NACBS Annual Meeting Travel Awards

The application period for 2026 is now open. Please use this application form to apply for the annual meeting travel grants. Applications are due by July 1.

Eligible members can apply for grants of up to $500/each to defray the costs of travel, lodging, and meals based on need and the number of requests for aid. Recipients will be informed of their grants prior to the annual meeting.

Criteria for Eligibility

• Applicants must be NACBS members in good standing.

• Graduate student applicants must be currently enrolled in a Ph.D.-granting degree program in British studies.

• Applicants who have already earned a Ph.D. (or other terminal degree) must have received the degree within 10 years of the date of the annual meeting.

• Faculty who have lost conference funding as a direct result of their presentation topic are eligible to apply.

• Applicants must not be currently employed in a tenured, tenure-track, or other full-time position in the field or be retired from such a position.

• Applicants must have and state a need for this financial assistance from the NACBS.

Your request should include the following information: your name, and email address; the institution in which you are enrolled for your graduate degree or from which you received your terminal degree (and the year in which you received it); your current employment status including employer and job title, if applicable; a brief statement of need for NACBS assistance; your purpose in attending the NACBS meeting; and an estimated budget of expenses.

Applicants must stipulate that they have made a good faith effort to pursue any internal funding from their institution before making application to the NACBS for support.

Preference will be given to applicants who are panelists on the NACBS program and/or award recipients.

2026 Annual Meeting Travel Grants Application Form 

Please feel free to reach out to Amanda Perry with any questions at execdirector@nacbs.org.