The CultureLab offers two travel grants (500 € each) restricted to students. The main purpose of these grants is to enable students interested in pursuing a PhD on a topic related to computational cultural studies to familiarise themselves with the CultureLab's activities and members.
Eligibility criteria
Applicants must be students registered towards a Master, preference will be given to students whose paper or poster has been accepted at the Computational Cultural Science Workshop.
Timeline
Student travel grant application deadline: 7th April 2026
Notification of grant: 15th April 2026
Grants' requirements
1. Grantees must attend the whole workshop.
2. Grantees will be required to write a short essay (eventually with pictures) which will describe what they have experienced and learned during the workshop.
Important information
- All expenses will be reimbursed by bank transfer after the conference.
- The total amount of the reimbursement will not exceed 500 €.
- Only standard tickets will be reimbursed, i.e., 2nd class for train travels and economy tickets for flights.
- The reimbursement will only cover dinner meals (maximum 20 € per meal).
- For hotel lodging in the Paris region, the reimbursement will not exceed 150 € per night.
- All original receipts (transportation tickets, meal receipts) will need to be kept for reimbursement.
Application procedure
Send your application by e-mail to c2s@sciencesconf.org as a single PDF file entitled "TGA_Surname_Firstname" which must include the following:
- A personal statement describing your research interests and how you wish to benefit from attending the C²S Workshop (half a page maximum)
- An itemised budget of anticipated expenses (hotel/lodging costs, transportation expenses, estimated food/meal costs)
- A CV (2 pages maximum)
- A proof of registration as a student (student ID or enrolment certificate).
