Funding opportunities
Below we will list funding opportunities from a range of bodies that support heritage-focussed projects.
Grants for Transformative and Collaborative Research in the Middle East and North Africa (GTCR-MENA) Region
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), INT and other funders
Closing Date 14 May 2026
With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), UNESCO-TWAS is launching a new programme to strengthen the research capacity of selected countries in the MENA region. The programme is aimed at young scientists from a number of selected Middle Eastern and North African countries, as well as for diaspora from these countries.
It focuses on capacity building in science and education in the target countries, with particular emphasis on research and academic training, as well as interdisciplinary collaborations with German laboratories.
British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships
Closing Date 30 November 2026
The British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships are intended to enable established scholars, needing relief from teaching and administration, to have the time to bring to completion a significant piece of research, through sustained period of leave for one year.