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lsafirstgenaccess.bsky.social @lsafirstgenaccess.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

And after some technical delays, we are back online! In case you didn't see the news last month on our Instagram and Threads, please welcome Dr. Maria Kouneli, Assistant Professor at Rutgers University and our first interviewed First-Gen Scholar in Linguistics! (Interview in the replies)

Dr. Maria Kouneli wearing a black blouse and smiling in front of a bookshelf full of linguistics books

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lsafirstgenaccess.bsky.social @lsafirstgenaccess.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The deadline to submit an application for the FGAE Travel Assistance award is end-of-day THIS Friday, July 31st. Please share with your network! Remember, any first-gen linguistics student who has not attended the LSA Annual Meeting is eligible for the award, even if they're not presenting.

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Michelle Perdomo @prosodactyl.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

@lsafirstgenaccess.bsky.social is still looking for submissions for travel assistance to the 2027 @lingsocam.bsky.social Annual Meeting in San Fran! Any first-gen student who has not previously attended the meeting is eligible, even if they are not presenting. Please share with students! Link below!

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lsafirstgenaccess.bsky.social @lsafirstgenaccess.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

First-generation student heading to the annual LSA meeting for the first time? Apply for travel assistance here: tinyurl.com/fgae2027trav... Submissions open through July 31st!

tinyurl.com

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Linguistic Society of America @lingsocam.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Just one week remains to submit your abstract for the 2027 LSA Annual Meeting in San Francisco! This is your opportunity to share your research with the linguistics community. Abstract submissions close July 2 at 11:59 PM PT. We look forward to seeing your work! www.lsadc.org/abstracts #LSA2027

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lsafirstgenaccess.bsky.social @lsafirstgenaccess.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Are you a first-gen student interesting in attending the LSA Annual Meeting for the first time? Submissions for the FGAE Travel Assistance Award are open for another month!

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lsafirstgenaccess.bsky.social @lsafirstgenaccess.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Submissions for the FGAE Travel Assistance award are now open! Apply for the chance to win $500 in travel assistances to the 2007 LSA Annual Meeting in San Francisco! Open to first-gen students who are attending the meeting for the first time. Submission link: tinyurl.com/fgae2027trav...

The flyer reads "First Gen Access and Equity: Travel Assistance, $500, submissions open until July 31st.
The LSA First Gen Access and Equity (FGAE) Committee is awarding
$500 for travel assistance to a first-generation student in linguistics
to attend the 2027 LSA Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
This annual award is intended to increase the participation of first-gen students in the LSA and FGAE committee. The recipient will have the opportunity to explore linguistics topics or pursue their own areas of interest further by
connecting with peers and scholars at the Annual Meeting.

Eligibility: Applicants must:
◦ Be a first-generation graduate or undergraduate student.
◦ Be a first-time attendee at LSA 2027.
◦ LSA member at time of receipt of award.

Applicants do not need to be US citizens to apply. Applicants do not
need to have an accepted abstract to the Annual Meeting.
Apply by July 31.

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