British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships
The aim of the British Academy in making these awards is to offer opportunities for outstanding early career researchers to strengthen their experience of research and teaching in a university environment which will develop their curriculum vitae and improve their prospects of obtaining permanent lecturing posts by the end of the Fellowship. The primary emphasis is on completion of a significant piece of publishable research, which will be assisted by full membership of an academic community of established scholars working in similar fields
Eligibility
- Applicants must be supported by the UK host institution in which they wish to hold the Fellowship
- Applicants must be within three years of the award of a doctorate (for the 2011-2012 competition this meant either already having been awarded a doctoral degree following a viva voce examination held on or after 1 April 2009; or having a reasonable expectation that they will have submitted and had their thesis examined by 1 April 2012)
- Applicants in the 2011-2012 competition awarded a PhD following a viva voce examination held prior to 1 April 2009 who were unable to offer extenuating circumstances, such as interruption to their academic career for maternity leave or illness, were not considered
- Applicants must be a UK or EEA national, or have completed a doctorate at a UK university. Any applicant who does not fall into one of these categories must demonstrate a strong prior association with the UK academic community, for example through already having been employed in a temporary capacity (longer than six months) at a UK university
Number of Awards: 45 awards are expected to be offered
Closing Date: Application is via a two-stage selection process. The deadline for outline applications for award in 2012 was in October 2011. Results of the outline stage will be confirmed by the end of January 2012, and may be either an invitation to submit a second-stage application or notification that the application has been unsuccessful. Final decisions will be confirmed in May 2012, for awards to be taken up from the autumn of 2012.
The next deadline, for outline applications for award in 2013, will be in October 2012.
Method of application: Applications must be submitted via e-GAP2, the Academy's electronic grant application system.
Contact the Research Awards Department for further information.