The Royal Archaeological Institute has research funds available each year as follows:
- Royal Archaeological Institute Research Fund. Awards up to £5,000 are available each year.
- Tony Clark Memorial Fund. Up to £500 is available each year for scientific elements of archaeological projects.
- Bunnell Lewis Research Fund. Up to £750 is available each year for projects which preferably involve the excavation and exploration of Roman sites.
See our Grant funding awards page for details of recent and past grant awards.
Eligibility
Applications will be considered for:
- archaeological fieldwork
- survey
- aspects of excavation and post-excavation research
- architectural recording and analysis
- artefact and art-historical research
- Preference given to projects relating to and undertaken within the British Isles that have significant part-time/amateur involvement
Grant Notes and Application
The research grant application form is available at the foot of the page. Application queries should be sent to the Manager.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 7 December 2026
All applicants are notified of the Research Committee's decision at the end of February.
One of the conditions of grant awards is that the recipient must produce a report of the work undertaken. A shortened version of the report is published in the Institute's Newsletter.
Watch a short documentary created by one of the Institute's 2015 grant recipients: