Accessible Design History Grant
Accessible Design History Grant supports disabled researchers, students, and practitioners by funding access costs that remove barriers to design history research, events, and professional development.
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Funder: Design History Society
Due Dates: Rolling (until annual funds are allocated) | January 1, 2027 (next annual opening)
Funding Amounts: Up to £1,000 per award; £3,000 available annually
Summary: Supports disability-related access costs that enable participation in design history research, events, and professional development.
Key Information: Applicants must be DHS members; only one application per person is considered each year.
Description
The Design History Society’s Accessible Design History Grant helps remove structural barriers that prevent disabled researchers, students, and practitioners from participating fully in design history. It recognises that access needs differ and provides concrete support to make research spaces, events, and resources more accessible. Members may apply for their own disability-related needs or to create access for disabled colleagues, collaborators, or participants.
Supported costs include assistive technology, software and equipment, additional research or travel costs arising from disability or mobility needs, personal assistance or care during conferences and fieldwork, sign language interpreters, and captioning. The programme prioritises equity, accessibility, and inclusion, particularly for design historians experiencing intersecting forms of marginalisation, and encourages environmentally conscious research and participation.
