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Apply for a grant or scholarship to conduct research on Iraqi heritage, history or the humanities. All schemes are for Iraqis living in Iraq. Grants may include international partners.

Visiting Scholarships

Together with The British Institute for the Study of Iraq, we select Iraqi heritage professionals, academics and research students to come to the UK for two-month placements. There are also online placements for scholars who prefer not to travel. This scheme is now open and is accepting applications until 17 November 2024.

Academic Mentorship Programme

The Academic Mentorship Programme is designed for Iraqi researchers in the fields of arts, social sciences and humanities. Registration is currently closed.

Academic Research Course

The Academic Research Course focuses on developing research capacity in Iraq, including Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Registration is currently closed.

Research Grants

We offer a range of grants to support Iraqi-led research on the ways in which heritage, history and the humanities can improve life in Iraq. The scheme is currently closed.

Mini Grants Scheme

The Mini-Grants Scheme offers grants of up to £5,000 for Iraqi-led research projects that have potential to deliver cultural, economic, environmental or social benefit for Iraq/KRI. The scheme is currently closed.

Please note

We only fund work within the schemes described on this page and cannot accommodate requests for out-of-cycle grants or other activities. Thank you for your understanding.

Equal Opportunities  

The Nahrein Network is committed to eliminating unlawful discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity and good relations across and between the defined equalities groups in all of their relevant functions.  

Accordingly, no eligible funding applicant or external stakeholder should receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity or national origins, religion or similar philosophical belief, spent criminal conviction, age or disability.  

Equally, all proposals will be assessed on equal terms, regardless of the sex, age and/or ethnicity of the applicant. Proposals will, therefore, be assessed and graded on their merits, in accordance with the criteria and the aims and objectives set for each call for funding.