The British Academy (BA), the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are pleased to invite applications under the fourth round of their Visiting Scholars scheme for South Asia and the Middle East. The Scheme aims to attract early career researchers in any branch of the humanities or social sciences to collaborate on research and develop ideas likely to lead to a joint research proposal in the near future. Researchers, in conjunction with a UK host academic, can apply to spend two to six months undertaking a clearly specified research project in the United Kingdom.
Applicants must be of postdoctoral or equivalent status and must have obtained their doctorates after 1 January 2004. (Academics without a PhD must demonstrate equivalent status).
They also must be ordinarily resident in one of these countries: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
The UK host must be resident in the UK, and must undertake to make all the necessary practical and administrative arrangements for the visit.
Grants are provided to a maximum of £7,500 and are intended to cover travel and subsistence costs for the Visiting Scholar for the duration of their stay.
How to make an application
Applications should be made by the UK host via the Research Council Joint Electronic Submission System (Je-S), and submitted to ESRC by no later than 4 pm on Thursday 3 December 2009. They must be costed and approved by the relevant institutional authority before submission.
It is expected that decisions on applications will be available by late March 2010. It is unlikely to be practical for a visit to begin before the middle of May 2010 and visits must be completed by 31 March 2011
Further information
Contact:
Any query regarding the competition should be addressed to Adele Campbell (adele.campbell@esrc.ac.uk) or Stephanie Remola (stephanie.remola@esrc.ac.uk).
BA-AHRC-ESRC Visiting Fellowships Awards