Open Calls for Applications

Please find below currently open calls for applications with details, eligibility criteria and application instructions for each call. For general information on the opportunities offered by the BIAA please click here.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the following travel grants are suspended until further notice:

David French Scholarships
Doughty-Wylie Scholarships
The Turkish and Black Sea Scholars' Fund
The Martin Harrison Fellowship
The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies Fieldwork

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Date announced	Deadline	Call type	Eligibility (summary)
17/03/2020	30/04/2020	BIAA Study Grants	Please note that, ordinarily, all grant funding should be spent by 31st March 2021. If, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, this proves to be infeasible, the BIAA will consider and approve applications for deferral on a case-by-case basis. Researchers across the entire career spectrum (from postdoctoral fellows to senior academics) of any nationality working in the UK or abroad for a UK Higher Education Institution, as well as researchers directing projects that are formally and demonstrably based in the UK, are eligible to apply for a BIAA Study Grant. Projects should be located within the field of the arts, humanities and the social sciences, and should be related to and/or undertaken in Turkey and the Black Sea region.
17/03/2020	30/04/2020	BIAA Research Grants	Please note that, ordinarily, all grant funding should be spent by 31st March 2021. If, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, this proves to be infeasible, the BIAA will consider and approve applications for deferral on a case-by-case basis. Researchers across the entire career spectrum (from postdoctoral fellows to senior academics), of any nationality working in the UK or abroad for a UK Higher Education Institution, as well as researchers directing projects that are formally and demonstrably based in the UK, are eligible to apply for a BIAA Research Grant. Projects should be located within the field of the arts, humanities and the social sciences and should be related to and/or undertaken in Turkey and the Black Sea region.
17/03/2020	30/04/2020	BIAA Large Research Grants	Please note that, ordinarily, all grant funding should be spent by 31st March 2021. If, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, this proves to be infeasible, the BIAA will consider and approve applications for deferral on a case-by-case basis. Project Directors of any nationality working in the UK or abroad for a UK Higher Education Institution, as well as researchers directing projects that are based formally and demonstrably in the UK, are eligible to apply for a BIAA Research Grant of up to £20,000. Projects should be located within the field of the arts, humanities and the social sciences and should be related to and/or undertaken in Turkey and the Black Sea region.
17/03/2020	30/04/2020	Post-doctoral Fellowship: Turkey during the armistice period (1918-1923)	The BIAA invites applications for a six-month postdoctoral fellowship to support research related to Turkey during the armistice period (1918-1923). The Fellow will work alongside BIAA Assistant Director Daniel-Joseph MacArthur-Seal to support the organisation of the international conference ‘Occupied Istanbul: urban politics, culture, and society 1918-1923’, which will take place from 25^th-27^th September 2020 at Salt Galata and Boğaziçi University, Istanbul. Details of the conference are available at: https://biaa.ac.uk/event/conference-occupied-istanbul-urban-politics-culture-and-society-1918-1923.
17/03/2020	30/04/2020	Post-doctoral Fellowship: water management (six months)	The BIAA is inviting applications for a six-month Postdoctoral Fellowship to focus on research related to water management in Turkey, preferably from a social sciences perspective and with a focus on contemporary aspects. Over the years, the BIAA has supported a number of water management-related initiatives, mostly in connection with archaeological fieldwork projects. These mainly dealt with practices and solutions from the past. Currently, Turkey is facing important challenges when it comes to water management, ranging from decreasing amounts of precipitation to depletion of natural water resources and growing urban centres necessitating a much increased – and increasing – need for water especially in new development areas built from scratch. Both rural and urban areas are affected, and adaptations will be necessary due to climate change.
17/03/2020	30/04/2020	BIAA 2020 Research Scholar	Candidates should have completed a Master’s degree no more than eighteen months prior to the application deadline, and confirmed results at the time of appointment will be favoured. Applicants must be intending to conduct research at doctoral level. The research undertaken at the BIAA should normally be preparatory and designed to underpin a PhD funding application. Basic knowledge of database building, good command of Excel, basic to moderate skills in image and video processing and good communication skills are essential criteria for this post. Applicants must be normally resident in the UK and must have a demonstrable connection with a UK academic institution.
17/03/2020	30/04/2020	BIAA Post-doctoral Fellowships (12 months)	The Institute welcomes applications for a Posdoctoral Fellowship with research that fits within one of the Strategic Research Initiatives. Details about the Strategic Research Initiatives can be found here. The Fellowship will be tenable for 12 months from either September or October 2020. The Fellow will be based at the Institute in Ankara and will be required to spend at least two-thirds of the Fellowship period at the institute. The remaining one-third can be spent outside Ankara for research purposes after consultation with the director. Applications for the Fellowships must be supported by two referees. Note that you are responsible for ensuring that referees submit the references by the closing date of the application. Electronic references only will be accepted.