The call for the next round of BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants will open 10th April 2019 and close 5pm on Wednesday 5th June 2019 and is aimed at Early Career Researcher and/or pump priming purposes.
It is strongly advised that you attend the British Academy small guidance session on 20th March 2019, where the Funding Development team will go through:
The British Academy scheme notes for applicants
The British Academy FAQs
The British Academy Assessment Criteria
As well as a chance to ask questions from recent British Academy award winners
After the session you will have the chance to sit with a Research Facilitator and Funding Development Officer, to go through costs and your draft proposal. As well as the opportunity to have your proposal reviewed by an external application reviewer.
If you can’t attend this session, then we ask you to submit your intention to bid form to your Funding Development Officer by 17th April 2019, after this date applications will be moved to the Autumn round.
The British Academy have provided updated guidance on the small grants – BA scheme notes for applicants and BA FAQs . They have asked that all applicants read the documentation carefully before starting their application.
Timeline
The call closes at 5pm on Wednesday 5th June 2019.
| 20th March 2019
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RDS British Academy Guidance session
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| 10th April 2019 | Call Opens – start reading guidance |
| 17th April 2019 | Intention to bid forms to be submitted to your faculty Funding
Development Officer. |
| 27th May 2019 | Nominated referee supporting statement to be completed via FlexiGrant |
| 28th May 2019 | Your final application must be submitted on FlexiGrant by this date at the latest. |
| 28th May -5th June 2019 | Institutional checks to take place by RDS |
Any queries please contact Alexandra Pekalski
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