ONE-OFF FUNDING SCHEMES
The SLSA Board is delighted to announce the opening of three one-off funding schemes for 2026–2027:
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the SLSA Strategic Partnership Grant Scheme;
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the SLSA Socio-Legal Capacity-Building Scheme; and
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the SLSA Conference Stream and Topic-Driven Workshops Scheme.
Applicants must be current members in good standing of the SLSA. You can check your membership status here.​
Applicants will be advised of the success or otherwise of their applications in March 2027.
SLSA Strategic Partnership Grant Scheme
The Strategic Partnership Grant Scheme aims to support ambitious, collaborative socio-legal initiatives that will create sustained benefit for the socio-legal community.
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A single award of up to £10,000 is intended to be made under this scheme.​​​
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Please download and read the guidance carefully before submitting your application.​ Applications should be submitted by email to the SLSA Administrator (admin@slsa.ac.uk) using the application document available below.
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Closing date: 12 January 2027.
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SLSA Socio-Legal Capacity-Building Funding Scheme
The Socio-Legal Capacity-Building Funding Scheme aims to support applications for activities that will strengthen socio-legal research capacity, with particular benefit to the UK socio-legal community.
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Under this scheme, individual awards are up to a maximum of £4000.
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Note: a proportion of this funding pot is ring-fenced for those in precarious employment.​​
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Please download and read the guidance carefully before submitting your application to this scheme. ​You must use the online form for your application to this scheme.
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Closing date: 15 December 2026.
SLSA Conference Stream and
Topic-Driven Workshops
The Conference Stream and Topic-Driven Workshops Scheme aims to support Stream and Current Topic convenors to host workshops relating to their area.
Under this scheme, individual awards are up to a maximum of £3500.
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Note: a proportion of this funding pot is ring-fenced for those in precarious employment.​​
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Please download and read the guidance carefully before submitting your application. ​You must use the online form for your application to this fund.
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Closing date: 15 December 2026.
​​​Applying for a grant: 'dos' and 'don'ts'
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Advice about applying for our funding schemes has appeared in past issues of the the Socio-Legal Newsletter. The guidance was updated in June 2024 by Rebecca Moosavian and Marie Selwood.
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Queries
For queries about these schemes: please email admin@slsa.ac.uk. Please ensure that any queries are raised well in advance and no later than one week before the deadline. Responses may take time, as the administrative support is not full-time.
If you need the guidance or application form for any of the schemes in an alternative, accessible format, please email admin@slsa.ac.uk.