bursaries – NORSES

ESSE support schemes 2026

Here are the announcements for other regular support schemes available for ESSE members in 2026:

ESSE bursaries for both senior and junior scholars, for study trips: https://essenglish.org/bursaries-for-research-trips/. The deadline for application 1 February 2026.
ESSE bursaries for Gender studies within English studies, a relatively new category of bursary similar to the regular ones, introduced in 2022, and continued in 2023, 2024 and 2025: https://essenglish.org/bursaries-for-gender-studies/. The deadline for application 1 February 2026.
ESSE book and resources grant, the old support scheme which has recently been expanded to include not only books but other research resources as well: https://essenglish.org/book-and-resource-grants/. The deadline for application 1 May 2026.

All the announcements for various ESSE research support schemes for 2026 are now posted at the ESSE website https://essenglish.org/research-and-support/ while the general information about ESSE, including the ESSE conference in Santiago de Compostela is here: https://essenglish.org.

ESSE bursaries and support schemes 2025

It is my pleasure to inform you that the announcements for various ESSE research support schemes for 2025 are now posted at the ESSE website https://essenglish.org.

Here is the list of various support schemes that ESSE offers, all posted at https://essenglish.org/research-and-support/:

ESSE bursaries for both senior and junior scholars, for study trips: https://essenglish.org/bursaries-for-research-trips/. The deadline for application 1 February 2025.
ESSE bursaries for Gender studies within English studies, a relatively new category of bursary similar to the regular ones, introduced in 2022, and continued in 2023, 2024 and 2025: https://essenglish.org/bursaries-for-gender-studies/. The deadline for application 1 February 2025.
ESSE book and resources grant, the old support scheme which has recently been expanded to include not only books but other research resources as well: https://essenglish.org/book-and-resource-grants/. The deadline for application 1 May 2025.

ESSE Doctoral Symposium, for PhD students working on their dissertations: https://essenglish.org/doctoral-symposium/ . The deadline for application is 15 January 2025.

There is also a support scheme for the national associations:

Conference plenary speaker support https://essenglish.org/conference-plenary-speaker-support/, to invite plenary speakers to their national associations’ conferences,

Additionally, and importantly, there is also an announcement for the positions of ESSE Treasurer and ESSE Secretary. The deadline for applications is 30 April 2025. More details how to apply at https://essenglish.org/esse-announcements/.

Best regards,

Biljana

Prof. Biljana Mišić Ilić

ESSE Secretary

European Society for the Study of English (ESSE)
esse.secretary@outlook.com

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