The Urban Studies Foundation (USF) provides grant funding and support to individuals and institutions engaged in the advancement of postgraduate academic urban research and education.
All current USF grant funding opportunities are listed below (‘Current opportunities‘), and all new public calls are announced via our mailing list (for sign-up scroll to the bottom of the page). The USF only awards grant funding via the current opportunities listed below, and opening dates are estimates only (for updates join our mailing list).
Previous grant funding awards can be read about below, under ‘Grants awarded‘. The USF does not accept unsolicited approaches for grant funding.
Current opportunities
- Seminar Series Awards
(closed, opens mid-2026) - International Fellowships
(open now!) - Pandemics and Cities
(closed)
Grants awarded