EAMT best thesis award

2024 Anthony C Clarke Award for the EAMT Best Thesis: awardee announcement

  • March 28, 2025 (updated on March 28, 2025)

Six PhD theses defended in 2024 were received as candidates for the 2024 edition of the EAMT Best Thesis Award, and all nine were eligible. 13 reviewers were recruited to examine and score the theses, considering how challenging the problem tackled in each thesis was, how relevant the results were for machine translation as a field, and what the strength of its impact in terms of scientific publications was. Two EAMT Executive Committee members also analysed all theses. It became very clear that 2024 was another very good year for PhD theses in machine translation.

All theses had merit, all candidates had strong CVs and, therefore, it was very difficult to select a winner.

A panel of two EAMT Executive Committee members (Barry Haddow and Rachel Bawden) was assembled to process the reviews and select a winner that was later ratified by the EAMT executive committee.

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2024 edition of the EAMT Best Thesis Award is Ricardo Rei’s thesis “Robust, Interpretable and Efficient MT Evaluation with Fine-tuned Metrics” (Unbabel, Portugal), supervised by Dr Maria Luísa Torres Ribeiro Marques da Silva Coheur and Dr.  Alon Lavie.

In addition, the committee judged  that the following thesis, was “highly commended”:

  • Sara Papi: “Direct Speech Translation in Constrained Contexts: the Simultaneous and Subtitling Scenarios” (FBK, Italy), supervised by Dr. Marco Turchi and Dr. Matteo Negri

The awardee will receive a prize of €500, together with a suitably-inscribed certificate. In addition, Dr. Rei will present a summary of their thesis at the 20th Machine Translation Summit (Mt Summit 2025: https://mtsummit2025.unige.ch/) which will take place from June 23th to 27th in Geneva, Switzerland.  In order to facilitate this, the EAMT will waive the winner’s registration costs, and will make available a travel bursary of €200.

Barry Haddow, chair, EAMT BTA award 2024

Rachel Bawden, chair, EAMT BTA award 2024

Program committee

Marine Carpuat, University of Maryland

Miquel Esplà-Gomis, Universidad de Alicante

Mikel Forcada, Prompsit

Philipp Koehn, Johns Hopkins University

Mary Nurminen, Tampere University

Matt Post, Microsoft

Danielle Saunders, DeepL

Carolina Scarton, University of Sheffield

Rico Sennrich, University of Zurich

Sara Szoc, Crosslang

Jörg Tiedemann, University of Helsinki

François Yvon, CNRS

Marcely Zanon-Boito, Naver Labs

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MT Summit 2025: Support for participants from low-income countries and war zones

  • March 17, 2025 (updated on April 4, 2025)

Call for Participation

The European Association for Machine Translation (EAMT) is an organisation that serves the growing community of people interested in MT and translation tools, including translators, users, developers, and researchers of this increasingly viable technology.

As part of its commitment to promote research, development, and awareness about translation technologies, the EAMT opens a call for a few bursaries to support MT Summit 2025 attendees from areas affected by war and low-income countries. The 20th Machine Translation Summit (MT Summit 2025) conference will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 23rd to June 27th.

Purpose of the Call

This call is dedicated to support MT Summit 2025 attendees who do not have funds to attend the conference, from areas affected by war or low-income countries in Europe, the Middle East or Africa.

The EAMT particularly encourages applications from early career researchers.

All applications will be screened by EAMT executive committee members.

Application information

Eligibility requirements

In order to qualify for this call, the individual must be a student or an employee of an institution located in areas affected by war or in low-income countries in Europe, the Middle East or Africa, that would not be able to attend the conference without this support. Students and early-career researchers/academics will have priority. We will also give priority to people with accepted papers in the main conference.

Selection criteria

  • The selection will be made based on the information submitted to the provided Google Forms (link below).
  • One of the fields in the form is a “motivation letter”, where you should describe your motivation for attending the MT Summit 2025 conference and explain why you do not have other funds to sponsor your attendance.
  • You should also submit a CV, highlighting your years of experience in the MT area.

Bursaries

EAMT anticipates funding several applications. Selected participants will be announced on 18th April 2025 and will receive complimentary membership in the EAMT for 2025, free registration at the MT Summit 2025 conference and paid accommodation in Geneva.

Contact for enquiries

Sara Szoc

EAMT Secretary

e-mail: saraszocgmail.com

Applications

Candidates should submit their applications via a Google Form: https://forms.gle/Mu6rJhdRwCnzjJSt7

Important Dates

  • Circulation of the Call: March 17th, 2025
  • Submission deadline for applications: April 4th, 2025, 23:59 CEST April 11th, 2025, 23:59 CEST
  • Notification: April 18th, 2025

Additional provisions

  • Only complete applications will be reviewed.
  • All information submitted with applications will be regarded as confidential and will only be used in the context of this call.

No obligation to award the bursaries

The EAMT shall be under no obligation to fund the applications pursuant to this call for participation. EAMT shall not be liable for any compensation with respect to candidates whose applications have not been approved. Nor shall it be liable in the event of it deciding not to award the bursaries.

