The British Academy Conferences scheme presents an exceptional opportunity for UK-based scholars to run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the Academy’s events programme. Successful conferences will bring together scholars from around the world to present and discuss new research in the humanities and social sciences. Held either at the British Academy’s own premises in London, at other British venues, or online, these landmark events will offer students, scholars and specialists an opportunity to learn about the latest developments in their subject areas and to expand their academic networks.

The British Academy issues an annual call for outstanding conference proposals. Awards in this round are for conferences to be held 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (the earliest start date for a conference would be 1 April 2025).

Awards are open to postdoctoral scholars (or equivalent) in the fields of the humanities and social sciences who are ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands. Proposals should be for conferences which disseminate new research in the humanities and social sciences. Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary proposals are particularly welcome, as are proposals that show the connection between our disciplines and the natural sciences.