THE BRITISH ACADEMY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES — grant history

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Latest income

£106.2m

Grants listed (FY2025)

Listed grants total

£71.3m

Accounts grants total

£85.3m

listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts

Credited as a funder by

Charities that name this funder on their own websites (website claims, separate from the accounts-extracted grants below).

GLOBAL CHINA ACADEMY “Global Century Press Royal Society of Arts Academy of Social Sciences British Academy”
PHILOSOPHY IN PRISON “Our sincere thanks to the British Academy for funding our 2024 'Prisons Voices' conference in Sheffield.”
CAISTOR ROMAN PROJECT LIMITED “Sponsored by the British Academy, the conference brought together specialists and archaeologists to summarise results to”
THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF PERSIAN STUDIES “The British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS) is a self-governing membership organisation and is one of the British In”
THE BRITISH SCHOOL AT ATHENS “Founded in 1886, the BSA is a UK-registered charity and is one of nine British International Research Institutes that re”
THE CAREERS RESEARCH AND ADVISORY CENTRE (C R A C ) LIMITED “CRAC- Vitae has published the Career Tracking of British Academy Funded Early-Career Researchers report, after having be”
THE BRITISH INSTITUTE FOR LIBYAN AND NORTHERN AFRICAN STUDIES “The British Institute for Libyan and Northern African Studies (formerly the Society for Libyan Studies) is a British aca”

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded

Education/training (10 grantees)
Arts/culture/heritage/science (6 grantees)
Environment/conservation/heritage (5 grantees)
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity (3 grantees)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (2 grantees)
Economic/community Development/employment (2 grantees)
Overseas Aid/famine Relief (2 grantees)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (1 grantee)
Accommodation/housing (1 grantee)

Where grantees operate

Throughout London (3 grantees)
City Of Westminster (2 grantees)
Turkey (2 grantees)
Throughout England And Wales (2 grantees)
Canada (1 grantee)
Flintshire (1 grantee)
China (1 grantee)
Germany (1 grantee)
Greece (1 grantee)
France (1 grantee)

What changed: FY2024 → FY2025

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings we have read. A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