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MT Summit 2025: Bursaries for Translators

  • March 17, 2025 (updated on April 4, 2025)

Call for Participation

The European Association for Machine Translation (EAMT) is an organisation that serves the growing community of people interested in MT and translation tools, including translators, users, developers, and researchers of this increasingly viable technology.

As part of its commitment to promote research, development, and awareness about translation technologies, the EAMT opens a call for a few bursaries to support translators and Translation Studies’ students. The 20th Machine Translation Summit (MT Summit 2025) conference will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 23rd to June 27th.

Purpose of the Call

This call is dedicated to support translators and Translation Studies’ students, working or studying in European, Middle-Eastern or African countries, who do not have funds to attend the conference.

The EAMT particularly encourages applications from early-career translators.

All applications will be screened by EAMT executive committee members.

Application information

Eligibility requirements

In order to qualify for this call, the individual must be a translator or enrolled in a Master or PhD course in Translation Studies. The support is only available to individuals working or studying in European, Middle-Eastern or African countries. Freelance translators and students will have priority. We will also give priority to people with accepted papers in the main conference.

Selection criteria

  • The selection will be made based on the information submitted to the provided Google Forms (link below).
  • One of the fields in the form is a “motivation letter”, where you should describe your motivation for attending the Mt Summit 2025 conference and explain why you do not have other funds to sponsor your attendance.
  • You should also submit a CV, highlighting your years of experience in the translation area and your experience working with MT.
  • For students: you should also submit an official proof of student status, signed by your University.

Bursaries

EAMT anticipates funding several applications. Selected participants will be announced on 18th April 2025 and will receive complimentary membership in the EAMT for 2025, free registration at the MT Summit 2025 conference and paid accommodation in Geneva.

Contact for enquiries

Sara Szoc

EAMT Secretary

e-mail: saraszocgmail.com

Applications

Candidates should submit their applications via a Google Form: https://forms.gle/iitbUnRDqctatT9p6

Important Dates

  • Circulation of the Call: March 17th, 2025
  • Submission deadline for applications: April 4th, 2025, 23:59 CEST April 11th, 2025, 23:59 CEST
  • Notification: April 18th, 2025

Additional provisions

  • Only complete applications will be reviewed.
  • All information submitted with applications will be regarded as confidential and will only be used in the context of this call.

No obligation to award the bursaries

The EAMT shall be under no obligation to fund the applications pursuant to this call for participation. EAMT shall not be liable for any compensation with respect to candidates whose applications have not been approved. Nor shall it be liable in the event of it deciding not to award the bursaries.

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MT Summit 2025: Bursaries for attendees with disabilities

  • March 17, 2025 (updated on April 4, 2025)

Call for Participation

The European Association for Machine Translation (EAMT) is an organisation that serves the growing community of people interested in MT and translation tools, including translators, users, developers, and researchers of this increasingly viable technology.

As part of its commitment to promote research, development, and awareness about translation technologies, and to promote inclusivity in our community, the EAMT opens a call for a few bursaries to support attendees with disabilities, in attending the 20th Machine Translation Summit (MT Summit 2025) conference will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 23rd to June 27th.

Purpose of the Call

This call is dedicated to support potential MT Summit 2025 attendees with disabilities, working or studying in European, Middle-Eastern or African countries.

All applications will be screened by EAMT executive committee members.

Application information

Eligibility requirements

In order to qualify for this call, the individual must be a researcher, student, or translator working in the field of Machine Translation, with a diagnosed disability. The support is only available to individuals working or studying in European, Middle-Eastern or African countries. We will also give priority to people with accepted papers in the main conference.

Selection criteria

  • The selection will be made based on the information submitted to the provided Google Forms (link below).
  • One of the fields in the form is a “motivation letter”, where you should describe your motivation for attending the MT Summit 2025 conference and explain why you need EAMT support (e.g. hiring sign language interpreters, hiring a guide for a blind person, support the transport of service dogs, etc).
  • You should also add the estimated cost for the support (if known).
  • You should also submit a CV, highlighting your years of experience and your experience working with MT.
  • For students: you should also submit an official proof of student status, signed by your University.
  • Please DO NOT add medical documents.
  • Please note that the support required can be tailored to your specific disability. Therefore, you can apply with your proposal.

Bursaries

EAMT anticipates funding several applications. Selected participants will be announced on the 18th April 2025. The level of support will be decided based on your request and associated costs. EAMT anticipates that it may partially fund bursaries.

Contact for enquiries

Sara Szoc

EAMT Secretary

e-mail: saraszocgmail.com

Applications

Candidates should submit their applications via a Google Form: https://forms.gle/msMVcFsK9xXxeUr79

Important Dates

  • Circulation of the Call: March 17th, 2025
  • Submission deadline for applications: April 4th, 2025, 23:59 CEST April 11th, 2025, 23:59 CEST
  • Notification: April 18th, 2025

Additional provisions

  • Only complete applications will be reviewed.
  • All information submitted with applications will be regarded as confidential and will only be used in the context of this call.

No obligation to award the bursaries

The EAMT shall be under no obligation to fund the applications pursuant to this call for participation. EAMT shall not be liable for any compensation with respect to candidates whose applications have not been approved. Nor shall it be liable in the event of it deciding not to award the bursaries.