Grants, funding and research fellowships to support scientists, schools and colleges in the UK for investigative STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) research projects.
The Royal Society (formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge) is the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences and the oldest continuously existing scientific academy in the world, having been founded in 1662.
Its core activities include:
- Supporting Scientific Research: providing grants, research fellowships, and funding schemes to back scientists in the UK and foster international collaboration.
- Recognising Excellence: electing eminent scientists, engineers, and technologists as Fellows (including many Nobel Laureates) and awarding prestigious medals and prize lectures.
- Publishing Journals: publishing high-impact scientific literature, most notably Philosophical Transactions, which was launched in 1665 as the world's first-ever scientific journal.
- Advising Policy Makers: providing independent, evidence-based scientific advice to governments and parliament on critical issues like climate change, health, energy, and emerging technologies, and
- Public Engagement: hosting public exhibitions, such as the annual Summer Science Exhibition, and promoting science education and communication.
In general, researchers in the UK and overseas can apply, although this can differ according to each of the Society’s individual grant and fellowship programmes. or example, UK primary and secondary school teachers can apply for up to £3,000 via the Partnership Grants Scheme (often in partnership with a STEM professional) to support student-led investigative projects.
The Society also offers a range of grant and fellowship opportunities. These are listed on the ‘Grants’ page of its website. For further information, including award/grant levels and application details about the Society’s open and closed schemes (details of 30 are provided on its website), please visit its ‘Grants’ page.