
Grants & Awards
EAAS offers grants and awards to Postgraduate students in the Humanities and Social Sciences who are registered for a higher research degree at any European university and are members of an American Studies association belonging to EAAS.
EAAS Postgraduate Travel Grants
The European Association of American Studies offers two types of travel grants for early career scholars of American Studies. The application deadline (receipt of the application) is April 15th, 2025.
Postgraduate students in the Humanities and Social Sciences who have been members of an American Studies association belonging to the EAAS for at least one year may apply. Only students enrolled in a Ph.D. program at any European university in the country/territory of the national/regional association of the EAAS or postdoctoral researchers affiliated with an institution located in a country whose national/regional association is a member of EAAS are eligible to apply for the grants. Visiting scholars or exchange students at European universities are not eligible.
The Transatlantic Grant will permit the holder to conduct research which illuminates a particular area of American Studies in a designated university, independent research organization or archive in the United States. The term of the grant will be between three weeks (minimum) and eight weeks (maximum). Successful applicants will receive a grant intended to cover round trip travel and some of the living expenses.
The Intra-European Grant will allow the recipient to conduct research for a period of up to four weeks in an American Studies Center or university library or archive in Europe. Applications must be made on the official form available on this site. Applicants are encouraged to seek supporting or matching funding wherever possible.
Recipients of the EAAS grant are not allowed to re-apply in the period of three years after they finish the research financed by the grant.
Grant recipients will be responsible for making their own arrangements for travel and accommodation. Travel must be completed within twelve months of the grantee being notified of the award.
Grantees are required to submit their report to the EAAS Vice President within thirty days of returning from their research visit. Obviously, the report should include the grantees' institution and destination. Previous reports are accessible on the EAAS site.
The maximum single award granted will be EUR 2,000.
The complete application should include the following:
● 2025 EAAS Travel Grant Application Form
● an estimated budget
● a reference letter from the academic supervisor at home institution
● an invitation letter from the host institution
● a letter from a national association which is a member of the EAAS confirming that the applicant has been a member for at least a year
The instructions on how to fill the form are provided in it.
The EAAS Travel Grant Application Form can be downloaded here.
Please send the application form with all accompanying documents to Dr. Aleksandra Izgarjan, Vice-President of the EAAS to an email: aleksandra.izgarjan@ff.uns.ac.rs
NOTE: Please use the address aleksandra.izgarjan@ff.uns.ac.rs for all your questions regarding the Travel grant. Send your applications ONLY to this email address. Thank you!
EAAS Travel Grant Reports & SGS Reports
2024:
Diana Villanueva-Romero (SGS Fellow) (PDF)
2023:
Aleksandra Vukotić (SGS Fellow) (PDF)
2022:
Tionne Alliyah Parris (PDF)
2018:
Vasileios N. Delioglanis (PDF)
2014:
Jurrit Daalder (PDF)
2013:
Darryl Barthe (PDF)
2012:
Luca Trenta (PDF)
EAAS Partial Funding for Salzburg Global Seminar (SGS) American Studies Program
In April 1954, EAAS was officially founded at Schloss Leopoldskron, in Salzburg, Austria. Today, the Salzburg Global American Studies Program fosters understanding and debate on America’s changing role in the world. Since 1947, it has hosted annual symposia bringing together professional leaders and scholars to explore pressing issues in American culture and politics, examine their global impact, and advance applied research. EAAS supports one excellent early career scholar with partial funding (1000 Euros) to attend the SGS American Studies Program. More details of the call will be published each spring in the news section.
EAAS Rob Kroes Publication Award
Call for Manuscript Submissions
Closing Date: 30 September of every year
The European Association for American Studies invites submissions for its annual Rob Kroes Publication Award for an unpublished book-length manuscript. The award is named for Rob Kroes, who served as Treasurer (1976–1988) and President (1992–1996) of EAAS. For many years, Rob Kroes also edited the series “European Contributions to American Studies,” where the EAAS Biennial Conference volumes appeared from 1980 to 2006.
The competition is open to all members of the national and joint-national American Studies organizations in EAAS (see https://www.eaas.eu). EAAS defines “American Studies” broadly. To be eligible, a manuscript should be in the fields of literary, cultural, political, historical or interdisciplinary studies. Emphasis placed on other disciplines and the arts within the context of American Studies is also welcome. All entries should be concerned with phenomena or events that focus on what is now the United States of America. We welcome comparative and international studies that fall within these guidelines. To be considered, manuscripts should have a minimum length of 80,000 words (double spaced; Font: Times New Roman: Font size: 12) in total with introduction and bibliography included. Style to be used: MLA for submissions in literature and culture, and the Chicago Manual of Style for submissions in history and social or political science.
Authors of eligible manuscripts are invited to nominate their work. We urge scholars who know of eligible manuscripts written by others to inform those authors of the opportunity. The award is open to authors of English-language manuscripts only. Entrants are requested to write an 1-2 page précis or abstract explaining why the manuscript is a significant and original contribution to American Studies.
The author of the winning work will receive a cash award of € 500 and their manuscript will be published by Brill in the EAAS book series “European Perspectives on the United States.” The author will be expected to clear any copyright issues.
Submission instructions:
Please submit a pdf-version of your manuscript, with the brief essay, to:
EAAS Book Series Editor, Marek Paryż at m.a.paryz@uw.edu.pl
Further information on our book series with Brill can be found here: https://brill.com/view/serial/EAAS?language=en
Since 2024, award winners are announced in the News section.
EAAS American Studies Network Book Prize
The American Studies Network Book Prize is a prize of €500 for a remarkable book published in English by a European scholar on any aspect of American Studies. The jury for that prize, presented biennially at EAAS conferences, is composed of representatives from the EAAS and the ASN.
To apply for this award, please submit a brief cover letter in the body of an email, explaining why the book deserves the prize, along with a copy of the book (attached as a PDF document or linked to a publicly accessible file. Send your application to the current ASN President (details available in the Networks section).
Application Deadline: December 15 every two years, before the EAAS conference held in the spring of even years
EAAS Postgraduate Grants for Active Participation in the Biennial EAAS Conference
The Postgraduate Conference Grant allows successful applicants to actively participate in an EAAS Biannual Conference. Grantees will receive a maximum of 300 EUR to cover travel expenses and/or accommodation and/or meals.
The European Association for American Studies supports postgraduate students in the Humanities and Social Sciences who are registered for a higher research degree at any European university and are members of an American Studies association belonging to the EAAS.
The eligibility for these grants is restricted to early career scholars and/or scholars from countries with a nominal GDP of less than 30,000 USD per capita (according to the most recent IMF list). Please review the following points before applying:
- Applications must be submitted electronically to the EAAS Vice-President by December 15 of the year before an EAAS biennial conference takes place. (Please note that EAAS biennial conferences are scheduled between April-May in even years.)
- Applicants must enclose an application form with the confirmation letter from the organizers stating that their abstract was accepted and that it is included in the program of the conference.
- Applicants can apply for a maximum of 300 EUR, to cover travel and/or accommodation and/or meals. Application forms should only be sent after receiving confirmation of acceptance onto the conference program.
- Successful applicants will be notified by January 31 of the year of the biennial conference and should then promptly confirm their attendance.
- Successful applicants should submit a personal receipt outlining the expenses covered by the grant to EAAS Treasurer by June 30 of the year the biennial conference took place.