SLAS Support for Conference and Event Organisation
SLAS funds amounting to around £3,000 annually are available to support conferences and other events which are likely to advance the objects of the Society, to be of high quality, to appeal to a considerable number of members, and which would in other ways reflect well on the Society. Rather than for general conference or event expenses, applications for funds must be directed to some specific purpose; thus in recent years, successful applications have typically sought funding to support the travel and accommodation costs of named individual scholars based in Latin America.
The maximum allocation will be £1,000 per conference or event. All conferences and events supported must be open to all members of the Society, subject to appropriate conference fees being paid. The contribution of the Society to any conference or event is to be clearly and publicly acknowledged.
Applications (no longer than 2-3 pages) should include statements of aims and objectives and projected outcomes. Evidence of firm support from elsewhere and a clear statement of anticipated income and expenditure will normally be required. Applications should be submitted electronically to the SLAS Secretary by 31 December in the year preceding the proposed event. The Secretary will then circulate them to the members of the SLAS Committee, and outcome decisions will be made at the first Committee meeting of the New Year (generally held in January).
Applications should be e-mailed to: Adrian.Pearce@ntu.ac.uk. Applications arriving after the deadline will not be considered under any circumstances.