BA/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships

Particular focus is on individuals who have not been able to focus on research due to their other responsibilities, and so the aim of this scheme is to allow successful award-holders to concentrate on bringing a major piece of research towards completion.

Please note – applicants who have already applied to the Academy’s 2022-23 round of the Mid-Career Fellowship scheme should note that they are not permitted to apply to the BA/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowship scheme in the autumn of 2022.

Eligibility

The Academy takes no account of an applicant's age or current status (e.g. Professor, Lecturer) in determining eligibility for these awards. Rather, in all cases, award-holders are expected to be able to disseminate the results of their research not only through publications, but also through feeding into their future academic career after the end of the awards. Any field of study in the humanities and social sciences is suitable for support. Additionally, applicants must be employed in a UK institution.

Value and duration

These Fellowships are not covered under the Full Economic Costing (FEC) regime, and no research expenses for the Fellowship holder are available. The only cost payable will be the salary of a replacement lecturer, who should normally be at an early career stage and appointed at the usual starting salary for first-time appointments, together with associated employers’ costs of NI and USS (and London Allowance where applicable). Fellowships are tenable for one year with the start date falling between 1 September 2023 and 1 January 2024.

Applications must be submitted online using the British Academy's Grant Management System (GMS), Flexi-Grant®

The deadline for submissions and UK institutional approval is Wednesday 16 November 2022 (17.00 UK time).