The Institute of Historical Research, University of London administers the equivalent of up to 11 six-month IHR Research Fellowships in History, drawn from two sources:

• The Royal Historical Society funds up to two Fellowships per year, the Centenary Fellowship and the Marshall Fellowship, the latter thanks to the generosity of Professor P. J. Marshall, former President of the RHS. Both are open to candidates without regard to nationality or academic affiliation
• The Scouloudi Foundation offers the equivalent of up to seven half-year fellowships, which are all open to UK citizens or to candidates with a degree from a British university

The Fellowships are intended as writing-up awards for those who can make a clear argument about the need for additional time beyond the three years of doctoral study (or equivalent in the case of part-time or international students with longer programmes of study). They will be awarded to doctoral students who are engaged in the completion of a doctorate in history (broadly defined) and who will have completed at least three years of full-time or four years of part-time research on their doctoral programme (and not more than four years’ full-time or six years’ part-time) at the beginning of the academic year in which the awards will be held. Adjustments to these timings will be made for international degrees, which may be longer in duration. Fellowships will be tenable for six months or one year. Applicants must make a clear case for why they require the additional time, particularly if they are requesting a full year rather than six months. 

These awards cannot be held in conjunction with any other substantial maintenance grant.