British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) Thematic Research Grants 2022/2023

Every year the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) invites applications for our small Thematic Research Grants. These funds are usually dispersed through two calls for applications per year, usually released in June/July and December. 

Application Deadline: 28^th February 2022 by 5pm EAT

Eligible Countries: UK or Eastern African countries.

About the BIEA Thematic Research Grants:

The BIEA invites applications for funding for original research projects in any discipline in the humanities and social sciences in eastern Africa. Projects that fall outside of these disciplinary areas are not considered (for example, we do not fund projects in STEM subjects). However, projects in Africa beyond eastern Africa may be considered. We define eastern Africa as stretching from Sudan down to Mozambique, and Zambia across to Madagascar. We particularly welcome applications from researchers or research teams with limited access to other sources of funds, and who engage with one or more of the following thematic areas. Priority is given to researchers based in the UK or eastern Africa.

The British Institute in Eastern Africa invites applications for funding for research projects that engage with one or more of the following thematic areas:

• Retelling the Past
• Changing Environments
• Urban Lives
• Technologies of Politics
• Next Generations
• Epidemics, pandemics and epizootics

Type: Grants

Eligibility for BIEA Thematic Research Grants:

• BIEA research funding is available to support original research within these thematic areas in any discipline in the humanities and social sciences across the region.
• The BIEA’s thematic grant scheme particularly seeks to help researchers with limited access to other sources of funds. In doing so, the BIEA seeks to nurture early career researchers and scholars in eastern Africa, and is keen to fund small projects that lay the ground for larger projects.  Such researchers may include postgraduate students in eastern Africa or the UK, or people who have not followed conventional research careers but whose local knowledge or contacts make them well-fitted to conduct quality research.
• This funding supports original research in the humanities and social sciences, and we particularly encourage applications from the wider eastern African region, which we define as stretching from Sudan to Mozambique, and including Madagascar. ‘
• Priority is given to researchers based in the UK or eastern Africa.

Number of Awards: Limited

Value of BIEA) Thematic Research Grants: Grants are normally between £500 and £1,000; in exceptional circumstances, up to £1,500 may be awarded. The grant should contribute towards actual research costs and not include institutional overheads, equipment, and applicant’s stipend or publication costs.

How to Apply for BIEA Thematic Research Grants: 

• Application form and details of required supporting documents can be found at https://biea.ac.uk/forms/
• Queries and applications should be submitted by 5pm EAT Monday 28^th February 2022 to grants@biea.ac.uk
• Successful applicants should submit their acceptance and signed codes of conduct (can be found at  https://biea.ac.uk/forms/) as soon as possible after receiving an award letter to grants@biea.ac.uk
• Successful applicants should submit their evidence of ethics, risk and data management approvals to grants@biea.ac.uk by the end of September 2022 to release their grant.
• Financial reports, including scans of all receipts, should be submitted within two weeks of completion of fieldwork to financeassist.kenya@biea.ac.uk. The BIEA’s financial accounting template should be used to submit the financial report, and applicants can also use the BIEA’s receipt temples while in the field. The form and receipt template can be found at  https://biea.ac.uk/forms
• Final reports of between 1000 – 1,500 words and future publications and outputs should be submitted to researchsupport@biea.ac.uk as soon as possible.

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