Chevening re-launches British Library Fellowships

Share your expertise with a world-leading cultural institution with a Chevening British Library Fellowship.

We’re pleased to be relaunching two Chevening British Library Fellowships, each with one place available. 

These fellowships are a fantastic opportunity for mid-career professional, researchers, or academics who are keen to work with the British Library to represent their territory on the world stage.

What do the Fellowships include?

  • Each fellowship offers a 12-month placement at the British Library, including:
    covered living expenses
  • Return economy airfare
  • Allowance for fellowship-related activities
  • Up to £1,000 for approved project-related expenses.

Through these fellowships, British Library and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office are able to bring international researchers and professionals into dialogue with these collections, generating new perspectives while strengthening global networks around research and cultural heritage.

About the Fellowships

The Chevening Overseas Territories in the Atlantic and Caribbean British Library Fellowship offers the opportunity to help redefine how the British Overseas Territories (BOTs) in the Caribbean and Atlantic are represented in the British Library’s collections.

This fellowship is open to applications from Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, St Helena, Turks and Caicos Islands.

The Chevening Southeast Europe British Library Fellowship offers the opportunity to improve and enrich catalogue records for Southeast European collections, contribute research, and create accessible guides to help others better understand the historic Southeast European collections.

This fellowship is open to applications from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey.

What motivated the British Library to partner with Chevening on this fellowship?

Both Chevening and the British Library share a commitment to international collaboration, leadership development and the exchange of knowledge.

‘We hope that the fellowships will continue to grow into a lasting platform for international collaboration. Over time, it aims to build a strong network of fellows creating ongoing opportunities for research, knowledge exchange, and engagement with our collections.’  – The British Library