Special travel grant procedure for the Abralin International Congress, INTERAB, March 2026
Le Comité International Permanent des Linguistes (CIPL) / the Permanent International Committee of Linguists [1] announces that it will make available up to five travel grants of € 500 each (approx. US$ 550) for participation in INTERAB, March 2-6, at UFPE, Recife.
Who is eligible
Advanced students in linguistics without a PhD are eligible to receive a once-only grant of € 500 to help fund their participation in the Interab conference. Candidates who study or work at UFPE are not eligible, nor are candidates who live in Recife. In the event of equal results, preference will be given to candidates from outside Brazil who wish to present their research at this conference.
Conditions
The student must present a paper at the conference. Only one author of co-authored papers can be supported by a CIPL grant. A co-author who submits an application for a grant must make clear what part he/she had in the preparation and what part he/she will have in the presentation. Only a co-author whose contribution consists of at least 50% of both the paper and the presentation is eligible for a grant.
How to apply
Applicants must complete an application form that can be downloaded here. If you want a Wordfile of this application form, please send us a message (CIPLtravelgrant@ciplnet.com).
The application should also include an abstract of the paper to be presented; a CV; proof that the paper has been accepted for presentation; and a letter of support by the student’s academic advisor.If the abstract is written in Portuguese, a short summary in English must be included (approximately 200 words). The title of the presentation must be given or translated in English, just as a short CV. The letter of recommendation must also be written in English or accompanied by an English translation.
Proof of participation
After the conference, a substantial report of the awardee’s participation (a size of 500 to 800 words is recommended), accompanied by a copy of a certificate of participation, must be presented to CIPL.
Deadline
Applications should be sent to the Secretary-General of CIPL, Prof Dr Frieda Steurs, CIPLtravelgrant@ciplnet.com. The deadline is January15th
Procedure
- A special committee, consisting of respected members of Abralin and CIPL, will evaluate the applications, aiming for a geographical and gender distribution of applicants.
- All subdisciplines of linguistics are eligible. No particular theory or approach to linguistics is favoured over any other.
- The Secretary-General of CIPL will announce the results of the grant applications during the second week of February.
- The applicant will receive € 350 immediately after the granting of the scholarship.
- The remaining € 150 will be transferred on receipt of the conference report and the certificate of attendance.
Application prior to notification
It is possible to submit an application before the organizers of the conference have informed the applicant that his/her paper has been selected for presentation. In such a case, the applicant submits a provisional application for a grant. If the grant is awarded, the applicant must inform CIPL immediately after acceptance by the conference, after which the first part of the grant will be paid out. If an abstract is rejected by the conference organizers, the applicant must withdraw his/her grant application. The grant will then be awarded to the next applicant on the reserve list drawn up by the grant committee.
