel formation and attendance at conferences between 1 September 2025 and 31 July 2026.
Eligible panels will comprise three or four participants presenting a paper. At least one of the proposed panellists (as lead applicant) will be either a current fellow or Member of the Royal Historical Society.
Successful applicants will receive a provisional award which will be confirmed, with payment of the grant, on receipt of written confirmation of acceptance to speak as a panel at the designated conference.
Grants support historians to form panels to present historical work, in-person, on a shared theme, at a specific conference or equivalent. Funding of £1500 per panel will be made available to support the following costs associated with the creation of and presentation by a panel:
- conference or event attendance fees;
- travel to the conference, in line with the Society’s expenses and carbon policy;
- accommodation, if required, and reasonable expenses for the duration of the conference.
Applications are invited for panels that address a coherent and common subject area, relating (but not limited) to:
- any historical topic or question, not limited by chronology or geography
- historical methodologies and practice;
- approaches to historical study and its promotion, e.g. public history, work by historians across professional sectors, interdisciplinary working with other practitioners in the arts, humanities, social sciences and/or STEM;
- teaching and/or the communication of history;
- analysis of and advocacy for the historical discipline and profession in higher education or other sectors.
Grants are available to historians those who are:
- at any career stage, from advanced PhD onwards;
- working either in higher education or as a professional historian in a related sector, e.g. museums, archives, heritage or broadcasting;
- engaged in scholarly research as an independent historian.
Applications will comprise submission of:
- panel proposal (750-1000 words max) setting out the subject and membership (maximum of four speakers) of the proposed panel; reasons for attending your selected conference; costings and budget for attendance.
- short CVs of panellists (1 page per panellist, 3 or 4 pages max) submitted as a single document.
Please note the criteria for eligibility for this award, including current active Fellowship / Membership of the Royal Historical Society by at least the lead applicant of the proposed panel. This lead applicant will be asked to demonstrate your eligibility during the submission of your application.
The Royal Historical Society seeks to use its limited funds to make the greatest impact upon the historian community, by prioritising awards to those with greatest need. In making your application, you are encouraged to ensure you provide sufficient detail to enable those on the awarding panel to ascertain why access to these funds is necessary for you.
We will also ask for an honest assessment of alternative funds available to you, via your institution. Access to alternative funds will not invalidate your submission, but will contribute towards the assessment of your application and may result in an award of a different value being made if successful
Further information on the RHS Scouloudi Panel Grants, 2025 may be found here.
For enquiries about grants or making an application please contact: administration@royalhistsoc.org.
RHS Scouloudi Panel Grants
Here you may apply for the Society's Scouloudi Panel Grants. Grants support the formation of panels to present, in-person, research on a shared historical theme at an academic conference, or equivalent event, in history or a cognate discipline.
In establishing this programme, the Society seeks to make possible collaborative conference participation and research dissemination at a time when budgets for event attendance and travel are being cut for many. The scheme also aims to support panel membership by independent historians with no access to funding for conference participation.
Launched in 2025, this is the first year of a new programme which is generously supported by the Scouloudi Foundation.
The Society looks to award 2 Grants of £1,500 each, to enable panel formation and attendance at conferences between 1 September 2025 and 31 July 2026.
Eligible panels will comprise three or four participants presenting a paper. At least one of the proposed panellists (as lead applicant) will be either a current fellow or Member of the Royal Historical Society.
Successful applicants will receive a provisional award which will be confirmed, with payment of the grant, on receipt of written confirmation of acceptance to speak as a panel at the designated conference.
Grants support historians to form panels to present historical work, in-person, on a shared theme, at a specific conference or equivalent. Funding of £1500 per panel will be made available to support the following costs associated with the creation of and presentation by a panel:
- conference or event attendance fees;
- travel to the conference, in line with the Society’s expenses and carbon policy;
- accommodation, if required, and reasonable expenses for the duration of the conference.
Applications are invited for panels that address a coherent and common subject area, relating (but not limited) to:
- any historical topic or question, not limited by chronology or geography
- historical methodologies and practice;
- approaches to historical study and its promotion, e.g. public history, work by historians across professional sectors, interdisciplinary working with other practitioners in the arts, humanities, social sciences and/or STEM;
- teaching and/or the communication of history;
- analysis of and advocacy for the historical discipline and profession in higher education or other sectors.
Grants are available to historians those who are:
- at any career stage, from advanced PhD onwards;
- working either in higher education or as a professional historian in a related sector, e.g. museums, archives, heritage or broadcasting;
- engaged in scholarly research as an independent historian.
Applications will comprise submission of:
- panel proposal (750-1000 words max) setting out the subject and membership (maximum of four speakers) of the proposed panel; reasons for attending your selected conference; costings and budget for attendance.
- short CVs of panellists (1 page per panellist, 3 or 4 pages max) submitted as a single document.
Please note the criteria for eligibility for this award, including current active Fellowship / Membership of the Royal Historical Society by at least the lead applicant of the proposed panel. This lead applicant will be asked to demonstrate your eligibility during the submission of your application.
The Royal Historical Society seeks to use its limited funds to make the greatest impact upon the historian community, by prioritising awards to those with greatest need. In making your application, you are encouraged to ensure you provide sufficient detail to enable those on the awarding panel to ascertain why access to these funds is necessary for you.
We will also ask for an honest assessment of alternative funds available to you, via your institution. Access to alternative funds will not invalidate your submission, but will contribute towards the assessment of your application and may result in an award of a different value being made if successful
Further information on the RHS Scouloudi Panel Grants, 2025 may be found here.
For enquiries about grants or making an application please contact: administration@royalhistsoc.org.