Change	Grantee	FY2024	FY2025
new	University College London (UCL)	—	£3.0m
new	THE INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES	—	£1.8m
new	London School of Economics and Political Science	—	£1.8m
new	School of Oriental & African Studies	—	£1.7m
new	Newcastle University	—	£1.0m
new	University of Portsmouth	—	£916k
new	Canadian Institute for Advanced Research	—	£903k
new	University of Bath	—	£763k
up	COUNCIL FOR AT-RISK ACADEMICS	£3.2m	£8.1m
up	University of Glasgow	£1.6m	£2.6m
up	University of Bristol	£1.3m	£2.0m
up	University of York	£1.2m	£1.9m
up	Durham University	£948k	£1.9m
up	University of Sussex	£475k	£1.7m
up	University of Birmingham	£941k	£1.6m
up	University of Nottingham	£851k	£1.5m
not listed	London School of Economics	£2.0m	—
not listed	University College London	£1.7m	—
not listed	School of Oriental and African Studies	£1.2m	—
not listed	University of Newcastle	£720k	—
not listed	Ulster University	£624k	—
not listed	University of St Andrews	£550k	—
not listed	THE CENTRE FOR LEBANESE STUDIES	£547k	—
not listed	University of Surrey	£478k	—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
Council For At-Risk Academics	FY2025	£8.1m	Researchers at Risk / Global Challenges Research Fund
University of Oxford	FY2025	£4.9m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Cambridge	FY2025	£3.5m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University College London (UCL)	FY2025	£3.0m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
King’s College London	FY2025	£2.8m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Edinburgh	FY2025	£2.6m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Glasgow	FY2025	£2.6m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Bristol	FY2025	£2.0m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of York	FY2025	£1.9m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
Durham University	FY2025	£1.9m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Manchester	FY2025	£1.8m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
Institute of Development Studies	FY2025	£1.8m	Challenge Led Research
London School of Economics and Political Science	FY2025	£1.8m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
School of Oriental & African Studies	FY2025	£1.7m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Sussex	FY2025	£1.7m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Birmingham	FY2025	£1.6m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Nottingham	FY2025	£1.5m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
British School at Rome	FY2025	£1.5m	British International Research Institutes
University of Leeds	FY2025	£1.3m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Warwick	FY2025	£1.1m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Sheffield	FY2025	£1.1m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Exeter	FY2025	£1.1m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
British School at Athens	FY2025	£1.0m	British International Research Institutes
Newcastle University	FY2025	£1.0m	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
Queen Mary University of London	FY2025	£976k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Portsmouth	FY2025	£916k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research	FY2025	£903k	Challenge Led Research
British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara	FY2025	£886k	British International Research Institutes
Brunel University London	FY2025	£885k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Reading	FY2025	£781k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Southampton	FY2025	£764k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Bath	FY2025	£763k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of East Anglia	FY2025	£760k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
Royal Holloway, University of London	FY2025	£744k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
Loughborough University	FY2025	£729k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Liverpool	FY2025	£726k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
British Institute in Eastern Africa	FY2025	£678k	British International Research Institutes
University of Greenwich	FY2025	£643k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
Council for British Research in the Levant	FY2025	£635k	British International Research Institutes
Lancaster University	FY2025	£629k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	FY2025	£625k	Global Innovation Fellowships
Coventry University	FY2025	£604k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Essex	FY2025	£593k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Brazil	FY2025	£590k	Challenge Led Research
University of Lincoln	FY2025	£516k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Kent	FY2025	£512k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
The Open University	FY2025	£505k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
Manchester Metropolitan University	FY2025	£499k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
School of Advanced Study, University of London	FY2025	£497k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
Cardiff University	FY2025	£497k	Fellowships / Challenge Led Research
University of Oxford	FY2024	£5.5m	Grants to institutions
Council for At Risk Academics	FY2024	£3.2m	Grants to institutions
University of Cambridge	FY2024	£2.8m	Grants to institutions
King's College London	FY2024	£2.1m	Grants to institutions
London School of Economics	FY2024	£2.0m	Grants to institutions
University of Edinburgh	FY2024	£2.0m	Grants to institutions
British School at Rome	FY2024	£1.7m	Grants to institutions
University College London	FY2024	£1.7m	Grants to institutions
University of Glasgow	FY2024	£1.6m	Grants to institutions
University of Manchester	FY2024	£1.4m	Grants to institutions
University of Bristol	FY2024	£1.3m	Grants to institutions
University of York	FY2024	£1.2m	Grants to institutions
School of Oriental and African Studies	FY2024	£1.2m	Grants to institutions
British School at Athens	FY2024	£1.2m	Grants to institutions
University of Exeter	FY2024	£1.2m	Grants to institutions
University of Sheffield	FY2024	£1.0m	Grants to institutions
University of Warwick	FY2024	£1.0m	Grants to institutions
Durham University	FY2024	£948k	Grants to institutions
University of Birmingham	FY2024	£941k	Grants to institutions
University of Reading	FY2024	£852k	Grants to institutions
University of Nottingham	FY2024	£851k	Grants to institutions
University of Southampton	FY2024	£837k	Grants to institutions
British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara	FY2024	£836k	Grants to institutions
Queen Mary, University of London	FY2024	£768k	Grants to institutions
University of Leeds	FY2024	£753k	Grants to institutions
Council for British Research in the Levant	FY2024	£746k	Grants to institutions
University of Liverpool	FY2024	£745k	Grants to institutions
University of Newcastle	FY2024	£720k	Grants to institutions
University of Essex	FY2024	£698k	Grants to institutions
