British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 15 August 2023

Funder deadline: 4 October 2023

This scheme provides full funding for a three year full-time fellowship.

Applicants must be within three years of the award of their doctorate and they must be a UK or EEA national, or have completed a doctorate at a UK university, or have a strong prior association with the UK academic community.  The scheme is not open to applicants who hold or have held a permanent university post.  The applicant must already be of postdoctoral status at the time when the Research Awards Committee meets. Applicants who expect to have had their viva by 1 April 2024, are eligible for consideration, but will have to withdraw their application if the examination is not completed on time.

The primary emphasis is on completion of a significant piece of publishable research. Applicants who wish to apply for this funding through the Oxford Law Faculty must secure the support of a senior member of the Faculty as a mentor/supervisor. While the fellowship funding will allow for independent research, both the funder and the Faculty require the Fellow to have a mentor to discuss project progress and wider academic life in general on a regular basis.

The application has a two-stage application process, round one has an October deadline and then some applicants will be invited to submit a round two application in February/March. Successful applicants would start their fellowship between 1st September 2024 (at earliest) and 1st January 2025 (at latest). 

Outline Stage 2023-2024 internal deadlines

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 15 August 2023

Internal Selection submission deadline: 25 August 2023

Research Services deadline (incl. Referee Statement): 27 September 2023

Deadline for Applicants (including Organisation Approval): 4 October 2023

Result of Outline Stage Announcement - January 2024

Full guidelines are available on the British Academy website.

Note that we will be holding an Internal Selection process. Applicants will be required to submit to research@law.ox.ac.uk by 25th August a draft proposal including the following materials:

• A proposed programme, following the guidance as for the online application form, which has a 2,000 word limit. 
• Details of previous research, following the guidance as for the online application, which has a 600 word limit. 
• A statement on how the proposal is distinctive from your previous research (200 word limit). 
• A short CV (suggested length 2 pages). 
• A statement of support from the proposed mentor (either sent by the candidate or sent confidentially by the mentor), minimum 1 page, maximum 2 pages. 

For further queries on the internal review materials and process please contact research@law.ox.ac.uk.