A limited number of scholarships are available for students, covering the conference fee, four nights’ accommodation, and all included meals, refreshments, receptions, lectures, and site visits. Scholarships are awarded only to applicants able to attend the full conference.
Scholarships are awarded to those studying at postgraduate level and to those who have been awarded research degrees in these areas within the last two years. The scholarships are funded by the generosity of BAA members and the number awarded varies according to the funds available. Successful applicants are expected to join the BAA if not already members. The maximum number of scholarships to attend a BAA summer conference for any one individual is two.
How to apply: Email conferences@thebaa.org with:
- a brief CV
- at least one academic reference (it is the responsibility of the applicants to either send the academic reference with the application or to make sure their nominated referee sends it in)
- brief statement on the reasons for wanting to attend the conference and how it might relate to your own research
Deadline: 25 April 2026
Applicants will be notified by 3 May 2026.
Routledge John McNeill Conference Scholarship (Poster Prize)
All students awarded BAA scholarships will be asked to contribute to a poster session on the first night of the conference. The poster session will provide an opportunity for students to discuss their work in an informal and relaxed environment with other conference attendees.
Routledge, the publishers of the BAA Conference Transactions, have kindly sponsored a prize in honour of our late Secretary, John McNeill, which will be awarded to the best poster.
The prize will include an additional award of £100, a free Routledge publication of your choice, a year of student membership of the BAA for 2027, and the title ‘The 2026 Routledge John McNeill Conference Scholar’. Further details about the poster session will be provided to those students awarded conference scholarships. Printing of the completed posters will be arranged and covered by the BAA.