Up to £1,750 SLAS Conference Travel Grant

The Society for Latin American Studies, a UK charity, usually offers ten grants of up to £1,750 each to help scholars based in Latin America travel to its annual conference and present a paper there. The 2027 conference, Democracy in Question?, runs 8 to 9 April 2027 at Newcastle University in the UK. The grant goes towards registration, travel and accommodation, and is meant to build collaboration between the scholar and a SLAS member who backs the application.

What you get:

• Up to £1,750 towards conference registration, travel and accommodation, paid by bank transfer from the SLAS Treasurer
• Costs linked to caring responsibilities, such as extra care at home or travel for accompanying children, can be included in the budget
• The chance to present your paper at the UK's main Latin American Studies conference, which draws 200 to 350 participants
• Two of the usual ten awards are reserved, where criteria are met, for early career scholars within five years of finishing their thesis

What you'll do:

• Submit a paper proposal to the SLAS 2027 conference call for papers by 23:45 BST on 2 October 2026
• Complete the grant application form together with a SLAS member, who writes the strategic case for the collaboration, and email it to the SLAS Secretary by 27 November 2026
• If funded, register for both days of the conference and attend in person in Newcastle
• Write a 500 to 750 word blog post on your paper and the collaboration within 3 months of receiving the funding

Key dates:

• Conference paper proposals close 23:45 BST, 2 October 2026
• Grant applications close 27 November 2026
• Grant outcomes usually in December, and by the end of January 2027 at the latest
• Paper acceptance notification December 2026
• February 2027: register for the conference, book travel and return the grant acceptance form
• Conference: 8 to 9 April 2027, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

More information:

• Application forms can be completed in English, Portuguese or Spanish
• Assessment: strategic case for support (10), quality of abstract (10), profile relative to career stage (5), justification of budget (5)
• Applicants without SLAS contacts are encouraged to contact former SLAS President Prof Marieke Riethof for support
• Late applications are not considered under any circumstances

• Based in Latin America, confirmed via address and institutional affiliation
• Open to PhD students, independent researchers, and scholars at universities and other institutions
• Must present a paper at the SLAS 2027 conference and attend in person
• Application must be supported by a current SLAS member, who is not the applicant
• Applicants do not need to be SLAS members themselves
• Award holders must register to attend both days of the conference