IAA Fund for Recent PhDs for RAI Attendance

Please observe the following rules and regulations:

Conditions

  1. The IAA Fund for Recent PhDs for RAI Attendance is meant for advanced students and scholars who completed their PhD within the past eight years and do not receive funding for taking part in the Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (RAI), the annual Assyriological congress.
  2. The fund will provide € 400 per person to cover costs related to registration and travel to the RAI in order to present their work.
  3. Six awards will be made for the 71st RAI in 2026 in Baghdad.

Committee

  1. The committee, which will be selected by the IAA Board, shall consist of four IAA members, one of whom is a member of the IAA Board and one of whom is a representative of the current RAI organizing committee.
  2. The RAI representative will change every year. The other committee members will serve for three years, after which new members will be chosen.
  3. The IAA board representative will be serving as the chair of the committee.

Timetable

  1. Applications should be sent to the IAA Office in Leiden no later than November 15th
  2. The office shall then forward them to the committee members before December 1st.
  3. The four members of the committee will evaluate the applications and make a preliminary ranking.
  4. The committee will submit its selection report to the IAA Board no later than January 15th.
  5. The Board will review the committee’s report and announce the winners no later than January 31st.
  6. During the General Meeting the committee’s chair or a representative will congratulate the winners.

Application

Please send your application to the following email address  iaasubsidies@iaassyriology.com 

Your application should include: 

  1. a current CV
  2. A title and short abstract of the paper you want to present at the RAI (no more than 500 words).