COZIL Travel Grant

About the COZIL Travel Grants

The LSA Committee on LGBTQ+ [Z] in Linguistics (COZIL) is offering two (2) travel grants in the amount of $500 each to support the participation of LGBTQ+ individuals in the 2025 LSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia from January 9-12.

Eligibility

  • Applicants for this award must be:
    • Current students, enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in linguistics or a related field,
    • Members of the LSA,
    • Members of an LGBTQ+ community, defined broadly to include anyone who is not heterosexual and cisgender.
  • Any student may apply, regardless of whether they have an accepted abstract at the conference.
  • Awardees must commit to attending the LSA meeting in person for four days, and will be expected to join the COZIL committee meeting.

Timeline

  • Nominations will open in the spring of 2025.
  • Decisions will be announced in mid-September to allow awardees enough time to make travel plans.

Selection

The Committee on LGBTQ+ [Z] in Linguistics (COZIL) reviews nominations and makes recommendations to the Executive Committee, which must formally approve the recommendations.

Awardees

2025

  • Amber Galvano
  • Joel Tillman