The European Association for Machine Translation (EAMT, http://www.eamt.org) 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.
The EAMT invites entries for its fourteenth EAMT Best Thesis Award for a PhD or equivalent thesis on a topic related to machine translation.
have completed a PhD (or equivalent) thesis on a relevant topic in a European, African or Middle Eastern institution within the calendar year 2025,
have not previously won another international award for that thesis, and
are members of the EAMT at the time of submission
are invited to submit their theses to the EAMT for consideration.
Panel
The submissions will be judged by a panel of experts who will be specifically appointed, and which will be ratified by the Executive Board of the EAMT.
Selection criteria
Each thesis will be judged according to how challenging the problem was, to how relevant the results are for machine translation as a field, and to the strength of their impact in terms of scientific publications.
Scope
The scope of the thesis does not need to be confined to a technical area, and applications are also invited from students who carried out their research on commercial and management aspects of machine translation.
Possible areas of research include:
development of machine translation or advanced computer-assisted translation: methods, software or resources
machine translation for less-resourced languages
the use of these systems in professional environments (freelance translators, translation agencies and professions outside of the language industry)
the increasing impact of machine translation on non-professional internet users and its impact in communications, social networking, etc.
spoken language translation
the integration of machine translation software in larger IT applications
the evaluation of machine translation systems in real tasks such as those above
the cross-fertilisation between machine translation and other language technologies
multilingual language technologies, including with large language models
Prize
The winner will be announced in March 2026 and will receive a prize of €500, together with an inscribed certificate. The recipient of the award will be required to briefly present their research at EAMT 2026 to be held from 15th to 18th June 2026 in Tilburg, the Netherlands (https://eamt2026.org/). In order to facilitate this, the EAMT will waive the winner’s registration costs, and will make available a travel bursary of €200 to enable the recipient of the award to attend the said conference. The prize includes complimentary membership in the EAMT for 2027.
a 2-page summary of your thesis in English, containing:
your full contact details,
the name and contact details of your supervisor(s),
the main aspects of your work, namely goal/objectives, methodology and results.
a copy of your CV in English (at most one page, plus a complete list of publications directly related to the thesis)
an electronic copy of your thesis
optionally, an appendix with any other relevant information on the thesis
By submitting their work, authors
agree that, in case they are granted the award, any subsequently published version of the thesis should carry the citation “The Anthony C. Clarke Award for the 2025 EAMT Best Thesis” and
acknowledge the right of the EAMT to publicise the granting of the award.
For this year’s Best Thesis Award we are requiring candidates to be an individual EAMT member at the time of submission. For EAMT memberships, please visit: https://eamt.org/101-2.
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 is for the sixth consecutive year launching a call for proposals to fund MT-related activities led by students during 2026.
Purpose of the Call
The EAMT is planning to support various MT activities such as shared tasks, workshops, teaching and awareness initiatives, open-source initiatives, dataset creation and small research and development projects by its current student members.
The EAMT welcomes proposals from students in all levels of education, including undergraduates, postgraduates and PhD students.
This call will also give priority to projects that extend work done during the Machine Translation Marathon 2025 (https://blogs.helsinki.fi/language-technology/mt-marathon-2025/), held in Helsinki, Finnland, from 25 to 29 August 2025.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Recent developments in MT research.
MT evaluation methodology, metrics, and results.
Launch of MT-specific evaluation campaigns.
New or prospective commercial uses of MT technology.
MT environments (workflow, support tools, etc.).
Interaction between users and MT systems.
MT combined with other technologies (translation memories, speech translation, cross-language information retrieval, multilingual text categorization, multilingual text summarization, etc.).
MT for less-resourced languages: development, usage, etc.
MT in the social internet: new uses, new modes of development.
MT for crisis management.
Use of large language models for the task of translation.
Training events on MT, particularly on recent developments.
MT for inclusivity
Events to disseminate MT, especially to the wider public (including shared tasks).
