Executive Committee
Officers of the Association
Trustees of the Association
70th Annual AHGBI Conference 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
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All members of the AHGBI enjoy the following benefits:
- Preferential rates for registration at the annual conference.
- Attendance at the AGM during the annual conference.
- Eligibility for a variety of funding and support programmes offered by the association.
- Participation in the Mentoring Scheme.
- Joining the AHGBI mailing list (to receive and post information regarding research activities, grants and academic positions).
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Funding and Support available
Name
Key dates
Amount
Eligibility
Criteria
AHGBI Annual Conference PGR Awards
January
£350 plus conference dinner (in-person);
£150 (online)
Postgraduate researchers
(up to 12 months after viva)
Conference abstracts
AHGBI Research Travel Award for Graduate Students
April-May
Pot of £2000 with notional cap of £750
Graduate students
Significance of trip
Budget breakdown
Supporting statement
AHGBI Conference Award for Graduate Students
April-May
Pot of £2000 with notional cap of £750
Graduate students
Significance of conference
Budget breakdown
Supporting statement
Teacher Training/DELE Examiners Courses
Spring
N/A
AHGBI members
First come first served
AHGBI Annual Conference ECA Awards
January
£350 plus conference dinner (in-person);
£150 (online)
Within 5 years of viva completion. Temporary or pro-rata contract
Conference abstracts
Cervantes – AHGBI Annual Prize for ECA
January
Variable
Within 5 years of viva completion.
Project
Spanish Embassy – AHGBI Annual Plenary
Early Autumn
Variable
Self-defined Mid-Career academic (not a professor)
Project
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Membership of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland is open to all research-active Hispanists resident in Great Britain or Ireland who have a current research interest in the languages or cultures of Iberia (Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician, Basque) or in related aspects of Hispanic, Lusophone or Latin American subjects. Hispanists living overseas who are former members of the Association, or are British subjects or Irish citizens, and who continue to be research active, qualify for membership. To be considered for membership, all applicants must be nominated by two existing members of the AHGBI
Please refer to the Membership section of the website for full information.
Become a member
Membership of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland is open to all research-active Hispanists resident in Great Britain or Ireland who have a current research interest in the languages or cultures of Iberia (Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician, Basque) or in related aspects of Hispanic, Lusophone or Latin American subjects. Hispanists living overseas who are former members of the Association, or are British subjects or Irish citizens, and who continue to be research active, qualify for membership. To be considered for membership, all applicants must be nominated by two existing members of the AHGBI.