Initiatives & Conference Fund
Initiatives & Conference Fund supports economic and social historians’ unfunded meetings and research projects to encourage wider participation, innovative research and publication in leading journals.
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Funder: Economic History Society
Due Dates: November 1, 2026 (Applications) | May 1, 2027 (Applications)
Funding Amounts: Up to £5,000; up to £1,000 for a one-day workshop
Summary: Supports otherwise unfunded workshops, special meetings and research initiatives in economic and social history.
Key Information: Applicants must be members of the Economic History Society.
Description
The Economic History Society’s Initiatives & Conference Fund supports otherwise unfunded workshops, special meetings and other initiatives in economic and social history. It aims to encourage wider participation in the Society, innovative research and work that could lead to publication in the discipline’s leading journals. The Society is particularly interested in applications from researchers who are not full-time university academics.
One-day workshops that could develop into sessions at the Society’s annual conference or generate articles for the Economic History Review are of particular interest. The fund’s scope extends beyond meetings: past awards have supported collaborative research, database development, research assistance, school resources and public engagement projects, alongside conferences, seminars and workshops.
