American Numismatic Society Sponsors Travel Grants for the International Numismatic Congress in Warsaw

November 24, 2021
New York, NY
For Immediate Release

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) announces that it will make travel grants available for attendees of the XVIth International Numismatic Congress who would be unable to attend otherwise. The ANS will award these grants to up to eight eligible applicants.

The International Numismatic Congress is convened every six years as a regular assembly of numismatic scholars, curators, and researchers and consists of paper and poster presentations, panels, and updates on the most current research in the field of numismatics. The XVIth Congress will be held September 11-16, 2022 in Warsaw, Poland. More information about the Congress can be found at https://inc2022.pl/.

Each awardee of an ANS travel grant will receive up to $750 to be used towards the cost of travel to and from Warsaw. In order to be eligible for the grants, applicants must be members of the American Numismatic Society in good standing.

To be considered for a grant, applicants must complete an application form found at the link here. The application consists of a resume and a single page letter detailing the applicant’s relationship to the field of numismatics, relevant academic or publication credentials, reasons for attending the Congress, and any current financial need. Applicants are not expected to present a paper or poster at the Congress, but those who expect to present a paper or poster should note this in their application letter.

Applicants should submit their complete application materials by March 15, 2022.

The American Numismatic Society, organized in 1858 and incorporated in 1865 in New York State, operates as a research museum under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is recognized as a publicly supported organization under section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) as confirmed on November 1, 1970.