British Academy is offering up to 45 postdoctoral fellowships to study in the UK. The UK or EEA nationals are eligible to apply for these fellowships. Fellowships are available for pursuing Postdoctoral program.  

The aim of the British Academy in making these awards is to offer opportunities for outstanding early-career researchers to strengthen their experience of research and teaching in a university environment which will develop their curriculum vitae and improve their prospects of obtaining permanent lecturing posts by the end of the Fellowship.

• Awards are offered on a Full Economic Costing basis.
• There is no fixed amount awarded for the Fellowships and the value of the award will vary depending on the host institution.
• Awards support the salary of the Postdoctoral Fellow to work full-time on the Fellowship, small-scale research expenses (up to a maximum of £6,000), costs towards the time of a mentor (equivalent to one hour per month for the 36 months of the Fellowship) and the host institution’s estates and indirect costs.

• Eligible Countries: Applications are open for UK or EEA.
• Acceptable Course or Subjects: The sponsorship will be awarded in any subject offered by the university
• Admissible Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following  criteria:
• Applicants must be supported by the UK host institution in which they wish to hold the Fellowship
• Applicants must be within three years of the award of a doctorate (this means being awarded via a viva voce examination between 1 April 2017 and 1st April 2020).
• Applicants in the 2019-20 competition awarded a PhD before 1 April 2017 can apply given extenuating circumstances, such as through illness or parental/caregiving duties. If you are unsure about whether this applies to you, please contact the Research Funding Team.
• Those with a permanent academic post are ineligible to apply.
• Applicants must be either a UK/EEA national or have completed a doctorate at a UK university. Applicants who do not fall into one of these categories must demonstrate a ‘strong prior association’ with the UK academic community. This is typically gained through having been employed in a temporary capacity at a UK university for at least 12 months.

Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.