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Open for applications

Closing date: 15 January 2025

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and The British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Symposium

The British Academy is inviting applications for early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences to attend a research collaboration symposium on the broad theme of ‘belonging’, in partnership with The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Closing date: 29 January 2025

British Academy Conferences

An exceptional opportunity for UK-based scholars to run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the Academy’s events programme.

Closing date: 29 January 2025

International Writing Workshops

The intention of the Writing Workshops is to cultivate professional networks and mentorship and provide access for early career researchers in developing countries to the academic requirements of journals, including international journals, and to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to publish in these journals.

Closing date: 19 February 2025

ODA Global Innovation Fellowships: International Crisis Group

This call is offering up to four one-year fellowships to work with the International Crisis Group to UK-based early- and mid-career researchers from across the humanities and social sciences.

Closing date: 19 February 2025

ODA Global Innovation Fellowships: Conciliation Resources

This call offers opportunities for ODA Global Innovation Fellowship award holders to embed themselves with Conciliation Resources to expand their networks and create new links across policy and academia.

Closing date: 19 February 2025

ODA Global Innovation Fellowships: C40 2025

This call offers opportunities for ODA Global Innovation Fellowship award holders to embed themselves with C40, in their London office, to expand their networks and create new links across policy and academia.

Closing date: 19 February 2025

ODA Global Innovation Fellowships: The Igarape Institute

This call offers opportunities for ODA Global Innovation Fellowship award holders to embed themselves with Igarape, in their Brazil office, to expand their networks and create new links across policy and academia.

Closing date: 19 February 2025

ODA Global Innovation Fellowships 2025 (Remote)

The objective of the ODA (Official Development Assistance) Global Innovation Fellowships is to provide opportunities to UK-based early- and mid-career researchers from across the humanities and social sciences to develop their skills, networks and careers in the creative and cultural, public, private and policy sectors to address challenges that require innovative approaches and solutions.

Closing date: 19 February 2025

Evidence-informed policymaking grants

This programme gives ODA-eligible early-career to senior researchers the opportunity to work with peers around the world to inform policymaking through quality evidence and research.

Closing date: 5 March 2025

Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners 2025

The British Academy with the support of the Royal Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences, and the Royal Academy of Engineering are inviting proposals from UK and EU/Associated Countries-based researchers to pump prime collaborations to support the effective uptake of the opportunities provided by the UK’s association to Horizon Europe.

Additional needs

The British Academy has set aside specific funding to support additional needs that applicants and award holders may require. This funding would be in addition to the amount already requested for research expenses.

Highlighted funding schemes 2024-25

The table shows details for the Academy's popular funding schemes in 2024 and 2025. Additional funding schemes will be added as they open.

International Writing Workshops

Call Opens: 29 August 2024 - 29 January 2025

Results by end of April 2025

Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners 2025

Call Opens: 12 November 2024 - 5 March 2025

Awards of up to £10,000

Mid-Career Fellowships

Results for the 2023-24 round have been announced

Outline Stage Opens: 3 July 2024 - 21 August 2024

Second Stage Opens: 27 November 2024 - 8 January 2025

Results by April 2025

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