BME Events and Activities Small Grants Scheme
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BME Events and Activities Small Grants Scheme supports BME historians in the UK and work on BME histories, funding research, events and public history activities to support BME history in the UK.
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Funder: Economic History Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to £1,000 per grant; partial grants may be offered
Summary: Supports research, events and public history activities led by BME historians working in the UK or exploring histories of BME people.
Key Information: Applicants must meet the participating-society membership or History UK departmental subscription requirement, including willingness to join or subscribe.
Description
The BME Events and Activities Small Grants Scheme supports Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) history in the UK. Launched in 2019, it responds to under-representation, structural inequalities and racism in UK higher education, highlighted by the Royal Historical Society’s report on Race, Ethnicity and Equality. The Social History Society administers the scheme in partnership with the Economic History Society and other historical organisations.
The scheme supports activities and events run by BME historians working in the UK, or activities exploring the histories of BME people. Funded work can include research, conferences, workshops and symposia, alongside public history activities such as exhibitions, walking tours, performances and podcasts. It is open to historians working both within and outside universities, as well as independent scholars, retired staff and students.
