Grants may be made to Fellows of the Society for travel and subsistence, connected with research or scholarship, and are usually given for short visits not exceeding four weeks. Applications for Travel Grants are restricted to one application every two years. Conference registration charges should not normally be included by those attending meetings as invited representatives or speakers, since these are expected to be waived for such participants.

As the Society's Travel Grants are restricted to one per two years, Fellows are normally expected to seek funds from other UK grant giving sources and are encouraged to seek support from sources outwith the UK. Travel Grants are currently subject to a limit of £300 for travel within the UK, £500 for a visit to Europe and £950 elsewhere. If a Fellow is ineligible for, or has failed to obtain, a grant from other sources, he/she may apply for the overall costs, subject to the limits already stated and to the two-year rule.

In the event that the time of the proposed visit and the meetings of the Grants Committees of the bodies concerned require simultaneous applications to be made, the Society will make a provisional grant on the understanding that the Society will be reimbursed appropriately when the amount awarded from other sources has been decided.