The British Institute for Libyan & North African Studies (BILNAS) offers a Wyvern-BILNAS Fellowship of up to £12,000 to support the writing-up of research within the framework of:
Artistic Exchange Along the Silk Roads: How did artistic motifs and materials from North Africa contribute to, or evolve through, interactions along the Silk Roads during the Byzantine and Medieval periods?
The award is explicitly intended to support early career scholars ordinarily resident in the UK (within 8 years of completion of their PhD) who have not yet been appointed to a permanent academic post, and who frequently lack the time and resources they need to publish their work.
By providing funds for scholars to dedicate themselves to writing, BILNAS aims to encourage a new generation of scholars to publish works in the humanities and social sciences that will advance our understanding of artistic exchange.
The research/fieldwork that forms the basis of the writing project is expected to be completed at the time of application. Publication should be in the form of a major journal article or a significant portion of a monograph, or a combination of these.
The awards are non-renewable and provide £12,000 of financial support for 6 months of continuous full-time writing (or longer if held part-time). Awardees must complete their fellowships by 31 March 2027. The Fellowship may also be held part-time over a proportionately longer period by those who hold part-time fellowships, academic posts or other employment (0.6 FTE or less) or those who prefer to hold it part-time due to caring responsibilities, disability or health-related reasons. No research funds in addition to the basic stipend are available. Institutional overheads, FEC, or institutional support are not eligible under this scheme.
Fellows will receive mentorship from the BILNAS Director or a relevant academic on the BILNAS Council or linked to the Wyvern Research Institute throughout the award. This will include meetings to discuss progress of their publication and to advise on preparation of applications for postdoctoral fellowships, research grants, academic and related jobs. BILNAS will also provide a year’s free membership which among other benefits will allow the recipient to have borrowing rights at SOAS where the BILNAS library is housed.
Applicants can apply regardless of institutional affiliation or nationality but must be ordinarily resident in the UK.
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