HCHC Student Conference Travel Grants

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online through the Mary Jaharis Center's Interfolio portal. Application materials will not be accepted via email or postal mail. Required documentation.

We are no longer accepting applications for this grant.

Mary Jaharis Center HCHC Student Conference Travel Grants are aimed at Hellenic College Holy Cross students presenting a paper in any subject, discipline, or methodology related to Byzantine studies broadly conceived. Funds are meant to help defray the costs of presenting at professional meetings or academic conferences in North America.

Application Deadlines

For meetings to be held between 1 September and 28 February, applications will be accepted from the 1 May through 1 June preceding the conference. Notifications will be made by 1 August.

For meetings to be held between 1 March and 31 August, applications will be accepted from 1 November through 1 December preceding the conference. Notifications will be made by 1 February.

If a conference date overlaps the end of one review period and the beginning of the next, submit an application for the grant period in which the actual presentation falls.

Students wishing to apply for this grant, should contact Brandie Ratliff, Director, Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture at least two weeks before the application deadline.

Eligibility 

Applicants must be Hellenic College Holy Cross students presenting a paper at a professional meeting (e.g., American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, Byzantine Studies Conference, Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting) or a nationally recognized annual conference (e.g., Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Saint Louis University, International Congress on Medieval Studies, Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies). Papers must clearly relate to Byzantine studies and be presented in North America. Grants are limited to one per applicant in a one-year period.

Evaluation

Applications will be by an external grants committee. The committee will assess the eligibility of the proposed activity and consider its merit. Preference will be given to applicants who have not received a grant in the previous two cycles.

Terms

Successful applicants will be reimbursed for eligible expenses up to the award amount. Eligible expenses include registration fees, lodging, meals, and transportation.

Recipients must submit the Request for Reimbursement Form and original receipts to the MJC no later than 30 days after the close of the conference. The MJC will consider grants forfeited if proper documentation is not submitted in a timely manner.

The names of recipients and their abstracts will be published on the MJC’s website.

Contact

For questions about the grant, the application process, or reimbursement, contact Brandie Ratliff, Director, Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture.

A complete application includes

  • Completed online application
  • A copy of the conference program with your name, paper title, and date OR A letter from the conference organizers accepting the paper and confirming your part in the program
  • A 500-word abstract of your paper

All material must be submitted through the Mary Jaharis Center’s Interfolio portal. Detailed information about submitting your application through Interfolio can be found at this link. Late applications will not be accepted. 

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