Digital Scholar will offer five bursaries of €500 each to support early-career researchers with limited financial resources or in precarious working positions who wish to present at CHR2027 in Manchester.

Call for Applications

The bursaries are intended to reduce participation costs, such as travel and accommodation, for early-career researchers who might otherwise be unable to attend. Applicants must have at least one accepted contribution (paper, poster, lightning talk, or workshop) in the CHR2027 programme.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Priority will be given to applicants who:

• are in precarious or low-income positions, such as those on short-term or fractional contracts, unfunded or self-funded PhD researchers, independent scholars, under- or unemployed researchers, or staff from low-resource institutions;
• demonstrate that financial constraints would significantly limit their ability to attend the conference; and
• show that participation in CHR2027 will have a clear academic, professional, or community impact, such as advancing a project, strengthening collaborations, supporting career development, or enabling community engagement.

In cases of equal merit, the selection committee may also consider:

• the contribution to the diversity of voices and perspectives within the CHR community; and
• balance across institutions and countries or regions.

Application Instructions

Applications should be submitted by email to pc@computational-humanities-research.org with the subject line “CHR2027 Bursary”.

Please include the following in a single PDF attachment:

1. Curriculum Vitae (maximum two pages)
   • Current position and affiliation, if applicable.
   • A short overview of relevant experience and key outputs or activities.
2. Motivation letter (maximum 250 words)
   • Title and type of your accepted CHR2027 contribution or contributions.
   • A brief explanation of your current financial or employment situation and why support is needed.
   • How attending CHR2027 will benefit your research, career development, community, or institution.

Please do not include supporting financial documents. Selection will be based on the CV and motivation letter.

Successful applicants will be notified by email. The bursary will be paid after the conference as reimbursement for eligible expenses up to €500, subject to submission of receipts. Details of the claims process will be included in the notification email.

Key Dates

• Application deadline: 6 November 2026
• Decisions: 20 November 2026