Fellowship Opportunities

Fellowship Opportunities

Early Career Fellowships and Awards in the Arts and Humanities

The School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture is keen to support outstanding candidates in a number of externally funded research fellowship schemes.

We welcome expressions of interest from high quality early-career candidates whose research interests align with those of academics in the School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture at the University of Aberdeen, and who have checked their eligibility for the below schemes, which are advertised annually.

Funder Scheme Opening/ Closing Date 2023 Triage Process

The British Academy

Post-Doctoral Fellowship July 2023/ October 2023 School Level - Details Below.
International Fellowship January 2024/ March 2024 School Level - Details Below.
Wellcome Trust Early-Career Awards Open/ 5 October 2023 17:00 BST School Level - TBC
UKRI (Cap of 4) Future Leaders Fellowship Round 8 Now Closed. UoA
European Research Council Starter Grant October 2023 UoA
Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship September 2023 UoA

 


British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023/24

The School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture (LLMVC) at the University of Aberdeen invites applications from prospective applicants to the British Academy’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme. *The British Academy 2023-24 competition is expected to open for applications mid-July, with a deadline for receipt of applications expected in mid-October 2023*. Full details of the scheme are given on the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships webpages. Candidates must be within three years of the aware of their doctorate, and must be a UK or EEA national, or have completed their doctorate at a UK university. Applications are expected to have completed their viva voce between 1 April 2021 and 1 April 2024 (tbc). If you are interested in applying, you must first check that you meet the British Academy's eligibility criterea which can be found on their webpages.

Each year the School supports a number of applications for projects in all our subject areas and successful applicants will join a vibrant community of postdoctoral research fellows. The University of Aberdeen is fully committed to supporting the scholarship and career development of our fellows, and each will be assigned an academic mentor and will be fully integrated into the life of the School.

For more information about research in the School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture at the University of Aberdeen, see: The School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture | The University of Aberdeen (abdn.ac.uk). The School welcomes interdisciplinary research proposals, particularly within the University of Aberdeen’s 2040 Interdisciplinary Challenge Areas, more details on these can be found here.

Applicants who would like to be hosted by the School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture at the University of Aberdeen must submit an outline proposal (Intention proforma, Abstract, and CV) to the School’s Research Development Executive, Dr.Sabine Freitag by 5 pm on Thursday 22 June 2023, using the forms available to download below:  

If you would like to be considered, you are strongly advised to contact your proposed departmental mentor before submitting your proposal. If you cannot yet identify a potential mentor, advice can be sought from Dr Syrithe Pugh, School Director of Research, and Dr.Sabine Freitag, Research Development Executive, who can advise you as to how to proceed and best make use of the support available. You can also review academic staff profiles and research interests on the School’s webpage.

The competition for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship is held in two stages. The outline stage is open for everyone within the eligibility criteria. The second stage is invitation only.  You can only apply to this competition once, unless specifically invited to re-apply, so it is important to consider if this is the optimal time for any particular individual to apply.

Deadlines

26 June 2023
Closing date for submission of outline proposals to the School.
26 June - 6 July 2023 A School review panel will undertake their review of applications and inform all candidates of the outcome of the decision.
10 July - 21 September 2023 The selected candidate(s) will be invited to work on their final proposal(s) for submission to the British Academy with support from the School and colleagues from Research & Innovation.
21 September 2023 UoA deadline to submit full application(s) for institutional approval via the University's Research Award Management system, Worktribe.
28 September 2023 UoA deadline for candidate(s) to submit full application(s) for institutional approval via the British Academy's grant management system, FlexiGrant.
04 October 2023 - 17:00 BST TBC - British Academy deadline for outline applications to the Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme

Due to the volumes of expressions of interest, the School panel cannot guarantee that feedback will be provided to unsuccessful candidates.


