Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers 2025: scheme guidance notes

3) Each candidate for the Fellowship must:

• be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands;
• hold a doctorate degree when the Fellowship goes into effect, which must have been received on or after 2 April 2019, or be scheduled to receive a doctorate degree before the Fellowship goes into effect (regarding researchers who obtained their PhD within six years minus time taken for maternity and /or parental leave: every four weeks of leave is counted as one month, with any remaining weeks also counted as one month. These months are subtracted from the number of years elapsed since the researcher’s PhD was received. In this case, separate submission documents are required. Please consult with the British Academy in the first instance);
• have arranged in advance a research plan with a Japanese host researcher employed at a Japanese university/research institution; and
• submit applications in time for them to be considered before the research is due to begin – awards will not be made retrospectively.
• Multiple applications for the same program through overseas nominating authorities in the same fiscal year are not allowed

4) Please note the following candidates are not eligible to apply:

• Those who have previously been awarded a fellowship under the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan ([Standard(P)] and [Pathway to University positions in Japan (PU)]).
• Japanese nationals nor those of dual nationality if one is Japanese.
• Those who have permanent residency in Japan.
• Medical doctors without a PhD degree.

5) JSPS will provide each Fellow with the following support (subject to change):

• A round-trip air ticket for the Fellow (based on JSPS’s regulations);
• A monthly maintenance allowance of ¥362,000;
• A settling-in allowance of ¥200,000 and overseas travel insurance for the Fellow;
• A research grant ("Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research") for cooperative research-related expenses, applied for by the Japanese host researcher through their host institution.

6) Candidates residing in Japan before the fellowship starts, or who have had residency status in Japan, on or after the awarding of the Fellowship, will not be provided with the following support:

• A round-trip air ticket for the Fellow.
• A settling-in allowance of ¥200,000.

7) Awards can be held over a period of no less than 12 months and no more than 24 months.

8) Successful awards must start on or after 1 April 2025 and no later than 30 November 2025. Please note there will only be one call for applications per year.

9) The applicant’s prospective host researcher in Japan must be employed full-time or classified as being employed full-time at a university or research institution eligible to apply to MEXT for funding under the “Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Programme” (Kakenhi) and approved by JSPS as an appropriate institution for hosting young overseas researchers. A list of host institutions is available on the JSPS website. Prospective host researchers who are not employed full-time may be eligible if the host institution judges that they are able to execute their responsibilities for carrying out the programme throughout the fellowship period, including the provision of a suitable research environment (e.g., laboratory, space, facilities and personnel), the same as full-time researchers are able to do.

10) The applicant’s host researcher may not be changed during the fellowship period. Therefore, if it is known at the time of application that the host researcher will retire, due to teaching retirement age or other reason, during a candidate’s fellowship tenure, they should not be a host researcher.

11) Candidates must have arranged in advance a research plan for their stay in Japan with their prospective host researcher.

12) Application Deadline, Reference/Head of Department (HoD) Statement Deadline and current UK Institution Application Approval Deadline (N.B. The UK Institution Application Approval Deadline is not applicable for Independent Scholars): 17.00 (UK time) on Wednesday, 11 December 2024.

13) Applicants are advised to contact [email protected] for further information, and detailed advice on timing and quota availability.

14) All applications for this scheme shall be considered in the light of referees’ and HoDs’ comments. No application will be considered without the required number of references and HoD statements, which must be received by 17.00 (UK time) on Wednesday, 11 December 2024. Required are:

• one reference, signed and on headed paper, from the applicant’s current or previous supervisor (“Referee”; add their name to the Contributors tab in Flexi-Grant); and
• one statement of support signed and on headed paper, from the applicant’s host researcher in Japan (“HoD”; add their name to the Contributors tab in Flexi-Grant). The letter should be signed by the host himself/herself

15) It is also required that candidates submit a copy of their PhD degree certificate. If the degree has not yet been awarded, a letter is required from the candidate’s institution stating the date that the candidate will officially receive the degree. The letter should be signed and on headed paper. In this event, the candidate will be required to submit to JSPS a copy of the degree certificate promptly before starting their fellowship. The certificate should be signed or stamped with an official seal.

16) Completion of the Contributors tab on the Flexi-Grant application form:

• To add a referee/HoD click on the “Contributors” tab on the summary page, enter their name, email address and an optional personalised message then click the “send invitation” button.

