PSG Conference Award deadline extended to 2/7/24

Kathleen Cruz Gutierrez

January 29

Apply here by the new deadline, February 7, 2024.

In support of excellence in scholarship on the Philippines and of opportunities for early-career scholars, the Philippine Studies Group (PSG), a committee of the Southeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies, is pleased to announce the Philippine Studies Group Conference Award (formerly known as the Travel Award) for the tenth year.

PSG invites applications from individuals who will present a paper on the Philippines at the 2024 AAS Conference, which will be held in a hybrid format in Seattle (March 14-17) and online (March 1). This year, we expect to make several awards of up to $250 to assist eligible individuals in covering the costs of conference registration or travel. In order to receive awards, recipients deliver their presentations either virtually or in person and submit documentation afterward.

The PSG Conference Award committee will select awardees using the following criteria:

Eligibility: Graduate students and recent PhDs (2019 on) are eligible to apply, with priority given to current PhD students and contingent/independent scholars.
Merit: Only those whose papers have been reviewed and accepted into the conference program are eligible. Scholarly merit will be the deciding factor among applicants who are otherwise of equal priority. Applicants may indicate additional measures of scholarly merit not otherwise indicated in the paper abstract, such as a related publication/exhibition/other media.
Philippine themes/topics/issues: The entire paper or a significant portion must be devoted to Philippine material, regardless of discipline. For comparative works/case studies/multiple foci, the Philippine dimension must be evident in the title and abstract as published in the conference program.
Impact: The award is not intended to cover all costs of conference participation, but instead to help defray customary conference expenses. Applicants are asked to briefly state other funding sources applied for and received, if applicable, such as Registration Grants or Financial Assistance from AAS, institutional funds, grant support, etc.

Applications must be submitted through this form by February 7, 2024.
On behalf of the PSG Conference Award committee, thank you for your interest and support!