[EASST-Eurograd] Travel grant for the event ‘Confluences in Aquatic STS’ in Leiden

[Canada, Jose A via Eurograd]

Dear all,

 

We are happy to open a call for a travel grant for the workshop ‘Confluences in Aquatic Science and Technology Studies’, which will take place at the Lorentz Center in Leiden (The Netherlands) between the 6^th and 10^th of July 2026. This funding has been kindly provided by EASST Fund.

 

The workshop

The workshop aims to collectively identify core themes and open questions emerging from participants’ research on aquatic (e.g. marine, freshwater) environments to develop a more focused analytical and dialogic approach that helps make sense of the diversity of this research and bridge disconnections within it. The program includes co-writing sessions, development of conceptual thinking, keynote lectures, a field trip, networking, and socialization to strengthen ties between attendants. During the meeting, participants will develop a proposal for an experimental open-access book draft and establish the basis an aquatic STS network (including a network website).

 

Eligibility & criteria

We welcome applications from Early Career Scholars working on issues related to aquatic ecologies form STS perspectives.

• Applicants should be PhD students or postdocs who did not defend more than three years ago at the time of application.
• The main criteria for selection will be a clear connection between the work of the applicant and the topic of the workshop.
• EASST Fund promotes the participation of EASST under-represented countries and applicants based in Southern and Easter European institutions will take priority when evaluating applications.

 

How to apply

Send a letter of motivation (max. 800 words) to jose.a.canada [at] helsinki.fi explaining your research topic, how it relates to the topic of the workshop, and your motivation to attend. Please include also your full name, affiliation, and an e-mail address.

Only applications received before 24^th March 2026 at 23:59 (GMT) will be considered.

 

Best regards,

 

Jose A. Cañada (they/them)
Academy Research Fellow

Centre for the Social Study of Microbes

University of Helsinki
Profile at Research Portal

 

Cañada, J.A., Sariola, S. & Rest, M. 2025. Situating microbes within complex ecologies. Engaging Science, Technology , and Society. 11(1), 5-20.

 

Cañada, J.A. & Valdivielso, J. 2025. Positionality and intersectionality in environmental debates: duoethnography as a method to know (from) the margins. Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society.

 

Cañada, J.A. 2024. Blocks and Overflows of Care: Territorialization and Marine Conservation in the Balearic Sea. Science, Technology, & Human Values, OnlineFirst.

 

Cañada, J.A. 2024. Ambivalence in Environmental Care: Marine Care Ethics and More-Than-Human Relations in the Conservation of Seagrass Posidonia oceanica. J Agric Environ Ethics 37(5). 

 

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