British Academy - Knowledge Frontiers: International Interdisciplinary Research Projects 2027

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 29 July 2026

Funder Deadline: 07 October 2026 

The British Academy invites proposals from UK-based researchers in the humanities and social sciences wishing to develop international interdisciplinary research on the subject of mobilities. Genuinely productive and integral interdisciplinarity is a requirement, with the expectation that this will involve collaboration across disciplines. The collaboration can include any SHAPE or STEM discipline as long as the research is led by and grounded in the humanities and/or social sciences.  

The Academy requires applications to address one or more of the following topic areas:

• People, Materials and Things: With this call the Academy wishes to support research that understands the movement of people and explores and interrogates the movement of materials. This includes both movement across geographical space as well as movement over time.
• Ideas, Narratives and Innovation: With this call the Academy wishes to support research that produces new insights for understanding the context in which ideas, stories and technological developments spread, and how change is both driven by such developments and by the contexts and connections in which they happen. This includes both movement across geographical space as well as movement through a society such as the spread of a narrative, political idea or a protest movement through a community.

Eligibility 
The lead applicant must be a researcher from the humanities and social sciences and be based at an eligible UK university or research institute. The lead applicant must be of postdoctoral or above status (or have equivalent research experience) and must plan to spend at least 20% of their time (0.2 FTE equivalent) on their prospective award. Projects must involve at least one co-applicant based overseas and include a range of humanities and social science disciplines among applicants. 

Value and duration   
Awards of up to £300,000 for 24 months in duration with Full Economic Costing at 80 per cent. Projects must begin in March/April 2027. 

Application process  
Applications must be submitted online using the British Academy's Grant Management System (GMS), Flexi-Grant®.  The deadline for submissions and UK institutional approval is 7th October 2026 (17.00 UK time).  

Faculty of Law & University of Oxford Internal Deadlines

Research Services: 30 September 2026

Notification of Intention to Apply: 29 July 2026