British Academy: Global Convening Programmes

Deadline: 6 July 2022 (expressions of interest)

The British Academy is inviting applications for support for international programmes that convene researchers internationally together over three years to develop sustained engagement across disciplines and borders. It is expected that successful applications will:

• Break new ground on the policy-related challenges focused on;
• Develop a diverse and equitable international partnership, with engagement across multiple, and potentially all, regions of the world;
• Include a highly interdisciplinary body of researchers with the humanities and the social sciences at its core;
• Facilitate the novel exchange of ideas and co-creation of knowledge with wider stakeholders in order to catalyse change and translate knowledge with industry, practice, policy and society.

Applications must be related to the themes of Just Transitions, What is a good city?, and Global (Dis)Order.

Eligibility
Each Expression of Interest must include a core team of 6-8 researchers based in the UK and internationally. This core team must include two programme leads, including one holding an established role in an eligible UK university or research institute. In the wider team, there must be at least four participants not based in the UK. The core team must include researchers from multiple disciplines, including researchers in both the humanities and social sciences, and must be of postdoctoral or above status (or have equivalent research experience). An individual in a core team can only be part of one application to this call.

Duration and Funding
Programmes will be three years in duration. All programmes will begin by the end of 2022. 

Awards will be for around £500,000 per annum each. The two programme leads from different disciplines will receive research support of £15,000 per annum each. The up to 20 programme members from different disciplines will receive research support of £10,000 per annum each. A contribution of £10,000 will be provided to the programme lead(s) host institution.

The funding for the core team is intended to enable the researchers involved to have the time and space to work on the goals of the programme. This can be used flexibly. For example, for teaching load adjustments, postdoctoral support, research trips, fieldwork and other activities that support the research goals of the programme.

How to Apply
The application process will be run as a two-stage process with initial expressions of interest, followed by a final proposal supported by an in-person workshop at the British Academy. Expressions of Interest must be submitted online using the British Academy's Grant Management System (GMS), Flexi-Grant® by Wednesday 6 July 2022, 17:00 (BST).

For more information on applying and eligibility, please see the British Academy webpage and guidance notes for this opportunity.

The timetable for the application process is as follows:

• Expressions of Interest Deadline: 6 July 2022 (17:00 BST)
• Invitations to 2nd Stage Communicated: August 2022
• In-person Workshops at the Academy: September - October 2022
• Final Proposal Deadline: 9 November 2022 (17:00 BST)
• Final Outcome Communicated: by end of 2022