SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND THE ANGLO-CATALAN SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011
1. Given the success of the new type of awards, at the 2011 Annual General Meeting it was decided that the Anglo-Catalan Society Scholarship would continue to be divided into awards of up to £100 each (maximum of 10) to allow young Catalanists to attend the Annual Anglo-Catalan Society Conference.
2. Applicants will be British nationals normally resident in the UK who intend to maintain cultural links with Catalonia or postgraduate students of whatever nationality who have had their offer for a paper accepted. Preference will be given to present or recent students of Spanish at a British University who have taken part in an exchange with a University in the Països Catalans. Competence in Catalan lanuage will be an advantage.
3. The award will comprise of:Free membership of the Anglo-Catalan Society for one year(until January 2013); up to £100 towards the cost of conference and travel expenses. Paayments will be made on production of bills and receipts further to the submission of a report (see point 6).
4. At present the Full Conference Fee is £80 (£70 for students) including annual lunch.
5. Each applicant should provide the following information: 1. Curriculum Vitae; 2. One academic reference provided by either a member of their Spanish department or by a Catalan lector; 3. A signed declaration to the effect that the applicant will attend the full conference and that s/he will take responsibility for the rest of the funding.
6. Successful candidates will be expected to submit a report on the visit to the Scholarship Secretary.
7. Applications should be sent to Dr Montserrat Lunati (Cardiff University) lunati@cardiff.ac.uk
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LVII ANGLO-CATALAN SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Conference news:
The LVII annual conference will be held at Queen Mary, University of London from 25 to 27 November 2011.
This year's conference will take place in chic London. We encourage members and non-members alike to come to the conference and take advantage of this excellent opportunity to hear stimulating papers, engage in lively discussion and enjoy meeting with colleagues and friends. The conference is also a great chance to visit London!
Further details about the conference fee, speakers, venues and how to book will be published here on the website very soon. Other information on travel, accommodation and things to see in London will be published nearer the time.
CALL FOR PAPERS: You are invited to offer a paper at the LVII Annual Conference of the Anglo-Catalan Society on ANY ASPECT of Catalan culture. Please send proposals (affiliation, title and 200-word abstract, please) by e-mail to the Society's Secretary, Dr Anna Vives, by 15 June 2011. The e-mail address is anna.vives@le.ac.uk
L'Anglo-Catalan Society s'adhereix a la declaració de l'Institut d'Estudis Catalans a propòsit de la sentència del Tribunal Constitucional sobre l'Estatut d'autonomia de Catalunya
