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The British Council is the United Kingdom’s organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunity, founded in 1934. Through its 90th Anniversary Research Fellowships, run with the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, it supports early-career researchers from countries where it operates. Malawi is eligible.

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British Council 90th Anniversary Research Fellowships 2027 (University of Edinburgh / IASH)

British Council · United Kingdom

Up to two 12-month postdoctoral fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh, for early-career researchers from ODA-recipient countries, with a final knowledge-exchange phase back home.

Deadline: Closes 31 July 2026Closed
Value: £2,500/month bursary plus travel; desk space, library access and academic mentoring at IASH
Focus: Social science · Law & governance

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British Council Going Global Partnerships TVET Grant 2026

British Council · United Kingdom

The British Council's Going Global Partnerships TVET grant supports UK-based further-education colleges and training organisations to collaborate with TVET stakeholders in Egypt, Ghana, Malawi, Morocco and Uganda, building international skills partnerships.

Deadline: 10 September 202613 days left
Value: GBP 25,000 - 30,000 per partnership
Focus: Education · Science & technology

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