The FSA Small Grants Scheme supports initiatives and academics to advance feminist studies, foster collaboration, and strengthen the feminist research community. On this page you can find out about our current small grants scheme, eligibility, application procedures, and previous grant recipients, and learn how the scheme helps nurture innovative feminist scholarship and community-building activities.
Funding Opportunity for BIPOC scholars
The FSA Small Grants Scheme Spring Call (2026) currently awards 2 small grants (2 x £150) and a year’s membership to the FSA to academics based in UK/Ireland who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) to support feminist research and feminist researchers. The 2026 Small Grants scheme has been awarded, details for 2027 to follow.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must identify as BIPOC
- Applicants must be based in the UK/Ireland
- The application must be for funds to support feminist research and/or teaching
- The application must meet usual quality standards
- Applications must be made via the application form. A decision will be made within two weeks of receiving an application
- Successful applicants can apply once per academic year
- The grant can be used to:
- Support travel
- Pay for childcare costs
- Help cover software/hardware costs (i.e. books/printers/transcription costs)
- Support access needs
- This is not an exhaustive list and applications requesting funding for any costs relating to feminist research/teaching will be considered.
Funding Blocks
- 4 May – 4 June 2026 (Closed)
- 1 November – 1 December 2025 (Closed)
Please note: Within a funding block, each grant will be awarded on a first come, first served basis to those who meet the eligibility criteria and whose application meets usual quality standards.
If your application is successful, the amount requested will be transferred via BACS.
Apply for a Small Grant
Past Small Grants Scheme
The FSA has previously awarded a small grant for workshops, seminars and conferences organised by and for postgraduate students. These events focused on an aspect of feminism, women’s studies or gender. The award funding has been used for a range of purposes and alongside other awards.
Previous Award Recipients
The FSA has supported the following events:
- Women in the Wake of May 68’ (Kings College London, 2018)
- ‘Double Dabble: A Feminist Day of Making’ at the Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead (University of Newcastle, 2017) This event is featured in the FWSA Newsletter Issue 68 June 2017
- ‘Feminist Readings 2: Theory, practice and politics of reading today’ (University of Leeds, 2016)
- ‘Symposium on Occupation, Transitional Justice and Gender’ (University of Ulster, 2015)
- ‘Smashing the Patriarchy in 100,000 Words? The use of Feminism in academic theses’ (University of Dundee, 2013)
- ‘Gender, Media and Generations: A postgraduate workshop’ (University of East Anglia, 2012)
- ‘4th Annual Conference of Sibéal Irish Postgraduate Feminist and Gender Studies Network: Feminist Scholarship, Activism, and Creativity’ (University of Limerick, 2011
- ‘Feminism and Teaching Symposium’ (University of Nottingham, 2010)
- ‘EVERYDAY: Work, Education and Family’ (Newcastle University, 2009)
- ‘A Woman’s Place: Locating the Feminine in Modern and Contemporary Culture’ (Newcastle University, 2008)
- ‘Women Writing Rape’ (University of Warwick, 2007)
- ‘From Porn to Politics’ (Newcastle University, 2006)