{"id":1506,"date":"2025-06-25T16:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=1506"},"modified":"2025-06-25T16:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:00:35","slug":"british-academy-innovation-fellowships-route-b-policy-led-sustainable-futures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=1506","title":{"rendered":"British Academy Innovation Fellowships &#8211; Route B: Policy-led (Sustainable Futures)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BA-logo-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1507\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Funding for humanities and social science researchers to create new links beyond academia by partnering with UK government departments to address policy challenges around sustainability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Partners for this call are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the Government Office for Science (GO Science)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications are invited for fellowships in the following areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Landscape Recovery\u00a0(Defra)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public Participation Strategy\u00a0(DESNZ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Climate, Society and International\u00a0(GO Science)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These policy areas are broadly aligned with the British Academy\u2019s own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk\/programmes\/sustainability-for-people-and-planet\/\">Sustainable Futures policy programme<\/a>. Detailed descriptions of the scope of each policy area can be found in the scheme notes below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Applicants should note that Fellows will finalise the outline of a work programme with the partner <em>after <\/em>being awarded the Fellowship, meaning they are not required to submit a research proposal as part of the application.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">ELIGIBLITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants must be ordinarily resident in the UK with a current long-term appointment that will continue for at least the duration of the award at a UK-based institution Higher Education Institution or Independent Research Organisation, and be at early- or mid-career stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants must also meet the requirements set out in the scheme guidance notes, in particular those noted in the \u2018Security Clearance and Nationality Requirements\u2019 section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">VALUE AND DURATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Awards are for 12 months and are worth up to \u00a3120,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within this budget, applicants must commit between 0.4 and 0.8 FTE to the Fellowship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">KEY DATES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q&amp;A webinar: 3 July 2025 (register <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=mNaqV-vazkuTDP-jhsLUf5KJ6oPQN-hFpb3jg3DX0JxUQ0g2NlRSUVgyNU5BMzVUTkdFSEMwWFMxTC4u&amp;route=shorturl\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline: 6 August 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Awards commence: 1 March &#8211; 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