Published: 05 Dec 2024 189 views
The Stein-Arnold Exploration Fund was established according to the terms of the will of Sir Aurel Stein FBA, to commemorate his friendship with Sir Thomas Arnold FBA, for 'the encouragement of research on the antiquities or historical geography or early history or arts of those parts of Asia which come within the sphere of the ancient civilisations of India, China, and Iran, including Central Asia’.
The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical, Philosophical and Philological Studies is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 leading scholars spanning all disciplines across the humanities and social sciences... continue reading
Research should be "so far as possible by means of exploratory work". Funds are limited and normally grants will not exceed around £2,500, but in exceptional circumstances grants may be considered up to £5,000.
All applications should demonstrate that Academy funds are sought for a clearly defined, discrete piece of research, which will have an identifiable outcome on completion of the Academy-funded component of the project.
Applicants must be British or Hungarian subjects.
Applicants should be of postdoctoral status or have comparable experience.
Applications are not accepted from postgraduate students.
Earliest start date: 1 Apr 2025
Scheme opens date: 13 Nov 2024
Deadline date: 08 Jan 2025 - 17:00 GMT
Duration of award: 24 months
For more details visit: The British Academy website.
