Deadline: 11 April 2025
The British Institute in Eastern Africa is pleased to announce its Impact Grant Program to support scholars at any stage of their postdoctoral career to translate their academic research findings into policies or practices for the benefit of people and places in Eastern Africa.
Applicants should present a proposal that is rooted in previous or ongoing research in humanities and social sciences and clearly designed to achieve impact – creating a positive change in society, culture, the environment or the economy. Proposals must show the potential for a viable collaboration with partners in the Eastern African region that extends beyond academia, for instance with policymakers, civil society organisations, activists, artists, museums, cultural institutions or enterprises.
They should explain the pathways to impact and the ways that impact will be evaluated within the project. Projects should also relate to the BIEA mission and research themes and contribute to global or regional policy agendas to promote sustainable development, peacebuilding, human rights, justice, cultural heritage or historical understanding.
Funding Information
- Standard grants are available up to £2000; if an exceptionally strong case is made, they may award up to £4000.
Eligibility Criteria
- You must have evidence of a formal affiliation with a recognized higher educational institution, or a national research/heritage organization.
- Impact activities 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 reference by the submission deadline.
- You must be able to secure your own institutional risk assessment and may also be required to provide evidence of ethics clearance, a data management plan, and insurance.
- Grants can be used to support the collaboration of partners or former research participants in an impactful activity; to cover the cost of travel; or to contribute towards the costs of events or outputs, such as policy briefs, podcasts or other media outputs designed to achieve impact.
- Grants cannot be spent on research costs, research workshops, costs associated with publication of research. They do not fund costs of the applicant’s or supervisor’s time, honorariums, institutional overheads, or (in most cases) the cost of equipment or books. They only fund economy travel.
- You must be able to demonstrate that you can complete the activity by 31 January 2026.
For more information, visit BIEA.