17) It is vital that you enter the correct email address for your referee/HoD as emails are sent automatically from Flexi-Grant to these individuals at the email addresses supplied on the “Contributors” tab with login details, and instructions for viewing the application and supplying the statement through Flexi-Grant.

18) It is the responsibility of the applicants to:

• contact referees/HoDs outside of the Flexi-Grant system to ensure that they have received details of their Flexi-Grant login and instructions for supplying their statements through Flexi-Grant;
• ensure that references/HoD statements/copies of PhD certificates or confirmation letters are supplied through Flexi-Grant by the deadline;
• keep track of the progress of references/HoD statements by viewing your Application Summary, accessed by clicking on My Applications;
• remember that applications without a complete set of references/HoD statements/copies of PhD certificates or confirmation letters will not be eligible for consideration.

19) Once you have submitted your application for approval by your current UK institution, automatic emails will be sent to your current UK institutional approver asking them to log on to the system. You will not be able to edit your application after it has been submitted to your UK institution for approval. The UK institutional approver will either: approve and submit your application, “send back” your application and contact you to request modifications (please note that modifications cannot be made after the application deadline of 11 December 2024, 17.00 UK time, therefore you should liaise with your institutional approver to make any changes well in advance of this deadline), or decline your application and contact you.

20) Please be aware that it is your responsibility to ensure that you complete your application in time for your UK institution to process it (including requesting changes) and provide their approval by the closing date. It is recommended that you allow at least five working days for this process.

21) If your UK institution’s approver requests modifications through the Flexi-Grant email facility, they can unlock your application, allowing you to edit it. They can do this by selecting “send back‟. An automatic e-mail will be sent to you alerting you of this fact. Once you have completed and saved the requested changes, please re- submit your application for approval by your current UK institution (again, this must be done by the deadline of 11 December 2024, 17.00 UK time).

22) Once your current UK institution has approved your application and submitted it to the British Academy, it will not be possible to make any changes.

23) Please note that once the closing date has passed, UK institutional approvers cannot approve applications and submit them to the British Academy, and unapproved applications are removed from consideration. No late applications will be accepted.

24) It is recommended that you check that your application is submitted in time. To see the details of the approver and to check the status of your application, you should log into Flexi-Grant and view your application by clicking on My Applications.

25.Assessors will evaluate the proposal on the basis of its academic merit, taking into account its originality, its relationship to, and the volume of, research already in the field, the scholarly importance of the research proposed, the suitability of the methodology, the feasibility of the research programme, the specificity of the scheme of research, the presentation, and intended outcomes. Assessors will evaluate the ability of the investigator(s) to undertake the proposed research, taking into account their track record in terms of publication, their academic age and stage of career. Backlogs of publication (including any reasons given by applicants) may be taken into account in assessing the current proposal.

26.The primary assessment of quality will be based on the specific research objective of the proposal, and whether the methodology and research programme outlined are likely to lead to the successful achievement of the objective.

27.Assessors may take into account evidence of language competence where the understanding of material in a foreign language is crucial to the achievement of the research objective.

28.Comparative judgments about value for money may be taken into account at the final stage of assessment.

29.The Academy has adopted a Code of Practice for assessing research applications, setting out the principles of equity, integrity and confidentiality governing the treatment of all applications for research support. Information regarding Data Protection, the Ethics Policy and the Appeals Procedure are to be found in the Code of Practice.

30.With regard to Data Protection, please note that in submitting an application to this scheme applicants are consenting to the sharing of the data provided in their application with JSPS for the purpose of enabling JSPS to make a decision on whether or not an award should be offered. The British Academy acts as a nominating authority for this scheme and the final decision on awards rests with JSPS.

31.Feedback is not a feature of this programme, and the Academy is, regretfully, unable to enter into correspondence regarding the decisions of the awarding committee, which are governed by the Code of Practice. Submission of the application form constitutes the applicant's agreement to all terms, conditions and notices contained in the Notes for Applicants.

Should you have any further questions, please contact: [email protected]

Applications can only be submitted online using the British Academy Flexi-Grant® Grant Management System (GMS) via (https://britishacademy.flexigrant.com/). If you have not previously used the British Academy’s Flexi-Grant® GMS and were not registered in the previous e-GAP system, please follow the registration process from the Flexi-Grant® homepage. Applications cannot be submitted on paper or in any other format.

