Fellow of the British Academy

Fellow of the British Academy
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Sponsored by	British Academy
Location	London
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	British Academy
No. of fellows	1,485 (as of 2020[update])
Website	thebritishacademy.ac.uk

Fellowship of the British Academy (post-nominal letters FBA) is an award granted by the British Academy to leading academics for their distinction^[1] in the humanities and social sciences.^[2] The categories are:^[3]

1. Fellows – scholars resident in the United Kingdom
2. Corresponding Fellows – scholars resident overseas
3. Honorary Fellows – an honorary academic title (whereby the post-nominal letters "Hon FBA" are used)
4. Deceased Fellows – Past Fellows of the British Academy

The award of fellowship is based on published work and fellows may use the post-nominal letters FBA. Examples of Fellows are Edward Rand; Mary Beard; Roy Porter; Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford; Michael Lobban; M. R. James; Friedrich Hayek; John Maynard Keynes; Lionel Robbins; and Rowan Williams.

• List of fellows of the British Academy