British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences
China: Individual Research visits to Partner Academies
The British Academy operates, jointly with the Economic and Social Research Council, Agreements with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, and the Shandong and Sichuan Academies of Social Sciences. Grants are available for individual research visits to the partner Academy, and for Joint Projects.
Level of award: travel and maintenance expenses.
Period of award: up to three months
Further information: Applications must be submitted via e-GAP2, the Academy's electronic grant application system.
For applications deadlines and details of the award timetable please see deadlines.
Applicants should allow at least six months from the closing date for applications to the proposed start of their visit.
See past awards made under this scheme
Other schemes of interest
- The Sino-British Fellowship Trust offers grants for collaborative research with Chinese scholars.
- K C Wong Education Foundation Fellowships are no longer available, but Chinese scholars can apply to the Academy's Visiting Fellowships scheme for research visits to the UK of between 2 and 4 months.