Conference Grants: deadline 1 December 2024

Facultair debat

Do you wish to visit an international conference? In that case, you may want to apply fo the Graduate School of Humanities Conference Grant in order to help you get there.

As a Humanities RMA student, you can apply for a Graduate School of Humanities Conference Grant. The sum of the grant you might receive will depend on the total number of applications and is meant to help you cover travel and accommodation expenses. Applications can be submitted to the Graduate School of Humanities before 1 December 2024, including a short motivation. Applicants who do not present at a conference do not qualify for a grant. Please read the guidelines for more details on how to apply.

Guidelines for your application

Please use this form and send it to GSHumanities@uu.nl. Your application should contain the following elements and should be submitted in 1 PDF file:

  1. Name & student number
  2. Name supervisor
  3. Average grade
  4. Conference type
  5. Name & short description of conference (150 words max.)
  6. Short description of the paper you present (200 words max.)
  7. Confirmation that your paper has been accepted
  8. Statement of supervisor/tutor about the relevance of this conference for you as a student within your RMA program
  9. Budget
  10. Appendix
    - Overview Osiris results
    - Receipts/invoices expenses

Please note: the UU wants to be climate-neutral in 2030. Sustainable travel is an important step towards this goal. Generally, we take the train for destinations under 700 km from Utrecht Centraal trainstation or under 8 hours of travel. Read more about UU travel policy and sustainable alternatives here.