People and Research
Funding
£250 – £300,000
Location
England
Applications
Open until 1 April 2027
Historic England's People and Research Scheme funds two types of activity. The first covers engagement, skills, training, education, and heritage project posts that help people understand and protect the historic environment. The second covers research into the historic environment, including conservation science, surveys, publications, archives, and guidance toolkits. Grants range from £250 to £300,000. You must be based in or working in England. The deadline to apply is 1 April 2027.
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Project must relate to the historic environment
- Activity must be based in or focused on England
This grant is for anyone working in or with the historic environment in England. It suits heritage organisations, researchers, educators, and those running skills or training projects. It is not open to projects outside England.
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No published award history for Historic England. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Historic England
The People and Research Scheme offers grants for activities that help people understand and champion the historic environment through, engagement, skills, training, education and heritage project-based posts. It also offers grants for research activities related to the historic environment sector including scientific and technical conservation, surveys and investigations, publication, archiving, toolkits and guidance. https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/grants/what-we-fund/people-activities/ https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/grants/what-we-fund/research-activities/
Apply through the Historic England website at historicengland.org.uk. Check the People Activities and Research Activities pages for full guidance before applying. No two-stage process is mentioned in the source.
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