Purpose of the EAS Conference Grant
The purpose of the grant is to waive the conference registration fee. Annually, as long as funds permit, EAS will sponsor 6 people to attend the conference free of charge. The delegates will still pay the membership fee. The EAS Conference Grant is open to all EAS members. Applicants can be both presenters or delegate attendees.
Call and Application
Applications will be accepted using an online EAS Grant application form. For the 2026 Vienna Conference, please complete the form by December 8, 2025. The EAS Grant committee and EAS Board will make a decision and will inform the applicants early January, 2026.
Along with the online application form, all applicants provide a CV and a short letter of motivation (approximately 500 words) describing:
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- the ways in which attending the EAS Conference will contribute to the individual’s further work in music education,
- the reason why the applicant’s institution does not provide support,
- how your field of interest fits with the conference theme and aims / scope of EAS work.
The Decision-making Process
- EAS-Grant Selection Committee (EAS-GSC) members collect the applications and view the documents.
- Together in a meeting, committee members make final decisions in relation to the set criteria.
- The responsible EAS board member presents the document to the EAS board for final approval.
- Conftool will include another point for registration so that the successful applicants can register without paying the conference fee.
Criteria
The criteria by which applications will include:
- From conferences’ underrepresented countries
- From low-income country (start selecting from the bottom)
- Field of interest fits the conference theme
- Has never attended an EAS conference before
- Job situation (precarious employment situation such as short term contract, no work, etc.)
- Provides a strong reason for attending
- Institution does not support staff financially
- Accepted presentation
- Currently have an EAS Role or had one in the past
From the criteria above, the EAS-Grant Selection Committee will give priority to applications mainly with the following:
- Applicants from conference’s underrepresented countries
- Applicants come from countries whose purchasing power is comparatively low
- Applicants who have a thematic interest in participating (accepted presentation or, for example, own work in the subject area of the conference).
- First-time conference attendees
- Applicants who have precarious job situations/fixed-term contracts.
Notes
- If applicants are unsuccessful, they can reapply in the following years.
- A successful applicant can only re-apply after a further 3 years.
- In subsequent years, there will be a check that there is a geographical spread to the successful applicants.