{"id":2565,"date":"2026-06-30T09:19:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2026-06-30T10:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:31:07","slug":"british-academy-mid-career-fellowships-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=2565","title":{"rendered":"British Academy Mid-Career Fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BA-logo-banner-1-1024x287.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BA-logo-banner-1-1024x287.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BA-logo-banner-1-300x84.jpg 300w, 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wp-block-paragraph\">ELIGIBILITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These awards are intended primarily to provide opportunities for researchers who have already made an outstanding contribution to their field and have achieved distinction as an excellent communicator and \u2018champion\u2019 in their field, and who would usually be within\u202fno more than 15 years from the award of their doctorate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allowances will be made for applicants who have had career breaks, and for established researchers who do not have doctorates, who should instead be within fifteen years of their first academic appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prospective award holders must be employed at a UK-based university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">VALUE AND DURATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total value of the fellowship is not expected to exceed \u00a3152,000, with the contribution to the salary of the Fellow capped at an upper limit of \u00a380,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Awards can be held for a minimum of 6 months up to a maximum of 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">KEY DATES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Deadline: 26 August 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earliest start date: 1 September 2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information, including details of past awards, can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk\/funding\/schemes\/mid-career-fellowships\/\">opportunity webpage<\/a>.<\/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\" 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