Deadline Date: April 11, 2025
Donor Name: British Institute in Eastern Africa
Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000
Category: Grant
Reference URL:https://biea.ac.uk/call-for-
The Thematic Research Grant Program supports original research projects in or about Eastern Africa from any discipline in the humanities and social sciences.
They welcome applications from postgraduate students; researchers who have not followed conventional academic careers but whose local knowledge or contacts enable them to conduct high quality research; and/or collaborative projects involving established scholars, where resources are ring-fenced for early career or Africa-based project partners.
Themes
- Research projects must engage with one or more of the following BIEA research themes:
- Africa in the World;
- Retelling the Past;
- Changing Environments;
- Urban Lives;
- Technologies of Knowledge;
- Next Generations.
Funding Information
- Grants are normally between £500 and £1,000, but up to £1,500 may be awarded. Successful applicants will be expected to complete the research by 31 January 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- Awards can only be made to individuals who have a formal affiliation with a recognized higher educational institution, or a national research/heritage organization.
- Research can be focused in or on any locality in any of the eighteen countries stretching from Sudan to Mozambique that are part of Eastern Africa.
- You must be able to provide one academic/institutional reference by the submission deadline.
- You must be able to secure your own institutional risk assessment and evidence of ethics clearance, a data management plan, and insurance (where necessary).
- You must be able to demonstrate that you can complete the activity by 31 January 2026.
- Grants can be used to cover the cost of economy travel and accommodation or for other costs that directly enable the research.
- Grants cannot be spent on the applicant’s or supervisor’s time, honorariums, institutional overheads, or (in most cases) the cost of equipment or books.
- You must have a plan for publication, and they encourage successful applicants to consider publishing the results of their research in one of their society journals: Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, or the Journal of Eastern African Studies.
- You must be able to demonstrate that you can complete the activity by 31 January 2026.
