The British Academy’s Visiting Fellowships Call

The British Academy’s Visiting Fellowships provide outstanding academics based in any country overseas (and active at any career stage and in any discipline within the humanities and the social sciences) with the opportunity to be based at a UK higher education or other research institution of their choice. Visiting Fellows will work with colleagues at host UK institutions in order to develop new research collaborations and/or deepen existing partnerships with UK and other academics across the globe.

 

Eligibility of Applicants

  • Visiting Fellows must be of postdoctoral or equivalent experience at the time of application.
  • Candidates should be based outside the UK at the time of application.
  • Applicants cannot conduct research related to their Visiting Fellowship outside the UK, but short fieldwork trips abroad may be possible where appropriate.
  • Applicants must demonstrate that they have been in contact with their UK host institution prior to the application.
  • Applicants may only submit one application to this round.
  • The CV provided should be no more than 4 pages long.
  • Applicants are required to provide a formal statement of support from the Head of Department/Faculty/Institute at which they will be visiting. This statement should include detailed explanation of whom the Visiting Fellow will collaborate with and what form the collaboration will take.

 

Budget: £1.5 million

 

Duration: Up to 6 months

 

Application Deadline:  November 30, 2022 

 

Click here for the application.

 

Click here for detailed information.