WHS Research Bursary 2024


Women’s History Scotland is pleased to invite applications for one research bursary worth £500 for 2024. The Bursary is open to masters students, doctoral researchers, untenured or precariously-funded early career researchers, and independent historians who are currently undertaking research in women’s and gender history, particularly for those working in Scotland or working on Scottish themes.

An award of up to £500 will be made in this funding call. The WHS Bursary committee will prioritise applications that seek funding towards research costs, broadly construed (e.g., to undertake archival research, to carry out oral history interviews, to cover digitisation costs, to pay for virtual archive use, etc). We will, however, also consider applications to pay for image copyright for first-time monographs and other associated publication costs.

The successful candidate(s) will be expected to submit a brief report or blog post (no more than one side of A4) detailing how they used the award to fund their research. The grant may be used in collaboration with other awards.

Please note that candidate(s) who have research costs covered in full by another research expenses fund (e.g. from a University department or postgraduate/ postdoctoral funder) will not be considered eligible for the WHS Bursary.

The deadline for applications is 31 May 2024. Please send the award application form and a 1 to 2-page CV to bursary@womenshistoryscotland.org.

Applicants must be members of Women’s History Scotland when applying. Annual membership fees begin at £5 for non-waged/ student members. Membership of WHS provides exclusive access to monthly social events, invitation to the annual Sue Innes Memorial Lecture, and membership of a dynamic community of historians researching women’s and gender history in Scotland. To sign up to WHS, click here.

The Bursary application form is available here: https://womenshistoryscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WomenHistoryScotland-Research-Bursary-Application-2023-1.pdf

We look forward to receiving your application!