 

British Academy International Fellowships 2024

The School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture (LLMVC) at the University of Aberdeen invites applications from prospective applicants to the British Academy International Fellowships 2024 scheme, which is expected to open for applications on 31st January 2024. This 3-year programme provides support for outstanding early career researchers to make a first step towards developing an independent research career through gaining experience across international borders. The award is offered at 80% FEC. Applicants may apply for research expenses of up to £12,000 and relocation costs of up to £8,000.  Candidates must have a PhD or be in their final stages of their PhD, have no more than seven years of active full time postdoctoral experience at the time of applications (discounting career breaks, but including teaching experience and/or time spent in industry), be working outside the UK, not hold UK citizenship, be competent in oral and written English, and have a clearly defined and mutually-beneficial research proposal agreed with a UK host researcher.  Full details of the scheme are given on the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship webpages. 

If you are eligible, and would like to apply to hold a BA International Fellowship in the School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture, please submit an outline proposal (Intention proforma, Abstract, and CV) to the School’s Research Development Executive, Dr Sabine Freitag, by 5pm on Thursday 21 December 2023, using the forms available to download below.

If you would like to be considered, you are strongly advised to contact your proposed departmental mentor before submitting your proposal. If you cannot yet identify a potential mentor, advice can be sought from Dr Syrithe Pugh, School Director of Research, and Dr Sabine Freitag,  Research Development Executive, who can advise you as to how to proceed and best make use of the support available. You can also review academic staff profiles and research interests on the School’s webpage.

Deadlines

21 December 2023
Closing date for submission of outline proposals to the School.
21 December 2023 - 18 January 2024 A School review panel will undertake their review of applications and inform all candidates of the outcome of the decision.
25 January - 14 March 2024 The selected candidate(s) will be invited to work on their final proposal(s) for submission to the British Academy with support from the School and colleagues from Research & Innovation.
14 March 2024 UoA deadline to submit full application(s) for institutional approval via the University's Research Award Management system, Worktribe.
21 March 2024 UoA deadline for candidate(s) to submit full application(s) for institutional approval via the British Academy's grant management system, FlexiGrant.
28 March 2024 British Academy deadline for applications to the International Fellowship scheme (TBC*).

*Please note that an opening date for this scheme has not been confirmed yet by the British Academy. For the latest updates please refer to the British Academy’s funding website.


Please note, that the AHRC will be making changes to their responsive mode funding opportunities through 2023 with the aim of providing greater flexibility and better alignment to the needs of researchers and their research ambitions. The changes will also embed the principles of the Researcher Development Concordat and UKRI Technician Commitment. Further information on the changes can be found at Changes to AHRC responsive mode funding opportunities in 2023 – UKRI.  The following table will give an overview of implementation of changes and system transition:

Date Event
29 March 2023

These opportunities will temporarily close to applications:

  • Research Grants (Standard Route)
  • Follow-On Funding for Impact and Engagement

These Opportunities will permanently close to applications:

  • Research Grants (Early Career Route)
  • Research Development and Engagement Fellowships (both routes, i.e. standard and early career).
April 2023 Further details of the new curiosity and catalyst award opportunities will be published along with information on the revised Research Grants opportunity.
June 2023

These opportunities will reopen in the Funding Service:

29 June 2023

This opportunity will permanently close to applications:

  • Research Networking.
17 July 2023

These new opportunities will open in the Funding Service:

14 September 2023

These opportunities will close in the Funding Service in Round 1:

  • Research Grants Standard Route
  • Follow-on Funding for Impact and Engagement
End of September 2023

These opportunities will open in the Funding Service in Round 2:

  • Research Grants Standard Route (including AHRC working with Brazilian researchers and UKRI-SBE lead agency opportunity)
  • Follow-on Funding for Impact and Engagement
19 October 2023

These new opportunities will close in the Funding Service in Round 1:

  • Curiosity Awards
  • Catalyst Awards
End October 2023

These new opportunities will close in the Funding Service in Round 2:

  • Curiosity Awards
  • Catalyst Awards
January 2024
  • Earliest funding outcomes expected for Curiosity Award
  • Funding Outcomes for Follow-On Funding for Impact and Engagement
March 2024 Funding Outcomes expected
May 2024 Earliest funding outcomes expected for Catalyst Award