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About The British Academy International Interdisciplinary Research Projects
Opportunity Details
The programme aims to support projects which engage with questions concerning the relationship between expertise, public understanding and policy delivery internationally, and highlight the importance of collaboration between communities of practice, disciplines, capacities and borders.
Benefits of The British Academy International Interdisciplinary Research Projects
- The total funding available per award in this call is up to £300,000 over 2 years. Within that limit of £300,000 over 2 years the award is offered at 80% FEC (i.e. the total contribution requested from the Academy may not exceed £300,000 and the total project value at 100% FEC may not exceed £375,000).
- Funding can be used to support the time of the Principal Investigator and Co-Applicants; postdoctoral (or equivalent) research assistance; travel, fieldwork and related expenses; and networking costs. Awards are offered on an 80% full economic costing basis.
The British Academy International Interdisciplinary Research Projects Requirements
- Applications demonstrating a genuinely interdisciplinary approach through international research collaboration. The Academy wishes to encourage novel thinking rather than offering a pre-designed idea of the form of the research.
- The Principal Investigator (PI) must be a researcher from the humanities and social sciences and be based at an eligible UK university or research institute and hold an established role that will last at least the duration of their prospective award. The PI must be of postdoctoral or above status (or have equivalent research experience) and must plan to spend at least 20% of their time (0.2 FTE equivalent) on their prospective award.
- The involvement of Co-Applicants based overseas is required.
- It is required that the PI be from the humanities or social sciences, and that amongst the PI and Co-Applicant(s) there is collaboration across disciplines. The collaboration can include any SHAPE or STEM disciplines as long as the research is led by and grounded in the humanities and/or social sciences. Genuinely productive and integral interdisciplinarity is a requirement. Applications that do not meet this requirement will be considered ineligible and will not be taken forward through the assessment process.
Application Date and Process
- Applications must be submitted online using the British Academy's Grant Management System (GMS), Flexi-Grant®.
- Deadline for submissions: 17 September 2025, 17:00 BST.
- Ensure institutional approval from your UK host institution.
- Review Scheme Notes carefully before applying to confirm eligibility and compliance.
Application Deadline
17 September, 2025
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