The conference program will also feature a series of pre-conference events on May 2-5, including workshops, lectures, round table discussions, book presentations and student research project presentations, film screenings and other activities.
This year, EHU Student Conference aims to commemorate two important dates: the 500thanniversary of the first printed book in Belarusian (and the first printed book in East Slavic languages) published by Francysk Skaryna, and the 25th anniversary of the European Humanities University.
The call is open for undergraduate and graduate students. Participation in the conference is free of charge (no registration fee), but submitted abstracts will be reviewed, and only selected applicants will be invited to participate.
Your online application should contain an abstract of your presentation; recommended size of the abstract is 3000-6000 characters.
If you require a visa: please submit your application no later than February 25, 2017. Successful applicants will be notified of acceptance by March 8, 2017.
If you don’t require a visa: please submit your application no later than March 25, 2017. Successful applicants will be notified of acceptance by April 8, 2017.
The working languages of the conference: Belarusian, Russian, and English.
Conference venue: Campus of the European Humanities University (5 Valakupiu Str., Vilnius, Lithuania).
Visa Support
Students requiring visa support are to include their current passport information in the application form. The passport should be valid for travelling abroad. Visas are issued free of charge.
Accommodation
Accommodation in budget hotels or hostels is provided to all the participants free of charge for two nights on the conference dates (May 5–7). EHU does not cover accommodation beyond the above dates (except for the case described under “Financial Support”).
Financial Support
Authors of the best presentation abstracts (chosen by conference panel Chairs) are eligible for small grants covering their accommodation in Vilnius for the whole duration of the pre-conference and conference program (May 2-7). Applicants wishing to take part in the small grant competition are kindly asked to indicate it in the online application and fill in the “Motivation” field. The small grant is only aimed at covering accommodation and is not paid to participants either in cash or to bank accounts. The small grant recipient should guarantee his/her participation in the whole series of the pre-conference and conference events on the above dates.
Besides, the author of the best conference presentation will be awarded a small grant to visit the International Congress of Belarusian Studies (which will take place in Warsaw on September 15-17) and a diploma.
Collection of Conference Papers
No abstracts will be published. After the conference, a collection of conference papers will be published online featuring participants’ articles recommended for publication.
Contact
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Conference organizers at studentconference@ehu.lt.
More details: http://www.ehu.lt/en/conference/annual-student-conference
Conference panels: http://www.ehu.lt/en/conference/ehu-student-conference/topics