½¿É«µ¼º½ Equality in Education AwardÂ
The ½¿É«µ¼º½ Equality in Education Award recognizes an individual whose work has sought to address wider issues of inequality and discrimination in education.  The nominee’s work will not only...
Awards and Funding
Every year ½¿É«µ¼º½ recognises excellence by awarding our annual fellowships and awards to ½¿É«µ¼º½ members who exemplify the very best in educational research. In addition we offer bursaries and grants through a number of schemes to enable ½¿É«µ¼º½ members to undertake valuable work in the field.
Current Awards
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½¿É«µ¼º½ Undergraduate Award
This award is for recent graduates who have completed their undergraduate degree in a field related to educational research.
2025/2026 ½¿É«µ¼º½ Small Grants Fund
Researching Additional Support Needs (ASN)/Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) £5000 per project available
Annual Conference Bursaries
We offer various bursaries to attend the conference. Please visit the official bursary page for more information on current bursaries open. More information and apply
½¿É«µ¼º½ Doctoral Thesis Award
Every year ½¿É«µ¼º½ recognises academic excellence and rigour in research by a Doctoral student. This underscores ½¿É«µ¼º½â€™s commitment to championing educational research, and celebrating and recognise...
½¿É«µ¼º½ Masters Dissertation Award
Every year ½¿É«µ¼º½ recognises academic excellence and rigour in research by a Master of Education student. This underscores ½¿É«µ¼º½â€™s commitment to championing educational research, and celebrating...
½¿É«µ¼º½ Public Engagement and Impact Award
The ½¿É«µ¼º½ Public Engagement and Impact Award recognises and celebrates the impact of research and practice in the education community and how both have demonstrably engaged the public.
2025 BJET Fellowship
The BJET Fellowship is awarded biennially to an individual with the most compelling proposal for a piece of research in the field of educational technology. The Fellowship lasts for one year and...
½¿É«µ¼º½ Academic Citizen of the Year
The ½¿É«µ¼º½ Academic Citizen of the Year is an award intended to recognise a colleague working in educational research who has made a significant contribution to the discipline as a whole and the...
½¿É«µ¼º½ and the Kusuma Trust: Neurodiversity in mainstream schools grant programme
½¿É«µ¼º½ is partnering with the Kusuma Trust to deliver several research projects with the aim to improve the school experience and academic attainment of young people who are neurodivergent. The...
½¿É«µ¼º½ Educational Research Book of the Year
This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative.
BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant
The BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant is intended to support research led by schools and colleges with a focus on curriculum inquiry and investigation. The theme for the 2024-2025 grant is...
2023 ½¿É«µ¼º½ School Research Award
½¿É«µ¼º½ is pleased to announce our new award aimed at encouraging the development of research skills in the curriculum of secondary schools. The ½¿É«µ¼º½ School Research Award aims to promote the value...
½¿É«µ¼º½ John Nisbet Fellowship
Since 2014 ½¿É«µ¼º½ has awarded the John Nisbet Fellowship to one or more people who are deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to educational research over their career. Named in honour of...
½¿É«µ¼º½ Brian Simon Fund
½¿É«µ¼º½ issued a call for applications for a new grants scheme supported by use of the Brian Simon fellowship fund. These grants are made possible due to a gift from the family of Brian Simon, a...
Event bursaries 2023
The ½¿É«µ¼º½ Early Career Researcher Network offers a limited amount of bursaries to the value of £100 towards travel for ½¿É«µ¼º½ Student Members only to most of in person events (excluding the annual...
½¿É«µ¼º½ Research Commissions
Introduction Since 2015, ½¿É«µ¼º½ has awarded funding for a variety of Research Commissions. The aim of ½¿É«µ¼º½ Research Commissions is to identify and address issues of current importance to the...
½¿É«µ¼º½ Annual Conference – ECR Presentation Award
½¿É«µ¼º½ aims to celebrate and promote the work of our Early Career Researcher Network. We are presenting a prize to the best Early Career researcher presentation at this year’s conference. The top...
½¿É«µ¼º½ Annual Conference – Poster Prize Presentation
All posters presented at the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Annual Conference will automatically be entered in the Poster Prize Presentation award. All posters will be judged by a member of the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Committees or other...
½¿É«µ¼º½ Annual Conference – SIG Best Presentation Award
The SIG convenors are encouraged to attend all sessions for their SIG and judge each presentation. The '½¿É«µ¼º½ Annual Conference - SIG Best Presentation' is then awarded.
½¿É«µ¼º½ Doctoral Fellowship
In 2023 ½¿É«µ¼º½ invites applications for one doctoral fellowship for a student commencing their studies at a UK institution within the 2024/2025 academic year. The Fellowship will be for up to 3...
BJET Best EdTech Paper Award at the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Conference
The British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET) judges this biennial award for the best presentation on an educational-technology-related topic to be delivered during the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Conference....
BJET Early Career International Fellowship 2021
Applications are invited for the British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET) Early Career International Fellowship. This one-year fellowship, which includes funding of up to £5,000, will be...
Early Career Researcher Career Development Fellowship
The Fellowship is a flexible package of benefits intended to support ECRs in the first three years following completion of their doctorate, focusing in particular on those who are insecurely and...
The Review of Education Early Career Researchers Award 2021
This year Review of Education is seeking applications for two awards, each worth £2,500, from early career researchers in education. The awards will assist those at a relatively early stage of...
½¿É«µ¼º½ International Representation Funding Scheme
One of the most important drivers of ½¿É«µ¼º½â€™s international strategy is to facilitate exchanges of ideas and understandings between colleagues in different regions. This strategy acknowledges the...
Early Career Researcher Network Event Funding Scheme
The ½¿É«µ¼º½ Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network seeks to provide financial support to its members with one such offer being the ‘Event Funding Scheme’. The ‘Event Funding Scheme’ provides...
Anna Craft Creativities in Education Prize
The Anna Craft Creativities in Education Prize is named for Anna Craft (1961-2014) who championed the role of creativity in education
BERJ Editors’ Choice Award
2019 BERJ Editor’s Choice Award Joint winners: Neil Harrison & Richard Waller, for ‘Challenging discourses of aspiration: The role of expectations and attainment in access to higher...
