The British Academy (BA), the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are pleased to invite applications under the third round of their Visiting Fellowships scheme for South Asia and the Middle East. The Scheme aims to attract early career researchers in any branch of the humanities or social sciences to collaborate on research and develop ideas likely to lead to a joint research proposal in the near future. Researchers, in conjunction with a UK host academic, can apply to spend two to six months undertaking a clearly specified research project in the United Kingdom.
Applicants must be of postdoctoral or equivalent status and must normally have obtained their doctorates after 1 January 2003. (Academics without a PhD must demonstrate equivalent status).
They also must be ordinarily resident in one of these countries: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
The UK host must be resident in the UK, and must undertake to make all the necessary practical and administrative arrangements for the visit.
Grants are provided to a maximum of £7,500 and are intended to cover travel and subsistence costs for the Visiting Fellow for the duration of their stay.
How to make an application
Applications should be submitted to the British Academy no later than 12th January 2009.
More information on the application process and details of the scheme are available on the British Academy website.
Contact:
Any query regarding the competition should be addressed to the International Relations Department of the British Academy.
BA-AHRC-ESRC Visiting Fellowships Awards