British Academy:

Research Readerships and Senior Research Fellowships

These schemes are aimed at established scholars in United Kingdom universities and are designed to allow the award-holders to undertake or to complete an approved programme of sustained research, while relieved of their normal teaching and administrative commitments. RESEARCH READERSHIPS are tenable for two years. It is anticipated that eight or nine awards will be available to be taken up in October 1998. SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS are tenable for one year. It is anticipated that seven awards will be available to be taken up in October 1998. Both schemes are open to scholars in the humanities and social sciences, but are restricted by the normal expectation that candidates be in mid-career, typically aged in mid 30s to late 40s.

Closing Date: 31 July 1997

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British Academy:

Postdoctoral Fellowships

This scheme is designed to enable outstanding younger scholars to obtain experience of research and teaching in the university environment, which will strengthen their curriculum vitae and improve their prospects of obtaining permanent posts by the end of the fellowship. The awards will be tenable for three years (not renewable), and are offered with a salary starting at point 6 of the University Lecturer’s Grade A scale (currently £15,986 pa, under review), or an equivalent scale. It is anticipated that thirty awards will be available to be taken up in October 1997. These awards are open to scholars in the humanities or social sciences but are restricted by the following criteria. Applicants must be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom; must be (normally) under the age of 30 on 1 October 1996 (but special factors may be taken into account) [This criterion is currently under review. Intending applicants should consult the notes for applicants available with the application form from December 1996 for updated information]; must have obtained their doctorate by 30 June 1997; must not have held an established teaching post in an institution of higher education.

Closing Date: 28 February 1997

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British Academy:

Thank-Offering to Britain Fellowship

This year the Fellowship is expected to be offered on the same basis as the Senior Research Fellowship, ie. aimed at established scholars in UK universities. Appropriate subjects for research will be related to Human Studies widely interpreted and their bearing upon the well-being of the inhabitants of the United Kingdom. Applicants must be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom. The normal expectation is that candidates will be in mid-career, typically aged in mid 30s to late 40s. One award is available and will be offered for 1 year. The Fellowship will cover the costs of replacement teaching at up to point 6 of the University Lecturer’s Grade A scale, or an equivalent scale.

Closing Date: 31 July 1997

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British Academy:

Visiting Professorships and Visiting Fellowship

Enables distinguished scholars from overseas to be invited to spend time in the United Kingdom in order to pursue their personal research. Candidates for nominations must be either established scholars of distinction or younger people who show great promise and who would benefit from time to pursue their research in the United Kingdom. Visiting Professors and Fellows will normally receive a maximum sum of UKP 500 a week for visits of up to three weeks, and an overall maximum of UKP 2,000 for a visit of one month or more. The British sponsor should apply; applications direct from foreign scholars will not be accepted.

Closing date: 31 December, for visits to take place during the financial year beginning 1 April.

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British Academy:

Visiting Fellowships for scholars from the former Soviet Union

In the 1996/97 financial year, the Foreign Office approved a grant to the Academy of £45,000 to support a scheme of eighteen Visiting Fellowships for young scholars from the former Soviet Union. The scheme is designed to offer young scholars the opportunity to spend a month or more in Britain working on their private research, located in an appropriate academic centre and research environment, with suitable library or other facilities and opportunities for developing fruitful working contacts with colleagues. It is hoped that support will be obtained for similar schemes in the 1997/98 financial year.

The British Academy, 20-21 Cornwall Terrace, London, NW1 4QP

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