Grants & Opportunities

Editor of BIAA Publications (Part-time)

Application ends Monday 16 October 2023

The British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) is seeking to appoint a part-time Editor of Annual Publications

This role comprises two elements:

• Editor of Anatolian Studies, and
• Editor of Heritage Turkey

Further information about the responsibilities related to each of these elements is set out below.

Anticipated working arrangements are as follows:

• Your normal hours of work are 25% of a full-time week of 36 hours, arranged as may reasonably be required for the performance of your duties.
• You will normally work from home, save for occasional in-person meetings when necessary.
• Your Line Manager will be the Chair of the BIAA Publications Committee.
• Your leave entitlement is 7.5 paid days per year, with the leave year running from  1^st April to 31^st March.

Start Date: Monday 4^th December 2023

Salary: £36,024-£44,263 pro-rata, depending on experience.

Pension: The Institute offers membership of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS); details of the scheme are available on request.

BIAA Study Grants of up to £2,000

Application ends Sunday 29 October 2023

Support is intended for postdoctoral researchers to carry out periods of study abroad in the fields of the arts, humanities and the social sciences. Projects should be related to and/or undertaken in Türkiye and the Black Sea region, and should fit within one of the Strategic Research Initiatives currently sponsored by the Institute.

Please note that BIAA has streamlined its grant giving processes and there will only be one call per financial year. If you would like to apply for BIAA grant funding in 2024/25, please respond to this call. Applicants are also advised to carefully review the Notes to Applicants as these have recently changed.

BIAA Research Grants of up to £5,000

Application ends Sunday 29 October 2023

Support is intended for postdoctoral level researchers that address one or more of the Institute’s current Strategic Research Initiatives. Proposals may relate to all historical periods up to and including contemporary Turkey. The BIAA is especially interested in supporting projects that employ comparative and cross-disciplinary approaches, as well as those that seek to establish collaborations with other institutions with a view to generating larger overall project funding. Organisers of potentially diverse and collaborative projects should identify the main strand of their investigation and the main research questions for which BIAA funding is being sought.

Please note that BIAA has streamlined its grant giving processes and there will only be one call per financial year. If you would like to apply for BIAA grant funding in 2024/25, please respond to this call. Applicants are also advised to carefully review the Notes to Applicants as these have recently changed.

BIAA Large Research Grants of up to £10,000

Application ends Sunday 29 October 2023

BIAA Large Research Grants of up to £10,000

Support is intended for postdoctoral level researchers that address one or more of the Institute’s current Strategic Research Initiatives. Proposals may relate to all historical periods up to and including contemporary Türkiye.

Please note that BIAA has streamlined its grant giving processes and there will only be one call per financial year. If you would like to apply for BIAA grant funding in 2024/25, please respond to this call. Applicants are also advised to carefully review the Notes to Applicants as these have recently changed.

Masters Dissertation Prize 

Application ends Friday 1 December 2023

The BIAA Masters Dissertation Prize will be awarded for a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of a taught Masters course (MA, MSt, MSc, MPhil, etc.) in a UK University or Higher Education Institution, on a topic relating to Turkey and/or the Black Sea, covering any period from prehistory to the present day.

Topics may include, but are not restricted to: archaeology, history, politics, geography, language, art, music or science. The main language of all submissions must be English, and the dissertation must have been examined and graded as part of a Masters Degree awarded in 2022 or 2023.

The prize will amount to £500 plus three-years’ membership of the BIAA.  Judging will be undertaken by a panel nominated by the BIAA Council, with the assistance of subject experts. Consideration will be given to the depth and sophistication of the dissertation’s scholarly inquiry, the level of critical acumen and insights displayed, awareness of the research context and innovativeness of the dissertation, its coherence and the professionalism of presentation.

Applicants should send a short cover letter to explain the suitability of their dissertation for the prize, a letter of endorsement from their MA supervisor, proof that they have been awarded the Masters Degree, and an electronic copy of the dissertation, after it has been examined, to: biaa@thebritishacademy.ac.uk or The British Institute at Ankara, 10/11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH.

Closing date:  Friday 1st December 2023 at 23:59 (UK time)

BIAA Grant Assessor: Expression of interest

Application ends Tuesday 31 December 2024

Grant assessment is a valuable part of the BIAA Research Grant process and critical to the successful outcome of projects across Türkiye and the Black Sea region.

We are interested in prospective grant assessors from various academic backgrounds with a focus on Türkiye and/or the Black Sea region. Assessors would have established expertise in one or more of (but not limited to) the following disciplines:

• Archaeology and related disciplines
• Cultural Heritage Management
• History: Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman or early Republican

• Social and Political Science, including conflict, peace, migration, minorities and regional identities

• Climate change and environment

Availability
BIAA Research Committee assesses research grant applications annually, in November of each year. Once assessors have agreed to undertake the review, we would ask them to have time to carry out the assessment in the four weeks prior to the Research Committee meetings. There would be a two-week turnaround for your assessment.

What to expect
Each grant assessor must commit to providing objective, constructive, detailed, and timely written assessments for each application, along with an overall numerical score. The reviews will be anonymised. Along with the proposal’s referees, these assessments will be used to recommend applications for funding.

It is expected that integrity, confidentiality and anonymity will guide your grant assessments for the BIAA. You will also ensure that there is no conflict of interest.