Creation of datasets for MT research.
All proposals will be screened by a review committee that consists of EAMT Executive Committee members and possibly a few appointed external experts if necessary.
Submission information
Eligibility requirements
In order to qualify for funding, the individual making the proposal must be a confirmed student member of the EAMT at submission time (Membership information: http://www.eamt.org/membership.php). Applicants will also need formal approval from their supervisor.
It is important to emphasise that projects are expected to be student-led. Therefore, although we welcome projects showing collaboration with industry and other academic partners, the project is expected to directly benefit the students own career and/or project.
Selection criteria
The proposed activity should be of direct interest to the MT community at large: researchers, developers, vendors, translators and/or users of MT technologies.
The proposal shall clearly describe the purpose of the project and include measurable mid-project milestones for which a report should be submitted (see below).
Preference will be given to projects which by nature will involve and be beneficial for several persons, as for instance conferences, seminars, workshops, shared tasks and tutorials.
Proposals with a significant, clearly identified impact on the MT community (through the development, dissemination or use of project results) are those most likely to be accepted.
Preference will be given to projects that produce results that are available under open licences
Proposals that bring together different aspects of MT will be especially valued.
The proposal should be clearly justified as being technically and/or scientifically sound.
The quality and efficiency of the implementation of the proposal will be evaluated.
The budget should be adequate for the proposed objectives and the actual implementation of the activity.
The proposal is complete and contains all required information.
The proposer is based in or affiliated to an organisation based in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa; i.e., the area of operations of EAMT.
Budget
EAMT anticipates funding several proposals for various activities.
The total foreseen EAMT Budget for this call is €4,000 to cover all granted projects. The maximum amount EAMT can grant for a single project will be €4,000. During the negotiation stage, budget adjustments may be required by the EAMT executive committee. This means that the EAMT may only offer to partially fund a project.
A project being granted financial support by EAMT according to this call will receive 50% of the granted amount at the start of the project. The proposer will receive the remaining 50% when the mid-project progress report has been received by the EAMT Secretary and substantiates that the mid-project milestones are met, and furthermore provided that the proposer is still a current member of the EAMT.
Contact for enquiries
Sara Szoc
EAMT Secretary
e-mail: saraszoc@gmail.com
Submission procedure
Overview
Candidates should submit their proposals as a single PDF file, written in English, that is composed of the elements described below.
Proposal description: 2-page maximum (including references)
Person/organisation experience: 1-page maximum
Budget and project planning overview: 1-page maximum
A clear and detailed description of the proposed event or activity.
A statement on why this event or activity would be helpful for the community and the development of your studies (you should establish a clear connection between this activity and your degree project).
A statement justifying why EAMT should support this event or activity.
References.
Experience of the proposing person in the field (up to one page)
It may include a list of experience and related skills of the participants of the team (your team may be composed by your supervisors and potential collaborators).
Budget and project planning overview (up to one page)
A breakdown of the costs estimated for the entire activity or event.
Clear milestones and deliverables must be indicated.
An identification of the support requested from EAMT and possible other supporting funds.
Supervisor’s letter of approval (up to one page)
A letter from your supervisor stating that they approve your project submission and that they will act as fund manager if needed (please note that EAMT needs to make payments into a research account set up at your institution).
Important Dates
Circulation of the Call: November 20, 2025
Submission deadline for proposals: December 15, 2025
Acceptance notifications and negotiations to start on: January 23, 2026
In case of acceptance:
Mid-project progress report due: June 30, 2025, 23:59 CEST
Final report and deliverables due: January 31, 2026, 23:59 CET
Additional provisions
Only complete proposals will be reviewed.
All information submitted with proposals will be regarded as confidential and will only be used in the context of this project.
Following the recommendations from the reviewers and EAMT executive members, projects may be approved with amendments that will be discussed during the negotiation stage.