University of East Anglia	FY2024	£687k	Grants to institutions
The British Institute in Eastern Africa	FY2024	£650k	Grants to institutions
Ulster University	FY2024	£624k	Grants to institutions
Royal Holloway, University of London	FY2024	£587k	Grants to institutions
University of Lincoln	FY2024	£553k	Grants to institutions
University of St Andrews	FY2024	£550k	Grants to institutions
Centre for Lebanese Studies	FY2024	£547k	Grants to institutions
Manchester Metropolitan University	FY2024	£512k	Grants to institutions
University of Surrey	FY2024	£478k	Grants to institutions
University of Sussex	FY2024	£475k	Grants to institutions
Queen's University of Belfast	FY2024	£415k	Grants to institutions
Brunel University, London	FY2024	£364k	Grants to institutions
Oxford Brookes University	FY2024	£358k	Grants to institutions
University of Kent	FY2024	£354k	Grants to institutions
Cardiff University	FY2024	£337k	Grants to institutions
University of Westminster	FY2024	£331k	Grants to institutions
Open University	FY2024	£324k	Grants to institutions
The School of Advanced Study	FY2024	£295k	Grants to institutions
Northumbria University	FY2024	£292k	Grants to institutions
Bournemouth University	FY2024	£274k	Grants to institutions
University of Stirling	FY2024	£273k	Grants to institutions
Council for At Risk Academics	FY2023	£10.5m	Researchers at Risk Fellowships administration
University of Oxford	FY2023	£5.4m	Fellowships and research awards
University of Cambridge	FY2023	£2.4m	Fellowships and research awards
University of Bristol	FY2023	£1.8m	Fellowships and research awards
King's College London	FY2023	£1.8m	Fellowships and research awards
University of Edinburgh	FY2023	£1.7m	Fellowships and research awards
British School at Rome	FY2023	£1.5m	British International Research Institutes
University of Nottingham	FY2023	£1.4m	Fellowships and research awards
School of Oriental and African Studies	FY2023	£1.3m	Fellowships and research awards
University of Manchester	FY2023	£1.3m	Fellowships and research awards
University College London	FY2023	£1.2m	Fellowships and research awards
London School of Economics	FY2023	£1.2m	Fellowships and research awards
University of Sheffield	FY2023	£1.2m	Fellowships and research awards
University of Reading	FY2023	£1.1m	Fellowships and research awards
University of Glasgow	FY2023	£1.1m	Fellowships and research awards
University of Warwick	FY2023	£1.0m	Fellowships and research awards
University of York	FY2023	£944k	Fellowships and research awards
British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara	FY2023	£930k	British International Research Institutes
British School at Athens	FY2023	£867k	British International Research Institutes
Council for British Research in the Levant	FY2023	£847k	British International Research Institutes
University of St Andrews	FY2023	£844k	Fellowships and research awards
Durham University	FY2023	£774k	Fellowships and research awards
University of Birmingham	FY2023	£764k	Fellowships and research awards
University of Leeds	FY2023	£753k	Fellowships and research awards
Queen Mary, University of London	FY2023	£747k	Fellowships and research awards
Royal Holloway, University of London	FY2023	£722k	Fellowships and research awards
The British Institute in Eastern Africa	FY2023	£687k	British International Research Institutes
University of East Anglia	FY2023	£655k	Fellowships and research awards
University of Exeter	FY2023	£612k	Fellowships and research awards
University of Surrey	FY2023	£603k	Fellowships and research awards
Newcastle University	FY2023	£445k	Fellowships and research awards
University of Strathclyde	FY2023	£433k	Fellowships and research awards
Loughborough University	FY2023	£414k	Fellowships and research awards
Northumbria University	FY2023	£393k	Fellowships and research awards
Cardiff University	FY2023	£382k	Fellowships and research awards
Lancaster University	FY2023	£366k	Fellowships and research awards
University of Kent	FY2023	£365k	Fellowships and research awards
Goldsmiths, University of London	FY2023	£358k	Fellowships and research awards
University of Liverpool	FY2023	£352k	Fellowships and research awards
University of Essex	FY2023	£339k	Fellowships and research awards
University of Southampton	FY2023	£326k	Fellowships and research awards
University of Sussex	FY2023	£296k	Fellowships and research awards
Queen's University of Belfast	FY2023	£287k	Fellowships and research awards
The School of Advanced Study	FY2023	£280k	Fellowships and research awards
Institute of Development Studies	FY2023	£279k	Fellowships and research awards
University of Stirling	FY2023	£235k	Fellowships and research awards
British Institute of Persian Studies	FY2023	£226k	British International Research Institutes
University of Aberdeen	FY2023	£224k	Fellowships and research awards
University of Westminster	FY2023	£206k	Fellowships and research awards
Birkbeck, University of London	FY2023	£203k	Fellowships and research awards
University of Oxford	FY2022	£5.1m
University of Cambridge	FY2022	£2.1m
University College London	FY2022	£2.0m
King’s College London	FY2022	£1.9m
Queen Mary, University of London	FY2022	£1.4m
University of Warwick	FY2022	£1.3m
University of Edinburgh	FY2022	£1.2m
University of Bristol	FY2022	£1.2m
British School at Rome	FY2022	£1.2m
London School of Economics	FY2022	£1.2m
University of Sheffield	FY2022	£1.1m
University of Glasgow	FY2022	£1.1m
Newcastle University	FY2022	£1.1m
School of Oriental and African Studies	FY2022	£998k
Royal Holloway, University of London	FY2022	£894k
University of Nottingham	FY2022	£817k
British School at Athens	FY2022	£803k
Council for British Research in the Levant	FY2022	£775k
British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara	FY2022	£762k
University of East Anglia	FY2022	£760k
University of York	FY2022	£697k
University of Manchester	FY2022	£613k
University of St Andrews	FY2022	£608k
Institute of Development Studies	FY2022	£604k
University of Essex	FY2022	£589k
University of Surrey	FY2022	£584k
University of Reading	FY2022	£576k
University of Liverpool	FY2022	£550k
University of Birmingham	FY2022	£534k
The British Institute of Eastern Africa	FY2022	£529k
Northumbria University	FY2022	£529k
Durham University	FY2022	£444k
University of Exeter	FY2022	£408k
University of Aberdeen	FY2022	£391k
Loughborough University	FY2022	£331k
De Montfort University	FY2022	£326k
Greenwich University	FY2022	£320k
University of Leeds	FY2022	£310k
Cardiff University	FY2022	£303k
Open University	FY2022	£280k
London South Bank University	FY2022	£269k
University of Hull	FY2022	£263k
Queen’s University of Belfast	FY2022	£252k
Bangor University	FY2022	£246k
Courtald Institute of Art	FY2022	£237k
Birkbeck University of London	FY2022	£225k
Lancaster University	FY2022	£221k
University of Kent	FY2022	£214k
International Institute for Environment & Development	FY2022	£209k
University of the West of England	FY2022	£209k

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 71267062 vs reference 85257839 (16.4% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.