BA Academy Research Projects

Notify Faculty of Intention to apply by: 25 October 2024

Funder deadline: 22 November 2024

Apply for small-scale core funding to support an ongoing humanities/social science research project. The British Academy is particularly interested in collaborative projects intended to provide infrastructural resources for other researchers and the wider public, which have a clear focus on longer-term sustainability, and a clear plan to move to financial self-stability after a fixed period of core funding from the Academy.

Applications are welcome from existing collaborations/research infrastructure projects that are already in progress and have prepared or published material previously. Awards of funding under this scheme will, however, only be made to support new work, not retrospectively providing reimbursement for work already undertaken.

Eligibility

• Applicants should be at postdoctoral or equivalent level, in the fields of the humanities and / or the social sciences. Equivalent experience may include holding, or having held, an established post, having a record of publications in the field and / or having teaching experience.
• Postgraduate students are not eligible to apply.
• Applicants must be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands (that is, classed as ‘ordinarily resident’ for tax purposes) or currently employed overseas by a recognised UK overseas research organisation.

Value and Duration

Up to £25k in the first instance (over 5 years) with the expectation that the projects will be reviewed for further funding if necessary. Applicants will be asked to specify the expected duration of their project, understanding that the projects should set out a clear plan to move to financial self-stability after a fixed period of core funding from the Academy.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online using the British Academy's Grant Management System (GMS), Flexi-Grant®. The deadline for submissions is Friday 22 November 2024 (17:00 BST). Further details are available on the British Academy’s webpage for this opportunity.

Internal Deadlines:

Research Services: 15 November 2024

Notify Faculty of Intention to apply by: 25 October 2024 (please e-mail research@law.ox.ac.uk)