British Academy Visiting Fellowships: Social Sciences, Humanities 3180 views

The British Academy is offering the opportunity to be based at a UK higher education or other research institution of their choice. The applications are invited from academics based in any country overseas (and active at any career stage and in any discipline within the humanities and the social sciences). The Visiting Fellowships are supported by the Rutherford Fund.

Duration: for up to six months

Fellowship Value: up to £33,000; accommodation costs; research expenses; travel expenses; and a contribution of 50% of the total award to enable the UK institution to host the Visiting Fellow.

About the Visiting fellowship:

• It is expected that approximately 60 Visiting Fellowships will be supported under this scheme with the current call.
• The Visiting Fellowships aims to:
• Enhance and build new links between scholars anywhere in the world and in the UK;
• Nurture opportunities and develop future partnerships for collaborative research in the humanities and the social sciences, and enable academics from across the globe to undertake research and/or professional development with UK colleagues;
• Strengthen the UK’s research base in the humanities and the social sciences.

Eligibility:

• Applicant must be active researcher within any discipline within the humanities or the social sciences.
• Applicant must be talented early career scholars who have only recently obtained PhD degree; mid-career researchers; or established academics with a considerable track-record of achievement.
• Applicant need not necessarily apply to develop collaboration with UK scholars active within the same discipline.
• These Fellowships are open also to applicants who wish to work with UK colleagues in other areas or disciplines (including scholars within the natural, medical, or engineering sciences), in a cross- or inter-disciplinary way.

Application Process:

• Applications must be submitted online using the British Academy’s Flexi-Grant system.