Annual Conference
The Association holds an Annual Conference for its members during the Easter Vacation. Attendance at the conference is open to members and invited guests. Awards are available to support attendance at the Annual Conference by research students. Visit Funding and Support page for details.
Past AHGBI Annual Conferences
Archive of upcoming and past annual conferences of the Association of Hispanists.
The 2025 Annual Conference of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland will be held face-to-face at the University of Edinburgh on Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th April, and online on Thursday 10th April 2025. We particularly encourage those who would like to participate online to consider formats such as roundtable discussions and workshops.
Please visit the 2025 conference webpage to find more information, including the Call for Papers and Panels, and links to forms for submission.
La gran tarea del hispanismo es difundir la transnacionalidad para aprender y respetar la mirada del otro.
70th Annual AHGBI Conference 2025
Conference secretary
Dr Victoria Ríos Castaño
Coventry University
E‑mail: hispanists.ahgbi@gmail.com
Frequently asked questions
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To have your institution host a future Annual Conference, please complete the AHGBI Conference Host Institution Proposal Form, or contact the Conference Secretary.
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Only members of the AGHBI can apply for funding and support. You can apply for awards whilst your membership is being processed, but you will be unable to receive any actual award or funding until your membership is approved.
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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
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.