Justin Champion Doctoral Fellowship in Black British History
Justin Champion Doctoral Fellowship in Black British History supports doctoral students with six months of writing-up support to complete their research and participate in the IHR’s scholarly community.
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Funder: Institute of Historical Research
Due Dates: October 15, 2026 (Applications open) | January 31, 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Six-month fellowship; consult the application for the bursary amount
Summary: Supports doctoral students writing up research on Black British history through a six-month completion fellowship.
Key Information: Fellows cannot hold another substantial maintenance grant and must participate actively in the Institute’s academic life.
Description
The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) offers this fellowship to doctoral students in the final, writing-up stage of research on Black British history. It is a completion award, providing six months of support for students finishing their graduate studies. The fellowship sits within the IHR’s Doctoral Visiting Fellowships programme, which supports doctoral research in history broadly defined.
The award was made possible by a donation honouring Professor Justin Champion (1960–2020), professor of history at Royal Holloway, University of London. It combines support for completing doctoral work with participation in the IHR’s scholarly community: fellows attend and present at appropriate seminars and assist scholars working in the same field.