The funded projects may be required to report at the EAMT events (e.g. Poster at the EAMT conference, a short progress report for the General assembly, etc.). If you think you will not have funds for attending the EAMT event you can add travel costs to your budget.
The EAMT should be acknowledged in all materials related to the project, activity or initiative.
No obligation to award the proposal
The EAMT shall be under no obligation to fund the proposals pursuant to this call for proposals. EAMT shall not be liable for any compensation with respect to candidates whose proposals have not been accepted. Nor shall it be liable in the event of it deciding not to award the proposal.
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.
As part of its commitment to promote research, development, and awareness about translation technologies, the EAMT is for the thirteenth consecutive year launching a call for proposals to fund MT-related activities during 2026.
Purpose of the Call
The EAMT is planning to support various MT activities such as tutorials, workshops, teaching and awareness initiatives, open-source initiatives, and small research and development projects by its current members.
The EAMT particularly encourages proposals from early career researchers.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
MT evaluation methodology, metrics, and results.
Launches of MT-specific evaluation campaigns.
New or prospective commercial uses of MT technology.
MT environments (workflow, support tools, etc.).
Interaction between users and MT systems.
MT combined with other technologies (translation memories, speech translation, cross-language information retrieval, multilingual text categorization, multilingual text summarization, etc.).
MT for less-resourced languages: development, usage, etc.
MT in the social internet: new uses, new modes of development.
MT for crisis management.
Use of large and small language models (LLMs and SLMs) for the task of translation.
MT for inclusivity.
Training events on MT, particularly on recent developments.
Events to disseminate MT, especially to the wider public.
All proposals will be screened by a review committee that consists of EAMT Executive Committee members and possibly a few appointed external experts if necessary.
Submission information
Eligibility requirements
In order to qualify for funding, the institution(s) or the individual making the proposal must be a confirmed member of the EAMT at submission time.
The proposed activity should be of direct interest to the MT community at large: researchers, developers, vendors, translators, and users of MT technologies.
The proposal shall clearly describe the purpose of the project and include measurable mid-project milestones for which a report should be submitted (see below).
Preference will be given to projects which by nature will involve and be beneficial for several persons, as for instance conferences, seminars, workshops, and tutorials.
Proposals with a significant, clearly identified impact on the MT community (through the development, dissemination or use of project results) are those most likely to be accepted.
Preference will be given to projects that produce results that are available under open licences
The proposal should be clearly justified as being technically and/or scientifically sound.
The quality and efficiency of the implementation of the proposal will be evaluated.
The budget should be adequate for the proposed objectives and the actual implementation of the activity.
The proposal is complete and contains all required information.
The proposer is based in or affiliated to an organisation based in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa; i.e., the area of operations of EAMT.
Budget
EAMT anticipates funding several proposals for various activities. There are two categories of proposals. The member institutions’ category and the individual members’ category.
The total foreseen EAMT Budget for this call is €10,000 to cover all granted projects. The maximum amount EAMT can grant for a single project will be €10,000. During the negotiation stage, budget adjustments may be required by the EAMT executive committee. This means that the EAMT may only offer to partially fund a project.
A project being granted financial support by EAMT according to this call will receive 50% of the granted amount at the start of the project. The proposer will receive the remaining 50% when the mid-project progress report has been received by the EAMT Secretary and substantiates that the mid-project milestones are met, and furthermore provided that the proposer is still a current member of the EAMT.
Contact for enquiries
Sara Szoc
EAMT Secretary
e-mail: saraszoc@gmail.com
Submission procedure
Overview
Candidates should submit their proposals as a single PDF file, written in English, that is composed of the elements described below.
Proposal description: 2-page maximum (including references)
Person/organisation experience: 1-page maximum
Budget and project planning overview: 1-page maximum
A clear and detailed description of the proposed event or activity.
A statement on why this event or activity would be helpful for the community.
A statement justifying why EAMT should support this event or activity.
References.
Experience of the proposing person/organisation in the field (up to one page).
