EAAS Postgraduate Grants for Active Participation in the Biennial EAAS Conference
The Postgraduate Conference Grant allows successful applicants to actively participate in an EAAS Biannual Conference. Grantees will receive a maximum of 400 EUR to cover travel expenses and/or accommodation and/or meals.
The European Association for American Studies supports postgraduate students in the Humanities and Social Sciences who are registered for a higher research degree at any European university and are members of an American Studies association belonging to the EAAS.
The eligibility for these grants is restricted to early career scholars and/or scholars from countries with a nominal GDP of less than 30,000 USD per capita (according to the most recent IMF list). Please review the following points before applying:
- Applications must be submitted electronically to the EAAS Vice-President by December 15 of the year before an EAAS biennial conference takes place. (Please note that EAAS biennial conferences are scheduled between April-May in even years.)
- Applicants must enclose an application form with the confirmation letter from the organizers stating that their abstract was accepted and that it is included in the program of the conference.
- Applicants can apply for a maximum of 400 EUR, to cover travel and/or accommodation and/or meals. Application forms should only be sent after receiving confirmation of acceptance onto the conference program.
- Successful applicants will be notified by January 31 of the year of the biennial conference and should then promptly confirm their attendance.
- Successful applicants should submit a personal receipt outlining the expenses covered by the grant to EAAS Treasurer by June 30 of the year the biennial conference took place.