The Honor Frost Foundation, and the British Academy are continuing to support research related to maritime archaeology around the world, by offering BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants made available to academics from UK institutions.

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/new-investments-in-research-grants-for-uk-academics/141321

Grants up to the value of £10,000 are open to postdoctoral scholars (with approval of the applicant’s employing institution) who reside in the UK, or independent scholars (who should choose ‘independent scholar’ as the relevant choice from the list of organisations in Flexi-Grant). Co-applicants may be from anywhere in the world, but the Principal Applicant must be ordinarily resident in the UK.