Is there an element within your research topics that deals with an aspect of the British theatre which would make it eligible? Topics we can consider include buildings, people, historical or contemporary concerns, theories and practices, and all kinds of performance arts, as long as there is a connection with theatre in Britain or British theatre people. We invite all engaged in theatre research to apply – for example you may be an early career academic needing help with a particular piece of research, or an independent scholar digging up traces of local theatre or performers, in which case the Research Grants would be suitable for you, or a theatre practitioner engaged in practical research on an aspect of performance practice, in which case you might apply for one of our Practitioner Grants.

There are two types of Grants offered:

Research grants for scholars investigating aspects of the British theatre requiring access to archives, collections, specific sites or people, or help with compiling and disseminating original research. These grants are available for academic and non-academic researchers alike, though the standard of work expected will be equivalent to post-graduate level. Grants range between £200 and about £600 as contributions to the cost of research.

Practitioner research and development grants: a number of grants of £200 each will be awarded to support those practitioners who are working in the UK to facilitate British and British-related theatre projects. These grants are a development of the programmes we started during Covid to support practitioners. Note this programme opens and closes a week after the Research Grants.

All criteria, application forms and closing date information can be found on the Research Grants pages:

Research Grants 

Practitioner Grants 

Please make sure you apply for the appropriate programme. We will not consider simultaneous applications to both programmes and reserve the right to transfer applications between them.