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 scholarships each year, covering the conference fee as well as accommodation during the conference (travel expenses excluded). This 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 (<5 participants at previous conferences). As such submissions from UK, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, France, Austria, as well as the Nordic European Countries will NOT be considered in 2025. 
  • EASM Membership: Please note that onle EASM members are eligible to apply. Please click here to sign up for EASM membership via LINK EASM MEMBERSHIP before applying for the scholarship. 
  • Presentation at Conference: Applicants confirm that, if successful, they are available to attend and present their abstract in person at the 33nd EASM Conference in Budapest (2nd – 5th September 2025). 
  • Application Country: The applicant’s country refers to the institution they are associated with, not their country of origin. 

Application Process  
Eligible applicants will need to send their complete application to office@easm.net using the subject “EASM Early Career Scholarship Submission”. Deadline is the 30th of April 2025 at 23:59 CET. 
Only complete applications using the correct subject title in the e-mail will be considered. Required application documents are: Abstract, Motivation Letter, and evidence of PhD enrolment/ completion. 
 
Abstract 

All applicants submit a standard Abstract (see Call for Papers section) via the online EASM Conference 2025 ConfTool portal (https://www.conftool.com/easm2025). Applicants should select the EASM Early Carrier Scholarship track.
 
Motivation Letter  

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

In this proposal applicants should outline 

a) why they think they should be awarded the scholarship 
b) their motivation for attending the EASM conference 
c) what they hope to gain from participating and presenting at the EASM conference 
d) how they plan on disseminating learnings from the conference  
 
This motivation letter should be saved as a word or PDF file and be labelled “NAME_EASM Early Career Scholarship_Motivation”.  
 
PhD Enrolment/ Completion 

To proof their eligibility, evidence of current PhD enrolment or completion need to be attached alongside the Abstract and Motivation Letter. This should be saved as a word or PDF file and be labelled “NAME_EASM Early Career Scholarship_PhD”.  
 
Review Process and Outcome 

All submissions received by the deadline (30th April 2025 23:59 CET) will be reviewed and suggestions for awarding the scholarship, based on the eligibility criteria, made to the Chair of the EASM Awards Committee.  

Decisions will be made, and the outcome communicated by the 23th of May 2025. 

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 (https://www.conftool.com/easm2025) by the 30th 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 Chair of the EASM Early Career  Scholarship, Jacqueline Mueller (j.g.g.mueller@lboro.ac.uk).  
 
Questions on the Budapest Conference and Accommodation (Early Career Scholars) Arrangements should be directed to the EASM LOC at info.easm2025@tf.hu.