It may include a list of experience and related skills of the participants of the team.
Budget and project planning overview (up to one page)
A breakdown of the costs estimated for the entire activity or event.
Clear milestones and deliverables must be indicated.
An identification of the support requested from EAMT and possible other supporting funds.
Important Dates
Circulation of the Call: November 24, 2025
Submission deadline for proposals: December 15, 2025, 23:59 CEST
Acceptance notifications and negotiations to start on: January 23, 2026
In case of acceptance:
Mid-project progress report due: June 30, 2026, 23:59 CEST
Final report and deliverables due: January 31, 2027, 23:59 CET
Additional provisions
Only complete proposals will be reviewed.
All information submitted with proposals will be regarded as confidential and will only be used in the context of this project.
Following the recommendations from the reviewers and EAMT executive members, projects may be approved with amendments that will be discussed during the negotiation stage.
The funded projects may be required to report at the EAMT events (e.g. Poster at the EAMT conference, a short progress report for the General assembly, etc.), without any claim for additional funds.
The EAMT should be acknowledged in all materials related to the project, activity or initiative.
No obligation to award the proposal
The EAMT shall be under no obligation to fund the proposals pursuant to this call for proposals. EAMT shall not be liable for any compensation with respect to candidates whose proposals have not been accepted. Nor shall it be liable in the event of it deciding not to award the proposal.
Have you ever got to wondering during EAMT conferences what it would be like to host one at your own site? The organizers always seem very busy, but they are also clearly enjoying themselves. I can tell you from experience that it is an often crazy, sometimes daunting, but most of all exhilirating adventure.
The European Association for Machine Translation (EAMT) has now opened the bidding for the site of the EAMT 2027 conference. The first step is an expression of interest, in which we ask you to gather the first members of a local planning team, do some research on what a conference on your site would look like, and send us the information.
We will evaluate the expressions of interest and then select a shortlist of potential sites. If selected, we will then work with you to create a final bid with a full proposal and budget. At the end of January we make the final selection for the conference.
The right location will be in Europe, the Middle East or Africa (EMEA), will be able to host a conference of 200+ participants for 4 days during May-June 2027, and will have an active and enthusiastic group to act as the local planning team.
Expressions of interest are free-form documents that outline your ideas for a conference. They should include the following:
Information on the proposed site and conference facilities
Location: city
Proposed conference venue (university, hotel or convention centre).
EAMT has been growing and the last 2 conferences had 190 participants, so the suggested location needs to accommodate 200+ people for the main conference sessions plus room for registration, a large poster or exhibit room, and at least 4 conference rooms for hosting parallel workshops and tutorials on the last day (about 100 people each).
Computing & audiovisual facilities at the venue
Proposed conference dates
It should take place during May – June 2027
3 days main conference + 1 day for workshops and tutorials
Choose dates that do not clash with other machine translation or translation studies events that might involve the same types of participants.
Catering and social events
Conference catering includes 2 coffee breaks + lunch for all conference days. Include a description of the service provider and their estimate of the cost per day per attendee
Each conference has a welcome reception on one evening and a conference dinner on another. Provide us with a description of your ideas for each along with a rough cost estimate.
Local planning team
Tell us what kind of team you will put together for your planning. Name the chair (or why not 2 co-chairs?) of the planning team and at least 3 other members.
Indicate whether any national or regional computational linguistics or translation studies associations would be on the team
Is it possible to have student volunteers during the conference? Include information on that.
About the cost estimates
A finalised budget is not expected at this stage, but we would like to see well-researched estimates with some level of detail on all requested estimates.
The schedule for the bidding process is:
December 1st, 2025: Bids submission deadline
December 15th , 2025: Shortlist and feedback to bidders
January 15th, 2026: Final bids due
January 30th, 2026: Final bid chosen
EAMT president Helena Moniz will serve as the conference’s General Chair and will collaborate with the local arrangements team to shape the conference.
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.
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.
