The British Academy, with the support of the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society and the Council for At Risk Academics, have recently established a Researchers at Risk Fellowships Programme. The first priority of the Programme is in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has exposed Ukrainian-based researchers and their dependants to immediate threat. There is an immediate need to provide support for these researchers away from the war to enable them and their dependents to get to safety and have the space to continue their work.
The programme provides funding of around £37,000 per annum for up to two years to enable Ukrainian researchers at risk to take up temporary fellowships at UK institutions in order to continue their research, enhance their skills and build long-lasting collaborative links with UK institutions. Applications to support a named researcher at risk are made by the proposed host institution and ideally will include the provision of accommodation support.
Full details of the Programme are on the British Academy Funding page.
Guidance to assist Departments supporting applications at Oxford is available in the guidance document.
