The BES is keen to support epigraphic events, especially workshops and summer schools, through grants-in-aid. Those wishing to seek financial support in the form of a grant-in-aid from the BES towards the organisation of such activities are asked to apply by e-mail to the Society's Honorary Secretary by one of four annual deadlines: 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, and 1 October. Please do so well in advance of the date of the activity for which you seek support, commensurate with the type of activity and the level of support you are asking for, i.e. typically three to six months before the workshop, summer school, conference or event date. Please note that we do only in exceptional circumstances offer support in excess of £250 for a single event. The Society's Steering Committee will endeavour to review your application within two weeks after the deadline and the Secretary will then inform you of the outcome of your application.

Your application must include:

(1) a detailed description of the activity for which support is sought:

a) public lectures/conference panels/etc.:
- please provide full information on the lecture event/conference & panel you plan to organise, the names of all speakers and contributors (and institutional affiliations if appropriate), the individual paper titles, whether or not the panel has already been accepted by the conference organisers, etc.;

b) workshops/summer schools/etc.:
- please provide a (provisional) programme, list of speakers/teachers, information on the venue, etc.

(2) a detailed description of the level of financial support sought:

a) public lectures/conference panels/etc.:
- if you seek support for travel expenses, accommodation, etc. give a detailed estimate of the total expected expenses and how much you are asking the BES to contribute;

b) workshops/summer schools/etc.:
- if you seek support for the running of an epigraphic workshop, summer school or similar activity up to £250, please indicate for which particular expense you seek the support (e.g. speakers’ expenses);
- if you seek support for the running of an epigraphic workshop, summer school or similar activity over £250, please provide a basic budget plan detailing the expected income and expenditure, indicating clearly how you expect the event to be funded in its totality, and stating which particular aspect of it you wish the BES to support.

(3) an indication of the support sought from other organisations, institutions and funding bodies (all activities)

Although we are a small charity, we may on occasion be able to support your event with bursaries for the participants, to help with their travel and accommodation expenses (but not with your running expenses through the bursaries). Please note that we are not in a position to offer large-scale bursary support, and that depending on the nature of the bursary grant the BES itself may manage the bursary application process and individual awards.
If you would like to apply for support in the form of bursaries for the participants of your planned activity, please send the following information to the Society’s Honorary Secretary by one of the four above listed application deadlines:

a) name of event; location; duration; host institution (if applicable);
b) type of event (e.g. epigraphic summer school);
c) names of event organsisers and contributors;
d) expected number of participants and career stages (e.g. UG students);
e) other financial support or funding applied for (please be specific: what is your funding for; what part of your expenses have you applied for support for with other funding bodies – e.g. room rent, instructors’ expenses etc.); please include also here information on other funding for bursaries that you are applying for or have already secured;
f) envisaged level of bursary support from the BES (e.g. 3 x £100, or similar).

Please note that whenever we award a grant, the BES asks for its support to be noted (e.g. by stating on your workshop programme that the workshop is supported by the BES) and that we require a short report (c. 500 words) on the activity we have supported after the event is finished. Moreover, we ask that you document with receipts within one month after the activity how the financial support received from the BES has been used.

If the kind of activity you have in mind does not fit any of the above criteria, please contact the Secretary to inquire about the possibility of support and how to apply.