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        • 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
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        • 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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  • 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
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Funding opportunities

We offer a number of different funding schemes to which BAFTSS members can apply.
  • BAFTSS Annual Conference Bursary Fund: supporting scholars to deliver their research at the Association's annual conference.
  • Event Fund: supporting the organisation of scholarly events
  • New Connections Fund: helping early career researchers forge connections with new institutions through their research
  • Quarterly Travel Fund: supporting research dissemination at scholarly events, for members without, or with limited, institutional support, and/or postgraduate researchers
  • Special Interest Group Fund: supporting the organisation of SIG-affiliated events

Scroll down for more information. The continuation of all funding schemes is dependent on the availability of funds, so these schemes may be subject to change.

​Access the Funding Reports Archive here.

BAFTSS Annual Conference Bursary Fund

Supporting scholars to attend and deliver their research at the Association's annual conference.
Standard Scheme
Postgrad Scheme

Event Fund

Supporting the organisation of scholarly events.
APPLY

New Connections Fund

Helping early career researchers forge connections with new institutions through their research. 
APPLY
ARCHIVE

Quarterly Travel Fund

Supporting research dissemination at scholarly events for members without, or with limited, institutional support, and/or postgraduate researchers.
STANDARD SCHEME
POSTGRAD SCHEME

Special Interest Group Fund

Supporting the organisation of SIG-affiliated events. For a list of our SIGS click here.
APPLY
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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