Before completing the online form, all applicants should check that they comply with the eligibility requirements and ensure all necessary information is presented in the application. These requirements are strictly adhered to, and applications without all the necessary information, or evidence to show the assessment criteria are met, will be rejected.

Registered approving organisations will be available in the search bar. If your organisation is not listed and is not affiliated with any organisations already in the system, then please contact us at [email protected] to request the addition of the organisation.

The deadline for submissions and UK host organisation approval is 11 December 2024 (17:00 UK time). Applicants will not be allowed to make any changes to their applications or submit any additional information after the 11 December deadline.

When completing your application on the British Academy Flexi-Grant® GMS, it is recommended that you take particular note of the following points:

• Personal details: When registered in the British Academy Flexi-Grant® GMS, a user has the option to add or update personal information such as contact details, log-in details (including email address and password), interests, research and employment details, at any time. This represents a personal record of your account in the system and will help to populate the contact details in any application form you complete. It is useful if this information is kept up to date, but it is not essential to the progress of an application.
• Automatic log-out: You are strongly advised to save your work regularly to prevent accidental loss of information. In particular, you should be aware that if the system does not detect any activity for 1 hour it will log out and save the application at that time. Please note that moving between pages within an application form will save the page that you are exiting but completing a field on a page is not considered an activity. It is recommended that you write the text for longer sections/fields in a word processor such as Word and then copy and paste into the relevant text box to avoid being timed out in this way.
• Multiple sessions: You should not have multiple browser windows/tabs of your application open at the same time as this may cause information to be lost. Only one user should edit an application at a time, otherwise changes might be lost.
• Word limits: When completing boxes that have a restricted length (note that it refers to words) you should note that if you exceed the specified amount you will not be able to save when you press the save button. You should type the text for the longer-length boxes in a word processor. You will then be able to check the word count and paste it into the British Academy Flexi-Grant® system. You will then still have a copy of the text to return to in the word processor. The word limit applies to text boxes.
• Plain text: If entering plain text, please avoid using symbols as some may not be accepted by the British Academy Flexi-Grant® system. You should generate and view a PDF of your application to check that the application appears as you want it to by clicking on ‘print application’.
• Uploading PDF documents: Please note the only item you may upload is a copy of a CV. When uploading PDF documents, please add your name and a heading at the top of every page to show what the document is. Please avoid uploading documents containing illustrations with fine details or colour as this can cause problems when creating a PDF of the application. Please note we will only print your applications in black and white. Each PDF cannot exceed 2 pages in length or 3 Mb in size.
• Email addresses: The British Academy Flexi-Grant® GMS relies heavily on automatic email contact. It is essential that you ensure you enter accurate email addresses where requested as it may cause considerable delay in the submission/processing of your application if any of these are incorrect. You cannot make changes to email addresses after your application has been submitted for approval.
• Submission of application: You will not be able to submit your application until you have completed each section in full. You should submit your application for approval by a designated approver at your host organisation at least 5 working days before the closing date to allow for your host organisation’s administrative procedures. Please note that the institutional approver is a person within the UK host organisation, usually within the central research support office, who has authority for approving all applications submitted to the British Academy. Please be aware that any co-applicants or other contributors will need to mark their sections as ‘complete’ before you will be able to submit your completed application form.

Once you have submitted your application for approval by your host UK organisation, automatic emails will be sent to your host UK organisation approver asking them to log on to the system. You will not be able to edit your application after it has been submitted to your host UK organisation for approval. The host UK organisation approver will either: approve and submit your application, ‘send back’ your application and contact you to request modifications (if before the 11 December 2024 deadline) or decline your application and contact you.

Please be aware that it is your responsibility to ensure that you complete your application in time for your host UK organisation to process it (including requesting changes) and provide their approval by the closing date. It is recommended that you allow at least five working days for this process, but please check with your proposed host UK institution as their internal timetables may require earlier submission.

If your host UK organisation approver requests modifications through the British Academy GMS email facility, they can unlock your application, allowing you to edit it. They can do this by selecting ‘Return to Applicant’. An automatic e-mail will be sent to you alerting you of this fact. Once you have completed and saved the requested changes, please re-submit your application for approval by your host UK organisation.

