Tag Archives: announcements

THE BRITISH ACADEMY VISITING FELLOWSHIPS

Application Deadline: October 23, 2024, 17:00 BST

LOCATION: England

This programme enables academics from any country overseas to be based at a UK higher education or other research institution of their choice for up to six months and develop collaborative projects with UK colleagues.

ELIGIBILITY:

Visiting Fellows must be of postdoctoral level or above, or have equivalent research experience at the time of application. Candidates should be based outside of the UK at the time of application. Applicants may be on permanent or fixed-term contracts. Fixed-term contracts must not end before the end date of the Visiting Fellowship. Independent scholars are also welcome to apply.

Applicants must demonstrate that they have been in contact with their UK host institution prior to applying. Please note that the British Academy is not able to assist with locating of facilitating contact with a UK host institution.

The British Academy welcomes applications from a diverse range of UK host institutions, and would particularly encourage applications from historically and/or structurally disadvantaged groups, low-income countries, and female researchers.

For more details about the Visiting Fellowship programme, including eligibility requirements, please see the Scheme Notes.

BENEFIT:

Visiting fellowships are available for a period of between 3 to 6 months. Applicants will be asked to provide their preferred start date for their fellowship over the spring and summer (March-August 2025).

The maximum funding available is £40,000.

APPLY

GOI PEACE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Application Deadline: June 15, 2024 (23:59 your local time).

LOCATION: Japan

This annual essay contest is organized in an effort to harness the energy, creativity and initiative of the world’s youth in promoting a culture of peace and sustainable development. It also aims to inspire society to learn from the young minds and to think about how each of us can make a difference in the world.

Theme:

My Experience of Overcoming Conflict”: Conflicts occur for a variety of reasons, including differences in opinions and values. Have you ever had an experience of overcoming a conflict that you were involved in? What did you learn from that experience? How do you want to make use of what you learned, for your own life and for society?

ELIGIBILITY:

Participation is free of charge.

All nationalities can participate from anywhere in the world.

Essays may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old (as of June 15, 2024) in one of the following age categories: a) Children (ages up to 14) b) Youth (ages 15 – 25)

Essays must be 700 words or less in English or French, or 1600 characters or less in Japanese. Essays must be typed, with your name, email address and essay title included at the top of the first page.

There are no particular rules regarding formatting (font style, size, line space, etc.). However, essays must be submitted in either MS Word (DOC/DOCX) or PDF format.

Your name, email address and essay title are not included in the word count limit.

Entries must be submitted online. To send your essay online, you must go to the online registration page, and follow the required steps. Entries submitted by postal mail or e-mail are not accepted.

Teachers and youth directors may submit a collection of essays from their class or group by creating an ‘account for school/organization entrant’ on the online registration page.

Only one entry per person is accepted.

We are unable to confirm receipt of essays.

Essays must be original and unpublished.

BENEFIT:

The following awards will be given in the Children’s category and Youth category respectively:

1st Prize: Certificate, prize of 100,000 Yen (approx. US$660 as of Feb. 2024) and gift … 1 entrant

2nd Prize: Certificate, prize of 50,000 Yen (approx. US$330 as of Feb. 2024) and gift … 3 entrants

3rd Prize: Certificate and gift … 5 entrants

Honorable Mention: Certificate and gift … 25 entrants

1st to 3rd prize winners will be invited to the Winners Gathering to be held online.
Additional awards (Best School Award, School Incentive Award) will be given if applicable.
All prize winners will be announced on October 31, 2024 (Japan time) on this website. Certificates and gifts will be mailed to the winners in January 2025.
We are unable to answer individual inquiries concerning contest results.

APPLY