Submission criteria

The Award will be granted in open competition. Eligibility is for any individual who is both:

a member of the Society (membership must be at least one-year prior to the date of submission and cannot be applied for at the time of submission); and
an early-career scholar, defined as A) a student on a master's degree or doctoral degree programme, B) a post-doctoral scholar within five years of the award of the doctorate at the time of submission, or C) any individual possessing an undergraduate or a master's degree in subjects related to the Society's interests, awarded no more than 10 years prior to the deadline for applications.

No more than one submission is permitted in the same year.

The winner will receive 200 euros for research work and a certificate from SELIM.

The award will be granted by SELIM on the recommendation of an award committee formed from senior scholars, with two members of the SELIM Board. The award committee's decision is final. The winner will be announced on the Society's conference dinner and website.

Applications accepted: New deadline to be announced shortly.

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Application form

Student Bursaries

The 2024-2025 scheme of bursaries is designed to support SELIM student members whose papers have been accepted for inclusion in the programme of the 2025 annual conference of the Society. Recipients can claim a reimbursement for fees paid and travel expenses.

Applications accepted: 1 April - 30 Sept 2025.

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