The British International Studies Association (BISA) is a learned society that promotes the study of international relations and related subjects through teaching, research, and facilitation of contact between scholars.
In Jan 1974 an inaugural meeting was held at the 14th Bailey Conference on International Studies at the University of Surrey, and at that time, a draft interim constitution was agreed.
The interim executive committee consisted of Alastair Francis Buchan (chairman), RJ Jones (secretary), Susan Strange (treasurer), PA Reynolds, G Goodwin, D Wrightman, CM Mason, T Taylor, A James and J Spence.
BISA awards the following prizes at its annual international conference: Working groups are formed by members to enable collaboration and networking in specific subfields.
Introduced in 2015, BISA also offers funding for Early Career Researchers’ projects with grants of up to £3,000.