Deadline: 15 May 2019
The British Academy is currently accepting proposals for its funding program “The Humanities and Social Sciences Tackling the UK’s International Challenges 2019”.
The purpose of each project will be to bring original interdisciplinary research ideas from the humanities and social sciences to bear on their understanding of the international challenges and opportunities which the UK has faced, is facing and/or will face.
In this round the British Academy inviting applications which relate to the theme of European identities and/or borders.
Expected Outcomes
The projects will aim to achieve the following outcomes:
- Enhance public, cultural and/or policy understanding of international challenges past, present and future through the expertise of the humanities and social sciences
- Develop through the humanities and social sciences the awareness required to address matters of international concern
- Engender new or deepen existing international interdisciplinary research collaborations in the humanities and social sciences in order to yield new understanding for culture, policy and/or research agendas
- Further cross-learning between disciplines and/or between academic, policy, cultural, practitioner and public communities on issues that are topical, under-explored or necessitate reframing
Funding Information
Awards of up to £50,000 and 18 months in duration are available.
Eligibility Criteria
- The lead applicant must be based at an eligible UK university or research institute, and be of postdoctoral or above status (or have equivalent research experience)
- Collaboration between researchers in different disciplines and institutions is particularly encouraged, where appropriate, given the nature and aims of this programme, and applications may include named co-applicants and other participants from overseas
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online using the British Academy’s Grant Management System, Flexi-Grant® via given website.
Eligible Country: United Kingdom
For more information, please visit https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/programmes/tackling-uk-international-challenges-2019