2023 BERA School Research Award
BERA is pleased to announce our new award aimed at encouraging the development of research skills in the curriculum of secondary schools. The BERA School Research Award aims to promote the value...
BERA Awards
Every year BERA recognises excellence by awarding our annual fellowships and awards to BERA members who exemplify the very best in educational research. In addition we offer bursaries and grants through a number of schemes to enable BERA members to undertake valuable work in the field.
Current Awards
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2023 BERA Academic Citizen of the Year
The BERA Academic Citizen of the Year is a new award intended to recognise a BERA member working in educational research who has made a significant contribution to the discipline as a whole and...
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...
BERA 2023 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.
BERA Equality in Education Award
The BERA 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...
2023 BERA Undergraduate Award
This award is for recent graduates who have completed their undergraduate degree in a field related to educational research.
BERA Small Grants Fund 2023/2024: Education in a digital age: Perspectives from policy and practice
BERA Council is pleased to issue a call for the BERA Small Grants Fund 2023/2024. This year the theme for proposals is "Education in a digital age: perspectives from policy and practice"
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
Event bursaries 2023
The BERA Early Career Researcher Network offers a limited amount of bursaries to the value of £100 towards travel for BERA Student Members only to most of in person events (excluding the annual...
BERA Annual Conference – Poster Prize Presentation
All posters presented at the BERA Annual Conference will automatically be entered in the Poster Prize Presentation award. All posters will be judged by a member of the BERA Committees or other...
BERA Annual Conference – SIG Best Paper Award
The SIG convenors are encouraged to attend all sessions for their SIG and judge each paper. The 'BERA Annual Conference - SIG Best Paper' is then awarded.
BERA Brian Simon Fund
BERA is pleased to issue 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...
BERA Research Commissions 2023/2024
Call for Research Commissions 2022/2024 -The impact of educational research on the public: setting the agenda. Up to £20,000 in project funding available.
BERA Doctoral Thesis Award
Every year BERA recognises academic excellence and rigour in research by a Doctoral student. This underscores BERA’s commitment to championing educational research, and celebrating and recognise...
BERA Masters Dissertation Award
Every year BERA recognises academic excellence and rigour in research by a Master of Education student. This underscores BERA’s commitment to championing educational research, and celebrating...
The 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...
BERA Public Engagement and Impact Award
The BERA 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.
BERA Annual Conference – ECR Presentation Award
BERA 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...
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 grant, awarded biennially, is worth up...
BERA Doctoral Fellowship
In 2021 BERA invites applications for one doctoral fellowship for a student commencing their studies at a UK institution within the 2022/2023 academic year. The Fellowship will be for up to 3...
BJET Best EdTech Paper Award at the BERA 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 BERA 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...
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...
BERA Research Commissions 2020/2022
The aim of the BERA Research Commissions is to identify and address issues of current importance to the study and practice of education which may have future consequences for the discipline and...
BERA International Representation Funding Scheme
One of the most important drivers of BERA’s international strategy is to facilitate exchanges of ideas and understandings between colleagues in different regions. This strategy acknowledges the...
Event bursaries 2020
The BERA Early Career Researcher Network offers a limited amount of bursaries to the value of £75 towards travel for BERA Student Members only to most of our events. This has now been extended to...
Early Career Researcher Network Event Funding Scheme
The BERA 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...
BERA John Nisbet Fellowship
Since 2014 BERA 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...
