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        • Joint MeCCSA and BAFTSS letter regarding Film Studies at Queen Mary, University of London
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    • About us
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    • In Memoriam
      • Brian Winston (1941-2022)
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    • Open Screens (our official journal)
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      • 2025
        • Withdrawing 2026 Conference from Bournemouth University
        • Statement in response to UK Supreme Court ruling re. the Equality Act 2010
        • Joint letter - UK performing arts subject associations to REF Director (March 2025)
        • REF29 Guidance Summary (February 2025)
        • Letter to Education Secretary - 4 February 2025
      • 2024
        • Racism and Islamophobia
        • Letter to Chair of REF29 Steering Group, 18 June 2024
        • Statement on Gaza
        • Response to threat of possible job cuts at University of Kent (February 2024)
      • 2023
        • Response to REF 2028 Consultation (October 2023)
        • Open letter opposing AHRC cuts to PhD studentships
        • Response to possible compulsory redundancies at UEA, March / July 2023
      • 2022
        • Response to Falmouth University re. Falmouth Staffing Ltd (FSL), November 2022
        • Response to Job Cuts at Birkbeck, November 2022
        • Future Research Assessment Programme 2022 (FRAP)
        • Joint MeCCSA and BAFTSS letter regarding Film Studies at Queen Mary, University of London
      • 2021
        • OfS Consultation
        • Screening Complete Audiovisual Works in the Age of Covid-19
      • 2017
        • Response to REF 2021 Consultation (March 2017)
        • Nominating panel members for REF 2021
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      • Colour and Film
      • Documentary
      • East Asian Screen Cultures
      • Essay Film
      • Euro-Bollywood
    • F-J
      • Film and Philosophy
      • Film/Making Education
      • French and Francophone Screen Studies
      • German Screen Studies
      • Horror Studies
    • K-O
      • LGBTQIA+ Screen Studies
      • Media and the Environment
    • P-T
      • Performance and Stardom
      • Practice Research
      • Psychoanalysis and Film
      • Science Fiction and Fantasy
      • Screen Industries
      • Screening Sex
      • Transnational Screens
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      • New Connections Archive
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Conference Bursary Fund (PGR)

BAFTSS is making available 5 Conference Bursaries of up to £200 each to support attendance at the Association's annual conference for those members who are postgraduate researchers (including MA and PhD students). There is a separate scheme for those precariously employed, who have limited or otherwise lack access to research funding (access the Standard scheme here).  Members in permanent employment, whether full or part-time, are not eligible to apply.

Rules / small print
  • Applicants musts be members of BAFTSS. Join / renew.
  • Applicants must be registered to attend this year's conference in-person and be presenting their research as a research paper or poster presentation. Register here.
  • Priority will be given to applicants who have not received BAFTSS funding in 2024-2025.
  • If more than 5 applications are received, recipients will be selected at random.
  • Awardees will be able to claim up to £200 on provision of receipts after the BAFTSS Conference 2025

How to apply:
  • Complete the form, below. The deadline for completed applications is 3 March 2025. Applicants will be notified of the outcome no later than 10 March 2025.

Submit queries to Matthew Bruce and Ocean Xu.
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  • Home
  • About
    • About us
    • Advisory Board
    • Branding / Logos
    • Code of Conduct
    • Constitution
    • Contact
    • Executive Committee
    • In Memoriam
      • Brian Winston (1941-2022)
    • Meetings
    • Open Screens (our official journal)
    • Responses / Statements
      • 2025
        • Withdrawing 2026 Conference from Bournemouth University
        • Statement in response to UK Supreme Court ruling re. the Equality Act 2010
        • Joint letter - UK performing arts subject associations to REF Director (March 2025)
        • REF29 Guidance Summary (February 2025)
        • Letter to Education Secretary - 4 February 2025
      • 2024
        • Racism and Islamophobia
        • Letter to Chair of REF29 Steering Group, 18 June 2024
        • Statement on Gaza
        • Response to threat of possible job cuts at University of Kent (February 2024)
      • 2023
        • Response to REF 2028 Consultation (October 2023)
        • Open letter opposing AHRC cuts to PhD studentships
        • Response to possible compulsory redundancies at UEA, March / July 2023
      • 2022
        • Response to Falmouth University re. Falmouth Staffing Ltd (FSL), November 2022
        • Response to Job Cuts at Birkbeck, November 2022
        • Future Research Assessment Programme 2022 (FRAP)
        • Joint MeCCSA and BAFTSS letter regarding Film Studies at Queen Mary, University of London
      • 2021
        • OfS Consultation
        • Screening Complete Audiovisual Works in the Age of Covid-19
      • 2017
        • Response to REF 2021 Consultation (March 2017)
        • Nominating panel members for REF 2021
  • Conference / Awards
    • 2025 Conference / Awards
      • Conference Info and Registration
      • 2025 Awards
        • 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award
        • Winners: Practice Awards 2025
        • Winners: Publication Awards 2025
        • PGR Poster Showcase 2025
    • Conference and Awards Archive
  • Funding
  • Membership
    • Key information
    • Join / renew
  • SIGs
    • Convenor Resources
    • A-E
      • Adaptations
      • Amateur Cinema
      • Animation
      • Archives and Archival Methods
      • British Cinema and Television
      • Colour and Film
      • Documentary
      • East Asian Screen Cultures
      • Essay Film
      • Euro-Bollywood
    • F-J
      • Film and Philosophy
      • Film/Making Education
      • French and Francophone Screen Studies
      • German Screen Studies
      • Horror Studies
    • K-O
      • LGBTQIA+ Screen Studies
      • Media and the Environment
    • P-T
      • Performance and Stardom
      • Practice Research
      • Psychoanalysis and Film
      • Science Fiction and Fantasy
      • Screen Industries
      • Screening Sex
      • Transnational Screens
  • Postgrads / ECRs
    • Early Career Mentoring Scheme
    • New Connections Schedule
      • New Connections Archive
    • Postgraduate Network
      • PGR Network Website