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CONGRESS GRANTS

DHST grants for scholars in distress

The DHST is offering a limited number of grants to scholars of any career stage who are in grave distress due to economic circumstances, including lack of income, precarious employment, severe austerity measures or displacement. This includes early career scholars but extends to all those who might be unable to participate in the congress due to extraordinarily difficult conditions. The grant will cover the virtual registration fee and will be transferred directly by the DHST to the congress organization. Successful applicants who decide to participate in-person will be responsible for paying the difference in fees. The grants are available only for scholars who participate actively in the congress (accepted for either a stand-alone presentation or a presentation in a symposium).

Funding decisions will be based on the following criteria, with descending priority as follows:

  • scholars with no income or precariously employed and without other source of funding based in low-income countries or countries currently undergoing severe austerity measures
  • scholars with no income or precariously employed and without other source of funding based in other countries
  • scholars with a stable income but no other source of funding based in low-income countries or countries currently undergoing severe austerity measures
  • scholars with a stable income but no other source of funding based in other countries currently undergoing significant economic crises.

Within each category, priority will be given to displaced, refugee or exiled scholars and early career scholars.

Successful applicants to the early career scholars funding scheme offered by the Local Organizing Committee are excluded from participating in the present scheme.

You can apply by completing the form here.

Note: You will be asked to provide your current CV (PDF format only).

Applications close on 3 April at 11.59pm NZDT and notifications will be released from 9 April.

Grants for students and early career scholars

Applications have now closed.

The Local Organizing Committee will offer limited financial assistance for students and early career scholars participating in the Congress (accepted for either a stand-alone presentation or a presentation in a Symposium/panel/round-table/workshop). The grant will cover the early-bird, virtual registration fee determined by the status of the applicant (early bird, virtual student/unemployed/independent scholar rate or early-bird, virtual standard rate). If the successful applicant decides to participate in-person, then the amount awarded will be subtracted from the in-person registration fee.

Funding decisions will be based on the following criteria, with descending priority as follows:

  • Late-stage PhD candidates with no other source of funding and who are based in low-income countries.
  • Late-stage PhD candidates with no other source of funding who are based in other countries.
  • Early career scholars who have received their PhD within the past five years with no other source of funding and who are based in low-income countries.
  • Other PhD students.
  • Early career scholars who have received their PhD within the past five years with no other source of funding and who are based in other countries.
  • Other early career scholars who have received their PhD within the past five years.

Note: You will be asked to provide your current CV (PDF format only).

Applications close on 16 March at 11.59pm NZDT and notifications will be released from 20 March.

Please contact Congress Chair Hugh Slotten if you have any questions.