BASE makes additional financial support available to cover production-related costs for books whose authors may face barriers to publication. Projects that are eligible for the BASE initiative may include books by early-career researchers, scholars in precarious employment, authors for whom English is not a first language, and authors who have accessibility requirements.

Originally launched as the Widening Representation Programme in 2024, BASE builds on the success of the original programme with increased funding for a range of production-related costs. It now offers:

• Funding of up to £2000/$2500 per project, available for every subject Bloomsbury Academic publishes in
• Coverage of production-related costs, ranging from additional language editing of book proposals to manuscript revisions, in-depth copyediting, indexing and proofreading support, image sourcing, and more

Authors who believe they may be eligible should first discuss their project with the relevant Commissioning Editor for their field. A full list of academic contacts can be found here.

If the Commissioning Editor agrees that the project may be suitable for BASE funding, they will take the project for review to the Bloomsbury Academic Publishing Board, comprising Senior Editorial, Marketing and Production staff.

BASE is one of several Belonging and Inclusion initiatives through which Bloomsbury has taken swift, decisive and meaningful actions to further diversify the authors and the work it publishes.

Read our FAQs and find out more about applying for BASE funding.