SLAS Postgraduate Grants
Conference Grants | Travel Grants | Postgraduate BursariesSLAS makes available a total of £2,000 per year to postgraduate members to assist them to attend conferences held outside the UK, where all other possibilities for funding have been exhausted. To be eligible, you must be: a member of SLAS; a current research student at a UK university (of any nationality); and giving a paper at the conference. Please note that funds are limited, and that SLAS can only offer a contribution towards expenses; the maximum sum available to each applicant is £500.
To apply, send THREE copies of each of the following:
- An abstract of the paper
- A breakdown of estimated costs
- A statement of any financial support already available
- A letter of recommendation from your supervisor
These documents should be submitted to the Secretary of SLAS and will be judged by a panel composed of the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. There are TWO deadlines for applications each year: 28 February and 30 September. £1,000 will usually be allocated in each round.
Please submit your application to:
Dr Adrian Pearce, History & Heritage, School of Arts and Humanities, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus, Nottingham NG11 8NS.
NO APPLICATIONS SENT BY E-MAIL OR FAX WILL BE ACCEPTED
Applications arriving after the deadlines will not be considered under any circumstances. Applications will be discarded if they relate to conferences held before the deadline in question. Priority is usually given to applicants who have not previously been in receipt of funds from SLAS. Please note that funds are available only to support travel to a conference outside the United Kingdom; grants are not awarded for conferences held in this country. For assistance to postgraduates giving papers at the SLAS Annual Conference, there is a separate bursary scheme (see below). Successful candidates are expected to produce a short report on their experience of the conference, which may be published in the SLAS Newsletter.
For any queries, please e-mail: Adrian.Pearce@ntu.ac.uk.
SLAS Postgraduate Travel Grants
SLAS makes available up to eight awards annually to postgraduate students in Latin American Studies to encourage and assist in overseas fieldwork. These awards are aimed at those preparing for a PhD in topics related to Latin American Studies. Applicants must be members of SLAS and based at a UK institution of higher education, but may be of any nationality. Please note that funds are limited, and that the maximum grant available to each applicant is £600.
The criteria for the award are:
- Quality of project design
- Potential significance of the research
- Support from referees
- Financial need
Please note that awards MUST be spent on travel costs; other research expenses (for example specialist language or other training) are ineligible for support.
To apply, send THREE copies of each of the following:
- Outline of proposed research (maximum 500 words)
- Contact address and telephone numbers
- Details of qualifications and affiliations
- Full details of existing or expected financial support (including the funding of the PhD)
Applicants must also ensure that TWO academic references (one would normally be from the supervisor) arrive by the deadline.
These documents should be submitted to the Secretary of SLAS, and will be judged by a panel composed of the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. There is a single annual deadline: 28 February.
Please send your application to:
Dr Adrian Pearce, History & Heritage, School of Arts and Humanities, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus, Nottingham NG11 8NS.
NO APPLICATIONS SENT BY E-MAIL OR FAX WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Applications arriving after the deadline will not be considered under any circumstances. Priority is usually given to applicants who have not previously been in receipt of funds from SLAS. Successful candidates are expected to produce a short report of their research trip, which may be published in the SLAS Newsletter.
If you have any queries, please e-mail: Adrian.Pearce@ntu.ac.uk.
SLAS bursaries are available to postgraduate students based at British institutions of higher education (of any nationality) who are presenting papers at the SLAS Annual Conference. These bursaries cover a contribution towards “shared facilities” postgraduate accommodation costs and registration fees; they do NOT cover any travel costs associated with attending the conference. £2,000 has been made available for SLAS Conference postgraduate bursaries, and it is anticipated that around ten awards will be made each year.
Postgraduates presenting papers at the SLAS Conference are nominated for bursaries by the convenors of their panels. Convenors may nominate only ONE postgraduate speaker for a bursary per panel. Convenors should contact the SLAS Secretary directly by e-mail, giving details of the postgraduate speaker and the title of his or her paper, by the deadline of 15 February. You will be informed promptly after this deadline as to the outcome of your nomination. Postgraduates awarded conference bursaries will be expected to pay accommodation and registration fees in advance, for reimbursement by the Treasurer at the conference.
Nominations should be submitted by e-mail to: Adrian.Pearce@ntu.ac.uk. They will be considered by a panel consisting of the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, on the basis of the paper proposed and its “fit” with the panel. Nominations arriving after the deadline will not be considered under any circumstances.