Applications are now open for the British Academy Global Professorship Grant 2026, a prestigious opportunity designed to attract world-renowned scholars to the United Kingdom. This program seeks to support established researchers who are poised to undertake pioneering research that pushes the boundaries of current knowledge.
If you are an accomplished scholar with a track record of innovative research, this grant offers a unique chance to expand your work in the UK, engaging with new academic communities and advancing groundbreaking projects that can redefine your field. Don’t miss the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in one of the world’s leading academic environments.
Full Details about British Academy Global Professorship Grant
With the Global Professorships, the Academy is looking to support academics that are proposing ambitious, beyond the state-of-the-art applications that break new ground. The Academy will provide up to £900,000 per award.
The Academy views the Global Professorships as an opportunity to apply to undertake high-risk, curiosity-driven research in the humanities and social sciences that enables the award-holders and their UK host institutions to achieve a step change in their respective research programmes.
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Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for the British Academy Professorships, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Grants are available to mid-career and senior researchers in any discipline within the humanities and social sciences who are currently employed outside the United Kingdom, on a permanent contract or, if temporary, would normally be a contract that will not end during the course of the grant. Any exceptions must be expressly agreed with the Academy prior to the application being submitted in order for such an application to be considered eligible.
- Applicants must hold a doctoral degree (or have equivalent research experience).
- Principal Investigators (PI) may not hold more than one British Academy award of a comparable nature at any one time.
- An individual cannot be the PI on more than one bid under this Programme, including through different host institutions.
- Applicants must be available to take up an unpaid leave of absence, a long-term secondment or employment at an eligible UK institution.
- Awards are only available to individuals, to be held in an institutional context. Co-applicants are not permitted.
- Awards will not be made retrospectively: this means that the work for which support is requested must not have commenced before the award is announced. Applications must be for new research ideas that are coherent on their own and are cutting-edge.
- Applicants are required to provide a formal statement of support from a senior member of their proposed host institution in the UK.
How to Apply
Interested applicants for the British Academy Global Professorships Programme are to submit their application online using the British Academy’s Grant Management System, Flexi-Grant.
Application Deadline: 23 October 2024