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British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships 2025-26 guidance notes

Guidance notes for the British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships 2025-26 competition. Please read these scheme notes carefully. Any incorrectly submitted application will be ineligible for award.

Scheme guidance notes

The purpose of these Fellowships, funded by the Leverhulme Trust and other non-government sources and administered by the British Academy, is to provide a period of research leave for one year for established scholars.

The earliest start date is 1 September 2026 and the latest start date is 1 January 2027.

Please download our scheme guidance notes and read them carefully.

Any application incorrectly submitted will not be eligible for award.

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Application guidance notes

Please download our application guidance notes and read them carefully. Please note some changes have been made to the application form.

Applications should be submitted well in advance of the deadline. We recommend at least five days prior to allow for institutional approval.

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