The SLE offers research grants for early career researchers, PhD students and joint initiatives. Members who want to apply should login to the members’ page, look for the Fill in the Application Form (online) (under “What can I do in the members’ area?”), and click the link.
All types of grants will be evaluated on the following criteria:
– New, original research project
– Wealth and breadth of the study, both theoretically and empirically
– Focus on methodological challenges
– Novel contribution to further research in the field
– Training of PhD students
– Relevance of scientific network
We congratulate the following awardees of the SLE research grants 2025:
PhD students
- Edward Ntonda (Paris Nanterre University & Ghent University).Project title: Chikunda in time and space: sociolinguistic-historical analysis.
Early career researchers
- Bernat Bardagil (Ghent University). Project title: Argument marking and subjecthood in Kawaiwete-Kaiabi.
- Shirly Orr (Tel Aviv University). Project title: The linguistic and extra-linguistic factors shaping the evaluation of truth.
- Kurt Fassl Erbach (Goethe University Frankfurt). Project title: Plural individuals in gesture semantics.
Joint initiatives
- Pius Akumbu (CNRS-LLACAN Villejuif), Iraide Ibarretxe-Antuñano (University of Zaragoza) & Lívia Körtvélyessy (Pavol Jozef Šafárik University). Project title: Methods of research into sound symbolism (workshop).
1. Junior researcher/early career researcher research grant
Frequency: annually
Prize: €2,000
Number of grants: 2 per year
Next award date: 15 January 2026
Application deadline: 15 December 2025
Eligible candidates: junior researchers who have completed their doctoral degree within the last six years, SLE members
Grant expenditure: travel for data collection, essential equipment, compensation for participants, materials, literature purchase, etc.
Award Committee: three to five members, including a chairperson (members of the EC and selected members of the Scientific Committee)
Application to be filled out via a form available through the members’ pages.
The document to be uploaded via the form consists of:
– a short CV of the applicant(s) (max. 1 page each, Calibri 11)
– a description of the project (max. 2 pages, Calibri 11)
– motivation letter and a budget proposal (max. 1 page, Calibri 11)
The application will be peer reviewed for scientific merit.
A brief written report on scientific results and finances will need to be submitted upon completion of the grant, before the end of the calendar year.
2. Doctoral candidate research grant
Frequency: annually
Prize: €2,000
Number of grants: 2 per year
Next award date: 15 January 2026
Application deadline: 15 December 2025
Eligible candidates: doctoral candidates in linguistics, with a dissertation proposal approved by their institution authorities, SLE members
Grant expenditure: travel for data collection, essential equipment, compensation for participants, materials, literature purchase, conference fee and travel, etc.
Award Committee: three to five members, including a chairperson (members of the EC and selected members of the Scientific Committee)
Application to be filled out via a form available through the members’ pages.
The document to be uploaded via the form consists of:
– a short CV of the applicant(s) (max. 1 page each, Calibri 11)
– a description of the project (max. 2 pages, Calibri 11)
– motivation letter and a budget proposal (max. 1 page, Calibri 11)
The application will be peer reviewed for scientific merit.
A brief written report on scientific results and finances will need to be submitted upon completion of the grant, before the end of the calendar year.
3. Joint initiatives with support of SLE
Frequency: annually
Prize: €2,000
Number of grants: 1 per year
Next award date: 15 January 2026
Application deadline: 15 December 2025
Applicants: SLE members from at least three European countries
Aim: joint thematic workshops
Grant expenditure: travel costs for speaker(s), equipment, catering
Award Committee: three to five members, including a chairperson (members of the EC and selected members of the Scientific Committee)
Application to be filled out via a form available through the members’ pages.
The document to be uploaded via the form consists of:
– a short CV of the applicants (max. 1 page each, Calibri 11)
– a description of the initiative and a link to a website (max. 2 pages, Calibri 11)
– motivation letter and a budget proposal (max. 1 page, Calibri 11)
The application will be peer reviewed for scientific merit.
A brief written report on scientific results and finances will need to be submitted upon completion of the grant, before the end of the calendar year.