Funding and Support
The AHGBI offers funding and support for members
The AHGBI provides a range of funding and support for members at all stages of their careers. There are various streams of funding available for different types of activities: conference attendance, research support, and funding for visiting international fellows.
You must be a member of the AHGBI in order to apply for these awards. The Membership Secretary will accept applications at any time. However, please note that you should aim to submit your application form at the start of the academic year to ensure that you are eligible to apply for awards in that academic year. In all cases, you should submit your membership application first, before applying for any awards. You can still apply for awards whilst your membership is being processed. In these circumstances, your application will be considered, but you will be unable to receive any actual award until your membership is approved.
Funding and support
- Postgraduate and Early Career Support
- AHGBI Development Fund Awards
- AHGBI Publication Prize
- AHGBI Visiting International Fellowship
- AHGBI Grants to Attend Conferences of the REAH
- AHGBI-WISPS Dorothy Sherman-Severin Research Fellowship
- AHGBI Mentoring Scheme
- Instituto Cervantes London - Teacher Training / DELE Examiners Courses
- Previously Funded Projects
Postgraduate and early career support
The AHGBI is strongly committed to enhancing the participation of postgraduate students and early-career academics in the life of the Association, and to engaging with the graduate community.
AHGBI Development Fund Awards
There are three AHGBI Development Funds: one for public engagement activities (ECAs only), one to help with publication cost and one to facilitate work at the Reina Sofía Library at the Instituto Cervantes in London.
AHGBI Publication Prize
Rewards the best two doctoral dissertations in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Studies submitted and approved in any university of the United Kingdom and Ireland in any given year. The winning dissertations are published by Támesis and Legenda, respectively. The prizes will provide a subvention to cover publication costs. Prize winners are expected to give a paper as part of the AHGBI Publication Prize conference panel the following year.
AHGBI Mentoring Scheme
Designed to match up members in need of advice with senior Hispanists from other institutions willing to give of their time to help younger colleagues. The Association acts as an intermediary to bring mentor and applicant together, and reimburses reasonable travel expenses.
Visiting International Fellowship
Enables outstanding academics in the field of Hispanic or Luso-Brazilian Studies based in overseas universities to spend time at UK or Irish higher education institutions. Funding is available for visits of up to four weeks; one fellowship will be available for each semester of any given academic year.
Grant for REAH Conference Attendance
Facilitates the participation of AHGBI members in any of the conferences of the REAH (Red Europea de Asociaciones de Hispanistas) . Two grants per year of up to £500 each are intended to promote collaboration between us and our European partners and will help cover the costs of two members giving papers at these conferences.
AHGBI-WISPS Dorothy Sherman-Severin Research Fellowship
The AHGBI-WISPS Dorothy Sherman-Severin Research Fellowship for Early-Career Researchers in Luso-Hispanic Studies (2024−25)
The Executive Committees of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland (AHGBI) and Women in Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin-American Studies (WiSPS) invite applications for the 2024 – 25 Dorothy Sherman-Severin Research Fellowship for Early-Career Researchers in Luso-Hispanic Studies.
Instituto Cervantes London – Teacher Training / DELE Examiners Course
The Instituto Cervantes Londres are delighted to offer 3 Teacher Training or DELE Examiners courses annually as part of an agreement with the AHGBI.
Frequently Asked Questions
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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.