International Gender and Language Association Student Travel

该项目为15名研究生提供旅费赠款，以便他们在2012年6月20日至22日在巴西南里奥格兰德圣莱奥波尔多举行的国际性别和语言协会第七届两年期会议上介绍他们的研究并获得专业经验。赠款接受者的选择是基于IGALA执行委员会，咨询委员会和会议委员会成员审查的申请程序。IGALA是语言和性别学者的主要专业组织，这是一个动态的跨学科领域，使用社会科学的方法来解决有关语言在性别问题中的作用的基本问题。IGALA的两年一度的会议是这一领域的主要学术场所，因此，参加会议是研究生在该领域进行研究的重要专业经验。2012年的会议是IGALA首次在南美举行会议，因此为美国学者提供了一个难得的机会，与他们的南美同事交流思想和建立合作。会议计划包括两个关于巴西性别和公共政策的特别论坛，提供了关于这个关键的全球化国家的及时和相关信息，这可以帮助美国研究人员扩大其工作的国际影响和效用。此外，会议对语言和性别研究中新兴主题的强调将产生重要的新想法，这些想法将在未来几年塑造该领域。鉴于美国和巴西南部之间的高昂旅费，旅费赠款将使研究生能够参加会议，否则他们将无法参加会议，特别是那些代表性不足的群体的成员。此外，会议还包括研究生参与，培训和指导以及专业发展的许多机会，如研讨会，圆桌讨论和网络活动。

The project provides travel grants for 15 graduate students to present their research and gain professional experience at the seventh biennial conference of the International Gender and Language Association (IGALA), held in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, June 20-22, 2012. The selection of grant recipients is based on an application process reviewed by members of the IGALA Executive Committee, Advisory Board, and Conference Committee. IGALA is the major professional organization for scholars of language and gender, a dynamic interdisciplinary field that uses the methods of social science to address fundamental questions regarding the role of language in issues of gender. IGALA's biennial conference is the primary scholarly venue for this field, and participation in the conference is therefore an important professional experience for graduate students conducting research in the area. The 2012 conference is the first time that IGALA will meet in South America, and it therefore presents a rare opportunity for U.S. scholars to exchange ideas and forge collaborations with their South American colleagues. The conference program's inclusion of two special forums on gender and public policy in Brazil provides timely and relevant information about this key globalizing nation, which can help U.S. researchers expand the international reach and utility of their work. In addition, the conference's emphasis on emergent themes in language and gender research will generate important new ideas that will shape the field in coming years.Given the high cost of travel between the United States and southern Brazil, the travel grants will enable graduate students to attend the conference who would otherwise be unable to participate, particularly those who are members of underrepresented groups. In addition, the conference includes numerous opportunities for graduate student participation, training and mentoring, and professional development, such as workshops, roundtable discussions, and networking activities.