The British Academy Scholarships

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  • • British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants 2025

    • By far the British Academy’s most popular scheme in terms of applications received and number of awards made, the BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants stand as one of the Academy’s highest profile programmes with awards made to academics working at around 100 Institutions around the UK.
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  • • British Academy Newton International Fellowship (NIF) 2025

    • The Newton International Fellowship (NIF) programme provides support for outstanding early career researchers to make a first step towards developing an independent research career through gaining experience across international borders. The fellowships enable researchers to access expertise, gain n
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  • • British Academy 2025 International Fellowships Program

    • The International Fellowships programme provides support for outstanding early career researchers to make a first step towards developing an independent research career through gaining experience across international borders. Each award is expected to involve a specific and protected research focus
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  • • British Academy 2025 International Fellowships Program

    • The International Fellowships programme provides support for outstanding early career researchers to make a first step towards developing an independent research career through gaining experience across international borders. Each award is expected to involve a specific and protected research focus
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  • • The British Academy 2025 Stein-Arnold Exploration Fund for Postdoctoral or Equivalent Research

    • The Stein-Arnold Exploration Fund was established according to the terms of the will of Sir Aurel Stein FBA, to commemorate his friendship with Sir Thomas Arnold FBA, for 'the encouragement of research on the antiquities or historical geography or early history or arts of those parts of Asia whi
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  • • The British Academy 2026-2027 Conferences Scheme Call for Application (Up to £25,000)

    • The British Academy Conferences scheme presents an exceptional?opportunity for UK-based scholars?to?run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the Academy’s events programme.?The scheme includes a strand of British Academy/Wellcome Conferences, designed to foster discussio
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  • • The British Academy 2025 Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners (Up to £10,000)

    • The British Academy with the support of the Royal Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences, and the Royal Academy of Engineering are inviting proposals from UK and EU/Associated Countries-based researchers to pump prime collaborations to support the effective uptake of the opportunities provided by
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  • • The British Academy 2025 International Writing Workshops (Up to £30,000)

    • The British Academy is inviting proposals for Writing Workshops in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries. These workshops should aim to develop the skills of early career researchers, including su
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  • • The British Academy 2025 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers in Japan (Fully-funded)

    • The scheme provides funding for early career postdoctoral researchers to conduct cooperative research in Japan, with leading research groups in Japanese universities and other institutions, under the guidance of a Japanese host. The British Academy is an overseas nominating authority for this sch
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  • • The British Academy 2025 Neil Ker Memorial Fund in UK

    • The object of this fund, established by the family and friends of Neil R Ker FBA, is to promote the study of Western medieval manuscripts, in particular those of British interest; that is enabling investigation of their production (including decoration), readership and use in particular. The fund
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  • • The British Academy 2025 Evidence-informed Policymaking Grants (Up to £150,000 )

    • The British Academy is inviting proposals related to evidence-informed policy-making in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries. This programme is part of the £337m International Scien
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  • • The British Academy Innovation Fellowships 2024-2025

    • The British Academy has been funded by the UK Government, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to continue its support of the Innovation Fellowships scheme. The Innovation Fellowships scheme is a dual-route scheme designed to enable researchers in the humanities and soc
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  • • The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships for Early-Career Researchers 2024

    • The British Academy is inviting proposals from early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences wishing to pursue an independent research project, towards the completion of a significant piece of publishable research. The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship offers outstanding ea
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  • • The British Academy Visiting Fellowships for International Students 2025 (Up to £40,000)

    • The British Academy’s Visiting Fellowships programme provides outstanding academics based in any country overseas with the opportunity to be based at a UK higher education or other research institution. The programme is open to academics at any career stage, and in any discipline within the hu
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  • • The British Academy 2025 Knowledge Frontiers: International Interdisciplinary Research Projects (up to £300,000)

