Travel Awards

Thanks to earmarked donations, SSILA is able to provide travel assistance to members who need financial support to attend our annual meeting. SSILA travel awards are intended to increase participation in SSILA sessions.

Awards will be made only to applicants whose abstracts are accepted.

Recipients will be selected 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: To be considered for a Travel Award, your abstract must have been accepted by the Program Committee, so you must have received the acceptance message for your abstract.

Step Two: To apply for a SSILA Travel Award, email the information requested in the Application Instructions below to the SSILA Secretary (secretary@ssila.org) by November 1, 2026.

Step Three: Applications will be reviewed by the Travel Assistance Committee. Awardees will be notified once the review process has been complete.

Awards will be provided 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 meeting, early notification should be given so that the award may be passed to another applicant.

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

The following information needs to be submitted to the Secretary (secretary@ssila.org) in an attachment (not the body of an email):

  • Your name.

  • The title of the paper/poster you provide in the abstract you submitted.

  • 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.

previous recipients