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Innovation Fellowships 2026-27 – Route B: Policy-led

The British Academy Closing Date: 06/08/2026 Read More
This scheme provides funding and support for established early-career and mid-career researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences (the SHAPE disciplines) to partner with non-academic organisations to address challenges that require innovative ap...

Senior Research Fellowships

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Closing Date: 30/08/2026 Read More
On behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the Global Research and Technology Development (GRTD) Research Commissioning Centre, co-led by 3ie and the University of Birmingham, invites applicants to submit their application...

Sector transition: UKRI policy fellowships 2026

UKRI Closing Date: 10/09/2026 Read More
Apply for this sector transition fellowship to transfer knowledge and skills across academic and policy sectors and increase sector porosity. You will spend 18 months as a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) core policy fellow, a Natural Hazards and Re...

SHAPE Involve and Engage

The British Academy Closing Date: 15/09/2026 Read More
The British Academy is pleased to offer this funding scheme to support ambitious projects to engage the public with the humanities and social sciences.

International Interdisciplinary Research Projects 2027

The British Academy Closing Date: 07/10/2026 Read More
The British Academy is inviting proposals for the next round of its International Interdisciplinary Research programme. Projects will be led by UK-based researchers in the humanities and social sciences working with international partners and wishing...

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Future data services sandpit: transforming discovery and access

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Closing Date: 16/07/2026 Read More
Apply to attend a sandpit to develop projects to transform discovery and access to data provided by ESRC’s social science data service infrastructures. Projects will make a step change in how researchers can discover, access and use social science da...