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 are not permitted to apply to the British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowship scheme in 2022-23.
Aims
The purpose of these Fellowships – funded by the Leverhulme Trust and other non-government sources and administered by the British Academy – is to provide a period of research leave for one year for established scholars. During this time academics will be able to concentrate on bringing a major piece of research towards completion, while their normal teaching and administrative duties are covered by a full-time replacement. The Fellowships are tenable for one year and must be taken up in the autumn of 2023.
Number of awards
The Academy invites applications from serving members of academic staff employed in UK universities, other UK institutions of higher education or Independent Research Organisations. It is expected that up to eight Senior Research Fellowships will be available to be taken up in the autumn of 2022, seven funded by the Leverhulme Trust and one Thank Offering to Britain Fellowship will be funded by the proceeds of the Thank-You Britain Appeal. The appeal was initiated by the Association of Jewish Refugees as a mark of gratitude to Britain for its provision of a home for Jews persecuted by the Nazi regime.
Applicants who meet the overall standard for award and meet the subject criterion of the special awards will be awarded the relevant named Fellowships.
Eligibility requirements
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 at 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 5 pm (GMT) on Wednesday 16 November 2022.