Once your host UK organisation has approved your application and submitted it to the British Academy, it will not be possible to make any changes.

• Application sharing: All applications must be started by the applicant who is to be the Principal Investigator (PI) on the award. You can invite other contributors to join the application (e.g. Co-Applicant, Finance Office contact etc.), but in order to do so your contributor will need to be registered in the British Academy’s Flexi-Grant® system first. You will need to ensure you have their registered email address to invite them to participate in your application. You can let other British Academy Flexi-Grant® GMS users view your draft application in advance of submission by providing their email address. They will be able to log in using their existing password and see your application and, depending on permissions, amend your application.
• Application deletion: You can delete your application at any time although it is often a lot easier to just re-edit your existing application. We will be able to recover a deleted application for a period of 7 days after deletion. After this, it will be permanently removed from the system.
• Application returned for editing: The approver can return your application to you for further editing before the closing deadline of the call. See ‘Submission of Application’ above.
• Guidance: In the tables below you will find in the left-hand column each question as set out in the application form and in the right-hand column useful guidance on its completion.
• Further clarification: If any of this advice is unclear, or you need further information, please do not hesitate to seek clarification from the British Academy’s International Team (contact details at the end of these notes)

PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU CREATE A PDF OF YOUR

COMPLETED APPLICATION (by clicking ‘Print Application’), AND CHECK IT THOROUGHLY, INCLUDING EMAIL ADDRESSES AND UPLOADED PDF FILES, BEFORE SUBMITTING IT FOR APPROVAL BY YOUR UK HOST ORGANISATION. IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO RECTIFY MISTAKES IN TIME FOR THE DEADLINE.

WORD LIMITS APPLY TO PLAIN TEXT ONLY. PAGE LIMITS APPLY TO PDFs ONLY.

All FIELDS MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK* ARE MANDATORY.

YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE MULTIPLE BROWSER WINDOWS/TABS OF YOUR APPLICATION OPEN AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS MAY CAUSE INFORMATION TO BE LOST. ONLY ONE USER SHOULD EDIT AN APPLICATION AT A TIME, OTHERWISE CHANGES MIGHT BE LOST.

The application can be completed by using the navigation tabs on the application summary page, with each page categorised as follows:

Page 1: Eligibility

Page 2: Research Proposal

Page 3: Financial Details

Pages 4: Lead Applicant Details

Page 5: Lead Applicant Career Summary

Page 6: Equal Opportunities

Page 7: Lead Applicant Referee Statement

Page 8: Lead Applicant Head of Department Statement

A full list of question fields to be completed as part of the application can be found in the following table. Each box in the table represents a page of the application form: the left-hand column contains the questions within each of these pages as set out in the form; the right-hand column contains useful guidance on its completion. A red asterisk (*) indicates which questions are mandatory and therefore must be complete before the application can be submitted. Please read the guidance notes carefully before completing the form.

Summary Table

When your application form is complete, all sections on this summary table will be marked as ‘Complete’. The ‘Complete’ status will only appear when all the mandatory fields in that section have been completed. All mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk ‘*’. Only once all mandatory fields are marked as “Complete”, and all Contributors are all marked as “Complete” will a ‘Submit’ button appear for you to be able to submit your application.

Primary* and secondary subjects

Please select a Subject Group from the drop-down menu.

Time Period

Please select all relevant time periods from the list provided.

Regional Interests

Please select all relevant regions from the list provided.

Title of Research Proposal

Please state the title of your research project.

Abstract

Please provide a short abstract summarising your proposed research in terms suitable for an informed general audience, not one specialised in your field. This is a mandatory field and the limit is 150 words.

Subject Area

Please select the subject most relevant to your research from the drop-down menu.

Previous Research

Please give details of your past research, specifying the subject area and achievements.

Applicants who have carried out international joint research activities should clearly specify those activities if their content is related to the Postdoctoral Fellowship for which they are currently applying.

The limit on this field is 600 words.

Proposed Programme

This field should be used to describe the proposed research, including objectives, methodology and hypotheses, and the country/countries to which it is relevant. Please state clearly whether the project is a relatively new initiative or a project of longer standing. If appropriate, explain any achievements to date.

The limit for the proposed programme field is 2000 words.

