# Royal Acadmy information **Opening (not a real abstract):** Notes for Applicants of the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Outline Stage 2017-18 Competition Any application which is incorrectly submitted will be ineligible for award Aim of the Scheme The British Academy’s aim in making these awards is to offer opportunities for outstanding early career researchers to strengthen their experience of research and teaching in a university environment which will develop their curriculum vitae and improve their prospects of obtaining permanent lecturing posts by the end of the Fellowship. The primary emphasis is on completion of a significant piece of publishable research, which will be assisted by full membership of an academic community of established scholars working in similar fields. The Fellowships will be tenable for three years from autumn 2018 in a United Kingdom university or other higher