Grants and Funding

One of the main priorities of the CBA South-East council is to provide an annual fund for scholarly archaeological research in the region. We are currently offering grants on a bi-annual basis in October and April.   Please donate to support us in our goal of financing important regional research.

*** From August 2022 there will a change to the reviewing of CBA South East Grant applications.   New applications will now be considered only at meetings held twice a year, in October and April.   Applications should be submitted to the CBA SE by either the 1st October or 1st April for consideration.

There is no change to the type of applications that can be submitted.   All applications will be considered by the CBA South East committee. ***


2022 Grants Available

The CBA South East are in a position to distribute a limited number of small grants.   The application for a grant should be made to the grant secretary John Funnell at john.funnell@brightonarch.org.uk.

CBA South East Grants can be used for a number of purposes such as research, outreach or publication.   The grants should be associated with activities or past events that relate to Kent, Surrey or Sussex.

Recent grants have included awards towards community excavations, school excavation projects, research into Palaeolithic finds being re-assessed in museums, the study of a rare medieval jug and some carbon 14 dating for finds from a Bronze Age excavation in Sussex.   Other grants are being used to help towards the publication of a book about the Wealden iron-working industry and its possible links to the continent, and an investigation into Kent quern stones and their links to trade in this country and abroad.

We are also pleased to announce our recently-launched Young Archaeologists’ Grant, which has been set-up to allow YAC groups, museum clubs and other organisations working with young people to apply for funding towards sessions, materials or other costs related to archaeological projects.   A separate application form exists for this scheme, which can also be found below.

CBA-SE Research Grant Application

CBA-SE Young Archaeologists Grant Application

CBA-SE Grant Fund Terms

An application form, along with terms and conditions, will also be sent upon receipt of an emailed enquiry.   Applications can be received at any time of year.   The CBASE committee review the applications at their meetings held twice a year in October and April.

John Funnell (CBA South East Research and Grants)

Kent Archaeological Society – Allen Grove Local History Fund

Are you undertaking research of a historical nature and would like help with funding?   There is a pot of funds for you to apply from for consideration before the end of March 2020.

The funds are for individuals or a project, carried out by a local history society.   There is an application form available on the KAS website, which gives some indication of the requirements.   The grant doesn’t include money for payment of travel expenses or accommodation but is for research, publication or help with material or display material for special exhibitions and archiving resources.

You can print the application form from the KAS website, which you will find under the grants page with a copy of the rules.   Please address all enquiries to:  allengroveadmin@kentarchaeology.org.uk

Sussex Archaeological Society – Sally Christian Grants

Grants are available to individuals starting out in archaeology as either amateurs or students which would include sixth formers or undergraduates to assist with the costs of various types of training, both practical and academic, and to enable such individuals to gain experience in archaeological fieldwork and other forms of research in East and West Sussex.   Grants are available for:  short training courses (normally lasting from one to five days long, but sometimes longer) covering such subjects as surveying, excavation methods, environmental sampling, identifying, recording and interpreting finds, etc.; day schools covering either practical skills or relevant academic information; attendance at relevant conferences or research projects which provide students and/or amateurs with expert supervision and some training.   Feedback will be required from successful applicants.

Further details regarding applications are available from the Research Officer, Luke Barber, of the Sussex Archaeological Society (research@sussexpast.co.uk) to whom all applications should be submitted.

Applications are acceptable from anyone within the CBA South-East area.

Canterbury Historical and Archaeological Society (CHAS) – Research & Publications Grants 2018

The Society has limited funds available to award a grant to individuals researching any aspect of the history or archaeology of Canterbury and its surrounding area. It is envisaged that a grant would not normally exceed £500.   Preference would be given to work resulting in publication in any media.   Please apply in writing to the Honorary Secretary of the Grants Committee as soon as possible, and in any case not later than 30th June 2018.

Your letter should mention:  your qualifications; the nature and length of your research; the stage you have reached in your research; the sum of money you are applying for; any additional funding anticipated from other sources; your proposals for publication; your anticipated timetable.

You may be asked to name a referee whom the Committee making the grant could consult.

If successful, you would be expected to account for the money spent and give a copy of any article, pamphlet, etc., to the Society. A summary of your research might be published on the Society’s website: www.canterbury-archaeology.org.uk

For further details, please contact the Honorary Secretary of the Grants Committee:  Mr. Barrie Beeching, Holly House, Church Road, Hoath, CANTERBURY, Kent CT3 4JT.   Or by email – beechings1@gmail.com