Plan of Action

Please set out the proposed plan of action covering activity to be undertaken during the course of the award. This should be as detailed as is practicable, but suitable allowance may be made for variation in the event of an award being offered. The limit on this field is 800 words.

Planned Research Outputs/Plans for Publication and Dissemination

Under ‘planned research outputs’, please only state the type of output expected. Please give more detail about potential publishers etc. under ‘plans for publication’, for which the limit is 500 words.

Research Security

International research collaborations are fundamental to the equity, quality, diversity and impact of UK-based researchers and institutions. Most international collaborations will benefit all those involved and the expected usual status for this question is likely to be a null response, however, there will be cases where there are risks.

Research funded through this programme needs to take account of security-related considerations. UKRI, Universities UK and the National Protective Security Authority amongst others have published relevant guidance in this area. It is important to ensure that the research funded through this programme has undertaken relevant assurance related to reputational, data, financial, ethical and security risks.

Please use this field to detail any research security risks that the application may encounter and how these will be mitigated. It should be noted that such risks could include the potential dual application of the research, the management of information, data and other knowledge sharing, and activities that could utilise the research to target people in other countries such as through internal surveillance and repression. A set of questions suggested by the NPSA to consider in relation to this issue is as follows:

• Are there any potential ethical or moral concerns for the application of the research? If so, what are they?
• Could the research be used to support activities in other countries with ethical standards different from the UK, such as internal surveillance and repression? If so, how might this be possible and how is it proposed this risk is mitigated?
• Could the research be of benefit to a hostile state military or be supplied to other state actors? If so, how might it be of such benefit and how is it proposed this risk is mitigated?
• Are there any dual-use (both military and non-military) applications to the research? If so, what are they?
• Do you need to protect sensitive data or personally identifiable information? This may include genetic or medical information, population datasets, details of individuals or commercial test data. If so, how will you do so?
• Is your research likely to have a future commercial or patentable outcome which you or your organisation would want to benefit from? If so, what is this outcome?
• Is any of the research likely to be subject to UK or other countries' export licence controls? If so, what aspects of the research will be subject to such controls?

As highlighted by UUK in its above guidance it is important to be aware that failure to comply with export control legislation is a criminal offence and the terms ‘technology’ and ‘information’ have much broader definitions in legislation than might ordinarily or commonly be understood. To maximise compliance with export control legislation, individuals should:

• consider potential end-use possibilities of technology: it is the duty of researchers and their institutions to monitor potential end-uses of research, throughout the research life cycle. In some cases, research will have end-use applications that are unidentifiable in the early stages of development and continued monitoring is required
• inform researchers about the implications of intangible technology transfer: researchers must be aware that controlled sensitive information transmitted electronically (e.g. via social media, fax and email, videoconferencing, sharing screens remotely) and verbally (e.g. in telephone and face-to-face discussions) may still be subject to export controls.

There is also the Research Collaboration Advice Team, which is a collaboration between the UK Government and academia that can provide advice to institutions on national security risks to international research.

Applicants should be aware that government guidance and UK legislation may change, and they will need to take account of any such changes that may affect their proposed research. (750 words)

Start Date – End Date/Project Duration

Please indicate the proposed start date and end date of your fellowship. The start date must be between 1 April 2025 - 30 November 2025; and the end date must be no less than 12 months and no more than 24 months after the start date.

To select a date in the future using the calendar feature in the British Academy Flexi-Grant® system, click on the month and year in between the two arrows at the top of the box. A second box will appear where you can select the month you wish and then you can type the year you require in the box provided. Click ‘Okay’ and the calendar will take you to the month and year you have selected.

Proposed Host Institution

Please specify the name of your host researcher in Japan, their title, department and institution.

Previous Visits

Please enter any details of past stays in Japan including location, dates and purpose.

Language Competence

Please provide your standard of English and Japanese for the following categories: reading, writing, listening, speaking. Please indicate your ability for each on a scale of 1-5, where 5 is excellent and 1 is poor. Please use the following format: Reading skills in Japanese – 4.

Other Relevant Information

Please use this space to provide details of any other relevant information.

Applications to other funding bodies

Please give details about the name(s) of other fellowship(s) for which you are now applying.

Title, Names, Address, Email address etc.

Please take care to review and complete your personal details accurately. Errors in this section can cause difficulties in the processing of your application.

