The GSA Conference Community Fund

Generous members of the German Studies Association established in early 2020 the GSA Conference Community Fund to assist individuals in financial and/or professionally precarious positions to participate in the organization’s annual conference.

Call for Applications

Eligibility: 

The GSA Conference Community Fund seeks to support recent PhDs and precariously employed and contingent faculty – including lecturers, adjuncts, non tenure-track colleagues, and visiting faculty – who are presenting at the annual GSA conference. Independent scholars, graduate students, and other educators in financially precarious positions are eligible to apply. Scholars in underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. There is no geographical restriction on GSA Conference Community Fund recipients; we welcome applications from US- and non-US-based scholars.

The GSA Conference Community Fund prioritizes support for individuals presenting at the GSA’s annual conference. However, if funds are available, grants may be made to those individuals simply to attend the conference, with priority given to unaffiliated scholars and to graduate students in German Studies and related fields. 

Funds will be awarded until donations to The GSA Conference Community Fund have been exhausted

Deadline:

• The deadline for GSA Conference Community Fund applications is 11:59 p.m. (PDT) on Tuesday, 1 August 2023.

Application Process:

Applications to the GSA Conference Community Fund are only accepted via this online form; emailed applications will not be accepted. Applicants are required to supply the following information on the form: 

• Name
• GSA membership status and member number, if applicable
• Institutional affiliation (if applicable)
• Institutional rank and/or employment status
• Whether the applicant has also applied to non-GSA funding sources
• Conference role/s
• The type/s of expenses for which support is being sought
• Estimated total of funding request
• Origin of travel
• A statement of no more than 50 words explaining the request for support from the GSA Conference Community Fund

❦  Fundraising Call  ❦

Help Support our GSA Community through the GSA Conference Community Fund!