Academic Events and Projects Grant
The AABS Grant for Academic Events and Projects of up to $5,000 is available for any academic event or scholarly project that promotes Baltic Studies.
The application deadline for academic year 2026-2027 is April 1, 2026.
Applications will be evaluated by the AABS 2024–2026 Grants Committee consisting of AABS VP for Professional Development Dr. Kaarel Piirimäe, AABS President Dr. Jörg Hackmann, and AABS Director-at-Large Dr. Dovilė Budrytė.
Award notifications will be made in May 2026.
AWARD: Up to $5,000
2026-2027 application process now open
The application deadline for academic year 2026-2027 is April 1, 2026.
Award notifications will be made in May 2026.
Eligibility for Academic Events and Projects Grant
1. Preference will be given to the following projects and events, though other proposals may be considered:
a) Conferences, seminars, and workshops in Baltic Studies that place special emphasis on including graduate students and early career scholars (scholars who have earned their doctoral degree no more than five years ago).
i) Priority is given to international events that include scholars from outside of the Baltic states.
ii) AABS funds may be used to support the participation of graduate students and early career scholars in such events or support the event program in other meaningful ways.
b) Projects that focus on building, maintaining, and showcasing Baltic collections outside of the Baltic states. Such collections may be libraries, archives, art or archaeological collections that support the study of the history and culture of the Baltic peoples.
2. Projects with a pan-Baltic or comparative aspect are especially encouraged.
3. Applicants must be members of the AABS at the time of application.
Application Process
1. Check that your AABS membership is active and complete the online grant application form.
2. The application must include a proposal packet (single PDF file, up to 5 pages), which must address the following:
a) The goal(s) of the project
b) The uniqueness or significance of the topic
c) Contribution to the advancement of Baltic Studies
d) Budget for the project (including information about other funding sought or obtained)
e) The anticipated timeline
f) The preparations already undertaken or anticipated
g) The qualifications and experience of the applicant (a 2-page curriculum vitae may be appended instead of or in addition to this section of the proposal)
Supplementary materials may be requested, if the award committee wishes clarification of certain points or examples of previous work by the applicant. Applicants (whether successful or not) may apply to this program only once for a particular project.
The award will be paid in a single installment, in the currency of the recipient’s choice. Any tax liability in the recipient’s home country is the responsibility of the recipient.
By accepting the grant, the recipient will enter into a binding contract with the AABS to complete the project and submit a report on the outcome. Failure to do so within a year of the applicant’s originally anticipated completion date will result in the automatic conversion of the grant to a loan which must be repaid to the AABS in full, with interest, within three years of the conversion date, unless an application for an extension of the deadline has submitted to the AABS before the year-long grace period expires and is subsequently approved by the AABS award committee.
Learn more about our 2025 Academic Events and Projects Grantees
Questions? Email us at [email protected].
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