Registration Instructions
For step-by-step guidance on how to complete your registration, please refer to the Registration Instructions.
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 Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YX
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Registration Open until Sunday 15th March 2026: Click Here to Register
Registration Now Open
We are pleased to announce that the registration for the conference is now open and will remain available until Sunday 15th March 2026. Click here to register.
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Preliminary Conference Programme
An overview of the conference programme is available here.
Conference Secretary
Dr Victoria Ríos Castaño
Manchester Metropolitan University
E‑mail: hispanists.ahgbi@gmail.com
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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 for members of the association. Please visit Funding and Support for further details.
Name
Key dates
Amount
Eligibility
Criteria
AHGBI Annual Conference PGR Awards (x8)
January
£350 plus conference dinner (in-person).
£150 (online)
Postgraduate researchers
(up to 12 months after viva)
Conference abstracts
AHGBI Annual Conference ECA Awards (x4)
January
£350 plus conference dinner (in-person);
£150 (online)
5 years of viva completion. Temporary or pro-rata contract
Conference abstracts
Research Travel Award for Post-Graduate Students (x2)
March/April-May
Up to £750
Post-Graduate students
- Significance of trip
- Budget breakdown
- Supporting statement
Conference Award for Post-Graduate Students (x2)
March/April-May
Up to £750
Post-Graduate students
- Significance of conference
- Budget breakdown
- Supporting statement
REAH Conference Grants (x2)
First call in January / Second call in June
Up to £750
AHGBI members
First come first served
Visiting International Fellowship (x1)
September
Up to £2000 + additional up to £500
Host must be AHGBI member
- Significance of application
- Budget breakdown
- Supporting statement
AHGBI-WISPS DSS (Dorothy Serman-Severin) Research Fellowship (x1)
May/June/July/August – to start in September.
Up to £1250 + additional up to £350 + AHGBI Conference dinner
AHGBI or WiSPS members
- Significance of Project.
- Budget breakdown
- Supporting statement
- Head of Department and Referee statements
AHGBI Publication Prize for Doctoral Dissertaion (x2)
November/December
N/A
Post-Graduate students.
Application
Edgar Allison Peers Publication Prize (x2)
September/October
N/A
Undertaking or within 5 years of PhD
Teacher Training/DELE Examiners Courses (x3)
Spring
N/A
AHGBI members
First come first served
Research Excellence Plenary for Mid-Career Researchers (x1)
January
Up to £2000
More than 3 and less than 15 of PhD
- Project
- Budget breakdown.
- Personal statement
Funded by the Development Fund and Gift Aid
Public Engagement Fund
January-March
Up to £700
ECAs within 8 years of PhD.
Project
Trevor J. Dadson Publication Enhancement Fund
January-March
Up to £700
AHGBI Members
Project
Instituto Cervantes Travel Fund
January-March
Up to £200 plus access to the Reina Sofía Library
AHGBI Members
Project
Mentoring Scheme
Mentoring Scheme
Up to £1000 plus £100 travel expenses
ECAs and Mid-Career AHGBI Members
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.