British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 23rd July 2025

Funder deadline: 20th August 2025

This is a full time, fully funded 6-12 month fellowship, with a research allowance. It is for those with a permanent academic position and who are ‘....Normally within no more than 15 years from the award of their doctorate' with allowances for career breaks. The British Academy will contribute 80% to full economic costs of awards up to £152,000 (BA contribution to Mid-Career Fellow's salary capped at upper limit of £80,000).

The aim of the scheme is to allow  successful applicants to obtain time freed from normal teaching and administrative commitments. The time bought by the scheme should be devoted to the completion of a major piece of research. The Academy judges applications based '...Both on the on the quality of the research proposed and on the capacity of the applicant to communicate with a broad audience.'

This is an annual scheme. If awarded then the fellowship would (it is expected) start at earliest 1 September 2026 and at latest 1 January 2027.

Full scheme details can be found on the British Academy website.

Scheme opens: 2nd July 2025

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 23rd July 2025

Faculty 1st draft review: 30th July 2025

Research Services deadline: 13th August 2025 

Funder deadline (incl. Referees and Institutional Approval) - 20th August 2025 (17:00 BST)