Early Career Scholarship

EASM Early Career Scholarship

 

The EASM Early Career Scholarship targets PhD students and early career researchers from lower income countries as well as countries that are traditionally less represented within EASM.  The local organisers will award up to a total of 5 scholarships each year, covering the conference fee as well as accommodation during the conference. This newly introduced scholarship aims to foster academic growth and provide financial support to deserving scholars as part of EASMs’ initiatives on social sustainability.

 

Eligibility Criteria

 

  • Target Audience: Full-time as well as part-time PhD students, and early career academics (graduated less than three years prior to submission).
  • European Focus: These scholarships are reserved for individuals from less represented European countries within EASM. As such submissions from Germany, UK, Nordic Countries, Netherlands, and France will NOT be considered. Applications from Eastern European Countries, as well as Italy, and the Balkan region are especially encouraged.
  • Scholarship Distribution: The committee awards scholarships to a maximum of two person per country, ensuring greater diversity among recipients.
  • Application Country: The applicant’s country refers to the institution they are associated with, not their country of origin.
  • Presentation at Conference: Applicants confirm that, if successful, they are available to attend and present their abstract in person at the 33rd EASM Conference in Budapest (2nd – 5th September 2025).

 

Application Process

Eligible applicants will need to submit an Abstract for the conference under the “EASM Early Career Scholarship” track on conftool (LINK conftool). Abstract submissions need to adhere to the general abstract submission guidelines (LINK). Deadline for Abstract submission for the EASM Early Career Scholarship is the 24th of May 2025 at 23:59 CET.

 

Alongside the Abstract submission, applicants will need to upload a 500–600-word proposal featuring their name, institution, country, current occupation/year of study, and graduation date (if applicable).

 

In this proposal applicants should outline:

  1. why they think they should be awarded the scholarship
  2. their motivation for attending the EASM conference
  3. what they hope to gain from participating and presenting at the EASM conference
  4. how they plan on disseminating learnings from the conference
  5. confirm/explain that they would not be able to attend the EASM conference without receiving this funding

 

Received submissions will be reviewed and suggestions for awarding the scholarship made to the Awards Committee. Decisions will be made, and the outcome communicated by the 14th of June. EASM reserves the right to award fewer scholarships should the received applications not meet eligibility criteria or diverge from the award committees’ expectations.

 

Successful recipients will need to register for the conference via conftool (LINK) by the 13th July 2025. Failing to register by this deadline will result in the withdrawal of the scholarship.

 

Questions and Further Information

Any questions on this scholarship should be directed to the Chair of the Award Committee, Aila Ahonen (Aila.Ahonen@jamk.fi); or the track Chair of the EASM Early Career Scholarship, Jacqueline Mueller (j.g.g.mueller@lboro.ac.uk).

 

Questions on the Budapest Conference and Accommodation Arrangements should be directed to the head of the EASM LOC Scientific Committee.