British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme 2021-22

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded to outstanding early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences to enable them to pursue an independent research project, towards the completion of a significant piece of publishable research and enable them to become integrated into the community of established scholars within their field.

This year's call is now open - prospective applicants are required to identify a suitable mentor in the Institute of Archaeology, and discuss their application with them in the first instance. 

**For this round only**  the British Academy has extended the eligibility period considering the difficulties faced by researchers as a result of the pandemic, recognising the impact that Covid 19 may have had on the ability of some researchers to make applications in the past year. If candidates have completed their viva voce between 1 November 2018 and 1 April 2022, they will be eligible to apply to this round. Applicants must be either a UK/EEA national, or have completed a doctorate at a UK university. Applicants who do not fall into one of these categories must demonstrate a 'strong prior association' with the UK academic community. Full eligibility criteria are given on the British Academy website - applicants are required to confirm their own eligibility to apply to the scheme.

For the Institute of Archaeology review, applicants must complete the online application form via Flexi-Grant and generate a PDF which should be emailed to Jo Dullaghan, Institute of Archaeology Research Administrator (j.dullaghan@ucl.ac.uk), alongside a CV (max 2 pages, A4) by latest 5pm on Friday 10 September.

The Institute of Archaeology review panel will assess applications on the following criteria only: quality of the individual applicant appropriate to their career stage (peer-reviewed publications etc.), ambition and feasibility of the research proposal, fit of the project with the applicant's existing experience and with current Institute of Archaeology research.

Following the review by the Institute of Archaeology panel, selected candidates will then be mentored through the application process by UCL and Institute of Archaeology staff.

• UCL Institute of Archaeology deadline: 5pm (UK time) on 10 September 2021
• British Academy deadline (incl. Referee Statement & Institutional Approval): 5pm (UK time) on 14 October 2021
• Any queries may be directed to Jo Dullaghan (j.dullaghan@ucl.ac.uk)

Further details

• British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme 2021-22