The British Academy has sent round the email copied below notifying academics of the final deadlines for some of its most popular funding schemes.
Small Research Grants, Overseas Conference Grants, and Conference Support Grants are all being phased out as reported previously on this blog. Deadlines for the final round of these schemes are all in March 2011. Please contact the research office if you are interested in submitting an application to any of these schemes.
Forthcoming Grant Deadlines
Application forms for the following schemes are now available on e-GAPPlease note that this is a call for proposals for the Final Rounds of these schemes, which are being phased out by the Academy.Overseas Conference GrantsGrants are available for the travel expenses of a scholar delivering a paper at a conference abroad.Deadline for submission of applications: 2 March 2011Results expected: end May 2011Earliest Start Date for Conference: 1 July 2011Latest Start Date for Conference: 31 December 2011Conference Support GrantsGrants normally not exceeding £7,500 (but in exceptional circumstances up to £20,000) to promote the dissemination of advanced research. Conference convenors may apply for financial assistance, e.g. to bring key speakers to the conference, or for a wider range of expenses.Deadline for submission of applications: 16 March 2011Results expected: end June 2011Earliest Start Date for Conference: 1 September 2011Latest Start Date for Conference: 31 August 2012Small Research GrantsGrants are offered of up to £7,500 for collaborative or individual projects to facilitate initial project planning and development, to support the direct costs of research, and to enable the advancement of research through workshops or by visits by or to partner scholars.Deadline for submission of applications: 23 March 2011Results expected: end June 2011Earliest Start Date for Research: 1 August 2011Latest Start Date for Research: 1 April 2011