A LUCIS Conference Grant offers you funding to cover the expenses of a typical public one- or two-day LUCIS conference as well as student-assistance to organise your conference. Annual deadlines for application are May 1st and October 1st.

This type of funding includes

• Funding up to a maximum of €7500 to cover the expenses for travel, accommodation, catering arrangements and publicity materials. 
• A student-assistant of the LUCIS office will assist you in the organization of your conference. Annual deadlines for application are May 1^st and October 1^st.

Deadlines

There are two annual calls for application for this type of funding:

• May 1^st for conferences scheduled from next September (first semester next academic year) or later | decisions to be announced before July 1^st

• October 1^st for conference scheduled from next February (second semester same academic year) or later | decisions to be announced before December 1^st.

General requirements and eligibility

• Applications are open only to LUCIS members and LUCIS affiliated members. Please note that when a Conference Grant is awarded to a LUCIS affiliated member, there should be a clear Leiden component in the organisation of the conference, i.e. involvement of a LUCIS member.
• Grantees are required to submit a report after their conference (max. 2 pages).

Evaluation of proposals

Proposals will be evaluated primarily in terms of innovative potential, multi-disciplinary, cross-regional or cross-temporal integration and academic excellence. The LUCIS board will assess applications for a LUCIS Conference Grant.