APPLY: British Council offers £2,500 monthly bursary at 90th Anniversary Research Fellowship

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The University of Edinburgh has announced a new research partnership with the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) which offers £2,500 monthly bursary at its 90th Anniversary Research Fellowship


This is according to a communique released Monday on its website.


The communique reads: We are awarding two 12-month fellowships starting in January 2025 –open to postdoctoral researchers
based in any ODA (Official Development Assistance) recipient country where the British Council operates (see 'Eligibility' section below).


Fellows will spend the first ten months of their fellowships at IASH, followed by up to two months based in their home countries focused on knowledge exchange and dissemination in collaboration with the British Council.


The fellowship provides a bursary of £2,500 per month and travel expenses as well as desk space, library access and academic mentoring as part of the vibrant scholarly community of visiting fellows at IASH. Fellows will also be expected to engage closely with the British Council throughout their fellowships (including visits to UK offices), with the option to spend time in a British Council office in their home country as part of the knowledge exchange component of the fellowship.


This is a three-year partnership. Over the coming years, additional rounds of fellowships – starting in January 2026 and January 2027 – will be awarded as part of the same programme.


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