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Executive Committee

Officers of the Association

Trustees of the Association

70th Annual AHGBI Conference 2025

Frequently Asked Questions

  • 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).

  • 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


  • 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.