Travel Awards
SSILA has accumulated, through earmarked donations, a small fund to assist members in need of financial assistance for travel to the annual meeting. SSILA travel awards are intended to increase participation in SSILA sessions by students and scholars from historically under-represented populations of the Americas.
Applications must be submitted at the time abstracts are due August 15 on years that the annual meeting is held in person.
Awards will be made only to applicants whose abstracts are accepted.
Awards will be made on the basis of financial need, which should be explained in a succinct paragraph. In addition, priority will be given to those who:
do not have a university or other institutional affiliation
are native speakers or heritage learners of Indigenous languages
are the sole author of a paper or poster, or the joint author of a paper or poster whose co-author(s) will not be in attendance
have not received this assistance previously from SSILA
It is the responsibility of the applicant to state how they meet the award criteria.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Step One: When you submit your abstract, please check Yes on the question that asks if you wish to be considered for a Travel Award.
Step Two: To apply for a SSILA travel award, email the information requested in the Application Instructions below to the SSILA Secretary by August 15.
Step Three: To be considered for a Travel Award, your abstract must have been accepted by the Program Committee. Applications will be reviewed by the Travel Assistance Committee and awardees notified at the same time as the acceptance of their papers. Awards will be in the form of a check or money order that will be given to the recipients at the meeting.
As a courtesy to all involved, in the event that an awardee is unable to attend the meetings, early notification should be given so that the award may be passed to someone else.
Applicants requiring travel visas are urged to apply for them in a timely manner. SSILA can write letters confirming acceptance in the conference, but we cannot assist with travel visas.
Application Instructions
Applying for a travel award involves two steps:
When submitting your abstract on Easy Chair, please check the box labeled “Travel Grant Application submitted”.
Then submit the following information by August 15 to the Secretary in an attachment (not the body of an email):
Your name.
The title of the paper/poster you provide in the abstract you submitted to Easy Chair.
A succinct description of your financial need including
city, state, country that you would be traveling from to attend the meeting;
estimated cost of travel, accommodation, and other expenses in US dollars;
current professional or academic status;
number of times you have attended the SSILA meeting in the past;
year of the most recent meeting you have attended;
whether you are applying for funding at another institution or whether you will have support from another institution.
any other considerations the committee should be aware of.