The Society for the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS) and the British Academy of Management (BAM) are pleased to confirm that guidance documentation and the online application form are available for the SAMS/BAM Research and Capacity Building Grant Scheme 2025.
The scheme partnership strengthens the commitment of both organisations to support management research and promote capacity building.
The SAMS-BAM Research and Capacity Building grants, worth up to £75,000 for one project in 2025, are aimed at UK-based researchers who want to boost their research capacity and/or network within and beyond academia by:
- extending or adding a new dimension to a substantial existing research project.
- undertaking a substantial new research project highlighting the social value of management research on their own or with a small team of co-investigators.
- connecting with other scholars across disciplines to produce collaborative outputs or build an interdisciplinary and/or international investigator team as a foundation for further research.
We particularly welcome applications:
- from interdisciplinary and/or international investigator teams; investigator teams involving members from underrepresented ethnic groups, countries, or regions; and investigator teams involving practitioners.
- for which other funding (at least in-kind) from the Principal Investigator’s employing institution and/or a third party has been secured.
- in which a long-term trajectory of research is apparent.
Please visit the funding call page for more detailed information on the grant scheme including eligibility, scheme documentation, and application requirement.
The online application form is available by registering for an account or logging into your existing account on the BAM grants portal
Timeline
- Thursday 9th January 2025: Optional deadline for pre-submission application administrative check for eligibility, previously submitted applications, (by email to Stuart Hull). Feedback will be provided within 2 weeks of this deadline.
- Thursday 30th January 2025 (17:00 UK time): Deadline for applicants to submit their application for Head of Department/School/Institutional approval
- Thursday 6th February 2025 at 17:00 (UK time): Deadline for nominated Heads of Department/Schools or other institutional approvers to approve the application in the BAM grants portal
For any enquiries on the grant schemes, please contact the BAM Grants Administrator, Stuart Hull, by email to [email protected]