It is a key part of ESREA’s mission to support doctoral and early career researchers. We therefore warmly invite doctoral candidates to present at the conference and offer bursaries to support participation. We also recognise that doctoral students need specific spaces for peer learning, networking and mentoring and we will all hold a pre-conference and also award a prize for the best doctoral paper.
The Ph.D. student pre-conference will focus on interdisciplinarity in adult learning and education research. Particular attention will be paid to the potential use of social media within the adult education research community. The pre-conference will be designed to support peer learning and opportunities for networking and mentoring from senior researchers. The pre-conference is included in the full conference fee.
ESREA will award the prize for the best Ph.D. paper. The recipient will have the opportunity to prepare a manuscript based on her/his paper for review by RELA journal with the help of a selected member of the scientific committee.
Ph.D. student participants who are individual members of ESREA or studying at institutions which have institutional membership of ESREA can apply for 10 bursaries (400 €). Applications should be submitted on the bursary application form by the deadline for paper proposals.