Employing Organisation

Please be aware that it is your responsibility to ensure that you complete your application in time for your UK host institution to process it and provide their approval by the closing date.

Please use the search bar to find your home institution and add the organisation to your application. If your organisation is not available, then it may not be registered in our system. Before requesting the addition of a new organisation, please check that it is not affiliated with any organisation that is already registered. If it needs to be added, please email us at [email protected].

All applications must be approved by the UK host organisation authorities e.g. research grants office, finance department, etc. The approving department will receive email notification once you have completed your application and submitted it. They will be asked to provide approval and then submit the application to the British Academy. It is strongly recommended that the applicant maintains an open dialogue with the approving department at the UK host institution as the British Academy cannot be held responsible for emails being caught in spam filters or not being received.

It is recommended that you allow at least five working days for this process. Once the UK host institution has checked your application, they will contact you if any changes are required; please note that if changes need to be made, these will have to be done before the 11 December deadline as they cannot be done afterwards.

Place of Ordinary Residence

Please provide details of where you usually reside.

Nationality

Please use the drop-down list to select your nationality. Additional nationalities can be added after the initial selection if required, by selecting ‘add row’.

Statement of qualifications and career

Please enter your qualifications and date awarded, including undergraduate and master’s degree. Please give details of all qualifications in reverse chronological order.

Present Appointment, Department and Employing Institution

Please give details of your current appointment. The applicant must be ordinarily resident in the UK.

Personal Statement

This field is optional, but may be used, for example, in providing information regarding interruptions to an academic career. The limit on this field is 500 words.

PhD Confirmation

Please confirm whether you are in receipt of a PhD by selecting either ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

If you are not yet in receipt of your PhD, please specify the date you submitted it and the date you expect it to be awarded; this must be before the Fellowship goes into effect.

Please also upload a copy of your PhD degree diploma or the original PhD certificate. If your PhD degree has not yet been awarded, a letter is required from your institution stating the date that you will officially receive your degree.

Other Academic Experience

Please provide details of all academic posts held prior to your present position (with dates), including any teaching experience gained during the course of doctoral registration.

Please include details of any experience in organizing conferences, workshops and wiki-based discussions.

If none, please state ‘none’ in the text box provided.

Publications

Please list all major publications (please use the following format: authors (all,) title, journal, vol, no., pp.-, month, year)

Curriculum Vitae Upload

A brief CV should be uploaded here as a PDF file.

Where did you hear of this scheme?

Please provide details of where you heard about this scheme.

THIS SECTION IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE APPLICANT’S REFEREE.

Referee Name, Organisation and Relationship to Applicant.*

A statement is required from your current or previous supervisor.

Your referee will need to register themselves on the British Academy Flexi-Grant® system before they are able to complete this section.

Please enter all the details of your referee by clicking ‘Contributors’ tab on the Application’s ‘Summary’ page. Please click on the ‘Invite’ button, enter the referee’s email address and then click ‘Send Invitation’. Once you have clicked on the ‘Send Invitation’ button, your referee will be able to view your application.

Referee Statement*

Your referee can upload their statement here; this should be in PDF format.

THIS SECTION IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE APPLICANT’S HEAD OF DEPARTMENT.

Head of Department Contact Details.*

A statement is required from your Head of Department (your host researcher in Japan).

Your Head of Department will need to register themselves on the British Academy Flexi-Grant® system before they are able to complete this section.

Please enter all the details of your Head of Department by clicking ‘Contributors’ tab on the Application’s ‘Summary’ page. Please click on the ‘Invite’ button, enter the referee’s email address and then click ‘Send Invitation’. Once you have clicked on the ‘Send Invitation’ button, your Head of Department will be able to view your application.

Head of Department Statement*

Your Head of Department can upload their statement here; this should be in PDF format.

Equal Opportunities

This section is optional. However, the British Academy would greatly appreciate it if you can complete the details to assist us in our diversity monitoring.

The British Academy is committed to its policy of Equal Opportunity in the provision of its grants and awards. Please help us to monitor the effectiveness of this policy by providing information concerning your age, gender, ethnic origin and disabilities (if any).

This information will be kept separately from the rest of your application and will not be seen by those involved in making decisions in the selection process, including referees and other contributors to your application.