It pays to think through every aspect of a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship bid
Top tips
- This is a scheme for which public engagement is important and your bid should reflect that
- Think through all the details of each proposed activity, even if you will not have the space to include them all
- Keep staff in archives abreast of your bid to ensure feasibility
- Spend time considering how to balance ambition for your project with its feasibility
The British Academy’s Mid-Career Fellowships allow successful applicants to obtain 6-12 months of time freed from normal teaching and administrative commitments. The time bought by the scheme should be devoted to the completion of a major piece of research, which should also include public engagement and communication elements.
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