71st AHGBI Annual Conference 2026 – Lancaster University
The 71st Annual Conference of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland will comprise of two face-to-face days (Monday 23rd – Tuesday 24th March 2026) and one day fully online (Thursday 26th March 2026). The conference will be hosted by Lancaster University.
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Monday 23rd – Tuesday 24th March 2025 face to face – Thursday 26th March 2026 online.
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Lancaster University – Management School
The 71st Annual Conference of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland will comprise of two face-to-face days (Monday 23 – Tuesday 24 March 2026) and one day fully online (Thursday 26 March 2026). We particularly encourage those who would like to participate online to consider formats such as roundtable discussion and workshops.
All AHGBI members, especially Lusitanists, PGRs and ECAs, are warmly invited to propose the delivery of a paper and/or the organisation of a panel. The AHGBI actively encourages proposals for panels that involve a mixture of career stages, and is keen to encourage within the same panel the participation of retired members of the Association, established scholars in the field, and ECA/PGR speakers. We also welcome other formats, and we encourage members to get in touch with the Conference Secretary with further ideas (please contact Dr Victoria Ríos Castaño : hispanists.ahgbi@gmail.com).
Please read the AHGBI CFP 2026 carefully. Papers and panels can be submitted via the links in the menu at the bottom of the page.
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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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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.