    • This programme provides UK-based researchers, active in any discipline within the humanities or the social sciences, with the opportunity to develop and lead international and interdisciplinary research projects related to the theme of Just Transitions. The British Academy is inviting propos
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  • • The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and The British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Symposium 2024(Fully funded)

    • The British Academy and The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) are pleased to announce a call for applications from early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences for the Knowledge Frontiers Symposium. The research collaboration symposium will be held on Thursday 14
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  • • The British Academy’s Global Professorships Awards 2024 (up to £900,000 per award)

    • The Academy views the Global Professorships as an opportunity for established researchers to undertake high-risk, curiosity-driven research in the humanities and social sciences in a UK research institution. The Global Professorships are awards for individuals in an institutional setting. Applicatio
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  • • The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship for Early Career Researchers 2025 (Fully-funded)

    • The British Academy is inviting proposals from early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences wishing to pursue an independent research project, towards the completion of a significant piece of publishable research. The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship offers outstanding ea
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  • • The British Academy Global Innovation Fellowships: The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) 2024 in Germany

    • The programme is supported under the UK Government’s International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF). The £337m fund is designed to enable potential and foster prosperity. It puts research and innovation at the heart of our international relationships, supporting UK researchers
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  • • The British Academy Talent Development Awards for Researchers 2024-2025 (up to £10,000)

    • The British Academy has been funded by the UK government, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to continue its support for the Talent Development Awards scheme. The aim of the scheme is to promote the building of skills and capacities for current and future generations, includ
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  • • The British Academy Funded Mid-Career Fellowships 2024 (Up to £152,000)

    • Through this scheme, the Academy intends to both support outstanding individual researchers with excellent research proposals, and to promote public understanding of and engagement with the humanities and social sciences. The primary rationale of the scheme is, therefore, to free successful applican
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  • • The British Academy Fully-funded ODA Global Innovation Fellowships 2024 (up to £150,000)

    • The objective of the ODA (Official Development Assistance) Global Innovation Fellowships is to provide opportunities to UK-based early- and mid-career researchers from across the humanities and social sciences to develop their skills, networks and careers in the creative and cultural, public, privat
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  • • The British Academy ODA Global Innovation Fellowships 2024

    • Offered by the British Academy, the program provides early- and mid-career UK-based researchers in the humanities and social sciences with opportunities to develop their skills and careers through partnerships with organizations in ODA-eligible countries. This program supports innovativ
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  • • British Academy Visiting Fellowships for International Students 2024

    • The British Academy’s Visiting Fellowships programme provides outstanding academics based in any country overseas with the opportunity to be based at a UK higher education or other research institution. The programme is open to academics at any career stage, and in any discipline within the hu
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  • • The British Academy International Fellowships for Researchers 2024

    • Application are now open forThe British Academy International Fellowships 2024. The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.  The Internation
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  • • BA/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships 2024

    • Particular focus is on individuals who have not been able to focus on research due to their other responsibilities, and so the aim of this scheme is to allow successful award-holders to concentrate on bringing a major piece of research towards completion. Please note – applicants who have a
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  • • The British Academy JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers 2024

    • The scheme provides funding for early career postdoctoral researchers to conduct cooperative research in Japan, with leading research groups in Japanese universities and other institutions, under the guidance of a Japanese host. The British Academy is an overseas nominating authority for this sch
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  • • The British Academy International Writing Workshops 2024

    • The British Academy is inviting proposals for Writing Workshops in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries. These workshops should aim to develop the skills of early career researchers, including su
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  • • British Academy 2023 Global Innovation Fellowships

    • This programme is supported under the UK Government’s International Science Partnerships Fund. The £119m International Science Partnerships Fund is designed to enable potential and foster prosperity. It puts research and innovation at the heart of the UK’s international r
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  • • The British Academy 2023 International Fellowships for Outstanding Early Career Researchers

    • The International Fellowships Programme provides support for outstanding early career researchers to make a first step towards developing an independent research career through gaining experience across international borders. Each award is expected to involve a specific and protected research focus