{"id":1947,"date":"2026-01-08T16:48:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=1947"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:48:26","slug":"ahrc-esrc-international-placement-scheme-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=1947","title":{"rendered":"AHRC\/ESRC International Placement Scheme 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AHRC-logo-1024x260.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AHRC-logo-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AHRC-logo-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AHRC-logo-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AHRC-logo-1536x391.png 1536w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AHRC-logo.png 1887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ESRC-logo-1024x260.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ESRC-logo-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ESRC-logo-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ESRC-logo-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ESRC-logo-1536x391.png 1536w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ESRC-logo.png 1887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Funding for PhD students and Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in arts, humanities, and social sciences to undertake placements at prestigious cultural institutions, fostering global collaboration and advancing interdisciplinary scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Placements are available at the following institutions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>United States: Harry Ransom Center, Huntington Library,\u00a0Library of Congress,\u00a0Smithsonian Institution,\u00a0Yale Centre for British Art<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japan: National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China: Shanghai Theatre Academy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">ELIGIBILITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This funding opportunity is open to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD students currently funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECRs in\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/councils\/ahrc\/remit-programmes-and-priorities\/\">any arts or humanities subject<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>ESRC-funded PhD students are only eligible to apply to Library of Congress and must be applying to undertake primary research in an ESRC subject area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Individual eligibility for ECRs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are no eligibility rules based on years since PhD or whether the applicant currently holds a permanent or open-ended academic position or job role. However, individuals who currently hold a permanent position are encouraged, but not required, to meet at least one of the following criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>not previously been a project lead or co-lead on any funded academic project or led a significant programme of work in a commercial or non-academic setting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>precariously employed, for example currently employed via a temporary contract of employment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>recent returner from a career break, for example maternity, caring responsibility, sickness, unpaid sabbatical<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>changing career track or returning after substantial administrative responsibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>recent change in career, for example industry to academia or academia to industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that these criteria are considered desirable and will strengthen an application, but they are not mandatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">VALUE AND DURATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will receive \u00a31,000 for travel and visa costs (\u00a31,200 for travel to Japan and China) and \u00a32,500 for each month of the placement. You can apply for two to six months of funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please refer to the Available Placements document included below for information regarding the number of placements expected to be awarded at each host, as well as the eligible period for undertaking a placement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">KEY DATES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/d8cba524-3fdb-43b5-9a08-792db905a1c7@8bb7e08e-daa4-4a8e-927e-fca38db04b7e\">Webinar<\/a> for placement opportunities in the US: 21 January 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/4b64f39f-d230-4e16-8318-b58aaddf1b97@8bb7e08e-daa4-4a8e-927e-fca38db04b7e\">Webinar<\/a> for placement opportunities in Asia: 28 January 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline: 19 March 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>More information, including host-specific eligibility and how to apply, can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/opportunity\/international-placement-scheme-2026\/\">opportunity webpage<\/a> and in the guidance documents below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Available-Placements.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Available Placements.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-46b6b0fd-2175-452d-93d0-d81ab53e9b4f\" href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Available-Placements.pdf\">Available Placements<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Available-Placements.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-46b6b0fd-2175-452d-93d0-d81ab53e9b4f\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/International-Placement-Scheme-2026-\u2013-UKRI.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of International Placement Scheme 2026 \u2013 UKRI.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-23a65380-2536-46d0-bc2e-81a8c3b2e4e2\" href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/International-Placement-Scheme-2026-\u2013-UKRI.pdf\">International Placement Scheme 2026 \u2013 UKRI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/International-Placement-Scheme-2026-\u2013-UKRI.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-23a65380-2536-46d0-bc2e-81a8c3b2e4e2\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding for PhD students and Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in arts, humanities, and social sciences to undertake placements at prestigious cultural institutions, fostering global collaboration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opportunities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1947"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1953,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1947\/revisions\/1953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}