The British Academy’s Evidence-Informed Policymaking Grants provide up to £150,000 for research projects addressing global challenges like sustainability, health, and transformative technologies. Open to researchers from ODA-eligible countries, this program aims to advance evidence use in policymaking.
Eligibility for the grants is open to early-career, mid-career, established, and senior researchers, including postdoctoral scholars, from ODA-eligible countries. Applicants must propose projects aligned with the program’s themes, such as sustainability, health, transformative technologies, or global order, and demonstrate a commitment to advancing evidence-informed policymaking.
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( votes)The British Academy is the United Kingdom’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences, dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding in these fields. Established in 1902, it supports world-class research, promotes interdisciplinary collaboration, and fosters global engagement to address contemporary challenges.
Application Deadline: 19 February 2025
Brief Description
- University or Organization: The British Academy
- Department: NA
- Course Level: Research-focused grants for early-career to senior researchers
- Award: Up to £150,000
- Access Mode: Online
- Number of Awards: At least 20
- Nationality: Open to applicants from ODA-eligible countries
- The award can be taken in: Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam, and Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
Eligibility
- Eligible Countries: Applicants must be from ODA-eligible countries as specified above.
- Acceptable Course or Subjects: The grants will support research and projects in the following fields:
- Environment, Sustainability & Nature
- Transformative Technologies
- Health & Wellbeing
- Cities & Urbanisation
- Global Order, Geopolitics and International Affairs
- Admissible Criteria: To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be early-career, mid-career, established, or senior researchers, including postdoctoral researchers.
- Demonstrate a focus on evidence-informed policymaking research or practice.
- Align their projects with the stated themes and mechanisms of change, such as knowledge systems strengthening or research on evidence use theory in practice.
- Engage actively with the British Academy and other grantees to track progress and evaluate evidence use in policymaking.
How to Apply
In order to apply for this award through the online application form at the university.
Only proposals addressing the programme’s aim to develop the evidence base for evidence-informed policymaking will be considered.
Benefits
- Awards of up to £150,000 for a duration of 12 months.
- Opportunity to collaborate internationally with researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in the UK and partner countries.
- Contribution to critical research areas aimed at fostering structural, political, and social conditions that value evidence-informed policymaking.
- Development of mutually reinforcing communities of practice to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration.
For further details or inquiries, contact: [email protected].