Bursaries
Bursaries towards travel expenses, accommodation, and conference registration for the IAHR Congress in Kraków.
The International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) is offering bursaries towards travel expenses, accommodation, and conference registration for the IAHR Congress in Kraków.
There are:
- 15 bursaries up to EUR 700 – to officers or delegates from IAHR member associations and societies who are members of the IAHR International Committee and will attend the Congress in person.
- 10 bursaries up to EUR 700 – to scholars from low income countries* attending the Congress in person, upon application and acceptance of a paper.
- The Local Host will provide further 5 bursaries up to EUR 500 – to scholars attending the Congress in person, upon application and acceptation of a paper.
Details and application:
Bursaries for delegates from IAHR member associations and societies.
1. Individual bursaries are not intended to cover the total costs for attendance at the IAHR Congress. They can be redeemed against the registration fee, the travel expenses to the conference site (Kraków), or the accommodation. Bursaries are paid only to delegates attending in presence.
2. Reimbursement will take place only after the conference upon presentation of the original documents (e.g., receipt of registration fee, flight/train/bus tickets, hotel receipt). In the case that less than granted amount is spent by the applicant, the bursary amount paid will correspond to the actual costs incurred.
3. The applicant must be an official delegate to the IAHR International Committee of a national or regional association or society of the IAHR.
4. Priority will be given to delegates from low-income countries, and to one delegate per association or society.*
In order to apply, the applicant must send an email stating with documentation confirming his or her status as delegate of a national or regional association or society of the IAHR.
IAHR bursaries for scholars presenting at the Congress:
1. Individual bursaries are not intended to cover the total costs for attendance at the IAHR Congress. They can be redeemed against the registration fee, the travel expenses to the conference site (Kraków), or the accommodation. Bursaries are paid only to scholars attending in presence.
2. Reimbursement will take place only after the conference upon presentation of the original documents (e.g., receipt of registration fee, flight/train/bus tickets, hotel receipt). In the case that less than granted amount is spent by the applicant, the bursary amount paid will correspond to the actual costs incurred.
3. The applicant must be a member of a national or regional association or society of the IAHR or a member of an IAHR affiliated association or society.
4. The applicant must have a paper or panel accepted for the conference.
5. The applicant must be affiliated to an academic institution in a low-income country*
In order to apply, the applicant must send an email stating the details of their accepted paper/panel as well as:
1. An academic CV (500 words)
2. A letter of recommendation from an officer within a national or regional association of the IAHR or within an IAHR affiliated association or society.
3. Students/PhD students must provide a letter of support from his/her academic supervisor or a senior scholar in their research field endorsing the quality of his/her application.
Local Host bursaries for scholars presenting at the Congress
1. Individual bursaries are not intended to cover the total costs for attendance at the IAHR Congress. They can be redeemed against the registration fee, the travel expenses to the conference site (Kraków), or the accommodation. Bursaries are paid only to scholars attending in presence.
2. Reimbursement will take place only after the conference upon presentation of the original documents (e.g., receipt of registration fee, flight/train/bus tickets, hotel receipt). In the case that less than granted amount is spent by the applicant, the bursary amount paid will correspond to the actual costs incurred.
3. The applicant must be a member of a national or regional association or society of the IAHR or a member of an IAHR affiliated association or society
4. The applicant must have a paper or panel accepted for the conference.
5. Priority will be given to delegates from low-income countries and Ukraine.
In order to apply, the applicant must send an email stating the details of their accepted paper/panel as well as:
1. An academic CV (500 words)
2. A letter of recommendation from an officer within a national or regional association of the IAHR or within an IAHR affiliated association or society.
3. Students/PhD students must provide a letter of support from his/her academic supervisor or a senior scholar in their research field endorsing the quality of his/her application.
The deadline for applications is 10th February 2025. The documents should be sent to iahr2025@uj.edu.pl Applications with missing information/documents will be considered incomplete and will not be processed.
*Low income countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.