About the British Academy Visiting Fellowship 2025
The British Academy Visiting Fellowship 2025 Program is currently accepting applications. This initiative invites academics from any country to spend up to six months at a UK higher education or research institution, collaborating on projects with UK colleagues.
Funded by the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology, the Visiting Fellowships program aims to promote international collaboration in the humanities and social sciences.
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It provides an excellent opportunity for academics at any career stage to work in the UK and establish new partnerships.
Summary:
Funding Status: Open for applications
Career Stage: Postdoctoral or equivalent research
Scheme Opens: June 12, 2024
Application Deadline: October 23, 2024, 17:00 BST
Earliest Start Date: March 24, 2025
Program Objectives:
— Enhance and Build Links: Strengthen connections between global scholars and their UK counterparts.
— Foster Partnerships: Encourage the development of new and ongoing collaborative research in the humanities and social sciences.
— Support Research and Professional Development: Enable international academics to conduct research and professional development activities with UK colleagues.
— Strengthen UK Research Bases: Bolster the UK’s standing in the humanities and social sciences.
Eligibility Requirements for the British Academy Visiting Fellowship 2025
Academic Level: Applicants must hold a postdoctoral degree or possess equivalent research experience.
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Location: Candidates must reside outside the UK at the time of application.
Contracts: Applicants on fixed-term contracts must ensure their contract extends beyond the fellowship’s conclusion. Independent scholars are also eligible.
Host Institution: Applicants must have already established contact with a UK host institution before applying. The British Academy does not facilitate this contact.
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Diversity and Inclusion: Applications are particularly encouraged from historically and/or structurally disadvantaged groups, low-income countries, and female researchers.
Value and Duration
Duration: Fellowships range from three to six months.
Funding: Each fellowship provides up to £40,000.
Application Process
Application Process
Applications must be submitted online through the British Academy’s Grant Management System (GMS), Flexi-Grant®.
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