Application form

The only Fellowship programme open for applications is the British Council 90th Anniversary Research Fellowships.

Applications are now closed for all other postdoctoral and early-career Fellowships for 2025-26. The deadline for postdoctoral applicants was 25 April 2025. Our mid-career and senior programmes are also now closed - the next application round (for visits between August 2026 and July 2027) will close in February 2026.

All applicants are requested to read the following information carefully before completing their applications.
1) IASH does not support research in the sciences. If your work is in chemistry, biology, mathematics, medicine, engineering, etc. please DO NOT complete this application. Interdisciplinary topics such as history of science, medical humanities and veterinary humanities can be supported, and we welcome research in those areas.
2) You must have contacted staff at the University of Edinburgh before making your application. Your main collaborator / mentor should be named in the form below. If you list a member of staff at another university as your mentor / collaborator, your application will be rejected. It is the applicant's responsibility to make contact with staff at the University of Edinburgh and to gain their agreement to act as mentor, but they do not need to provide a letter of support or reference.
3) You must ensure that your referees submit their references to iash@ed.ac.uk by the deadline. Applications without references will not be considered.

Address to which correspondence should be sent
Signature of applicant

Today's date: 4:23am May 30, 2025

Supporting documents
Please upload your CV and Research Proposal as separate documents in .doc, .docx or .pdf format. Please use an easy-to-read font, such as Arial or Times in 11pt or 12pt. Your files should be named 'LASTNAME,Firstname-CV' and 'LASTNAME,Firstname-ResearchProposal' (and 'LASTNAME,Firstname-CoverLetter' if applying for the British Council Fellowship only - cover letters are not required for any other Fellowship programmes). Research Proposals that exceed the specified word limit (details below) will not be considered. Additional supporting documents (articles, etc) may be emailed to IASH@ed.ac.uk NOTE THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE AN ERROR MESSAGE AT TIMES OF HIGH TRAFFIC, SAYING YOUR ATTACHMENT IS TOO LARGE - PLEASE IGNORE THIS ERROR IF YOUR FILE IS BELOW 8MB, AND SUBMIT THE FORM ANYWAY. YOU MAY NEED TO REFRESH THE PAGE. IF YOU RECEIVE AN EMAIL CONFIRMATION, THEN YOUR APPLICATION HAS SUCCESSFULLY SUBMITTED. WE WILL CONTACT YOU IF THE ATTACHMENT FAILS TO APPEAR IN THE PORTAL.

Notes on funding:

The Fellowship provides a bursary of £2,500 per month and travel expenses. UK visa fees and NHS surcharge will be reimbursed.

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