British Academy: International Interdisciplinary Research 2026. Deadline: 17 September 2025
About
The British Academy is inviting proposals for the next round of its International Interdisciplinary Research programme. Projects will be led by UK-based researchers in the humanities and social sciences working with international partners and wishing to develop interdisciplinary projects that range across all SHAPE and STEM disciplines on the theme of Transnational and Planetary Challenges.
The Academy will only accept applications that focus on one or more of transnational and planetary challenge domains - including on Global health, particularly the rising threat posed by pandemic disease and the linkages among human, animal, and environmental health (“One Health”). Other areas include earth system governance, digital and other transformative technologies, and outer space governance.
ELIGIBILITY
Early-career, Established researcher, Mid-career, Postdoctoral or equivalent research, Senior researcher
Amount
The total funding per award is up to £300,000 over 2 years.
Deadline
17 September 2025; 17:00 British Summer Time (BST)