Submission deadline for applications: April 4th, 2025, 23:59 CESTApril 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.
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.
Submission deadline for applications: April 4th, 2025, 23:59 CESTApril 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.
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.
Submission deadline for applications: April 4th, 2025, 23:59 CESTApril 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.
The European Association for Machine Translation (EAMT,http://www.eamt.org) is an organization that serves the growing community of people interested in MT and translation tools, including translators, users, developers, and researchers of this increasingly viable technology.
The EAMT invites entries for its thirteenth EAMT Best Thesis Award for a PhD or equivalent thesis on a topic related to machine translation.
have completed a PhD (or equivalent) thesis on a relevant topic in a European, African or Middle Eastern[1] institution within calendar year 2024,
have not previously won another international award for that thesis, and,
are members of the EAMT at the time of submission,
are invited to submit their theses to the EAMT for consideration.
[1] Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
Panel
The submissions will be judged by a panel of experts who will be specifically appointed, and which will be ratified by the Executive Board of the EAMT.
Selection criteria
Each thesis will be judged according to how challenging the problem was, to how relevant the results are for machine translation as a field, and to the strength of their impact in terms of scientific publications.
Scope
The scope of the thesis does not need to be confined to a technical area, and applications are also invited from students who carried out their research into commercial and management aspects of machine translation.
Possible areas of research include:
development of machine translation or advanced computer-assisted translation: methods, software or resources
machine translation for less-resourced languages
the use of these systems in professional environments (freelance translators, translation agencies, and professionals outside of the language industry)
the increasing impact of machine translation on non-professional Internet users and its impact in communications, social networking, etc.
spoken language translation
the integration of machine translation software in larger IT applications
the evaluation of machine translation systems in real tasks such as those above
the cross-fertilisation between machine translation and other language technologies
multilingual language technologies, including with large language models
Prize
The winner will be announced in March 2025 and will receive a prize of €500, together with an inscribed certificate. The recipient of the award will be required to briefly present their research at MT Summit 2025 to be held from 23th to 27th June 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland (https://mtsummit2025.unige.ch). In order to facilitate this, the EAMT will waive the winner’s registration costs, and will make available a travel bursary of €200 to enable the recipient of the award to attend the said conference. The prize includes complimentary membership in the EAMT for 2026.
a 2-page summary of your thesis in English, containing:
your full contact details,
the name and contact details of your supervisor(s),
the main aspects of your work, namely goal/objectives, methodology and results.
a copy of your CV in English (at most one page, plus a complete list of publications directly related to the thesis)
an electronic copy of your thesis
optionally, an appendix with any other relevant information on the thesis
By submitting their work, authors
agree that, in case they are granted the award, any subsequently published version of the thesis should carry the citation “The Anthony C. Clarke Award for the 2024 EAMT Best Thesis” and
acknowledge the right of the EAMT to publicize the granting of the award.
For this year’s Best Thesis Award we are requiring candidates to be an individual EAMT member at the time of submission. For EAMT memberships, please visit: https://eamt.org/101-2/.
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 is for the fifth consecutive year launching a call for proposals to fund MT-related activities led by students during 2025.
Purpose of the Call
The EAMT is planning to support various MT activities such as shared tasks, workshops, teaching and awareness initiatives, open-source initiatives, dataset creation and small research and development projects by its current student members.
The EAMT particularly welcomes proposals from students in all levels of education, including undergraduates, postgraduates and PhD students.
This call will also give priority to projects that extend work done during the Machine Translation Marathon 2024 (https://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/mtm24/), held in Prague, Czech Republic, from 2 to 7 September 2024.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Recent developments in MT research.
MT evaluation methodology, metrics and results.
Launch of MT-specific evaluation campaigns.
New or prospective commercial users of MT technology.
MT environments (workflow, support tools, etc.).
Interaction between users and MT systems.
MT combined with other technologies (translation memories, speech translation, cross-language information retrieval, multilingual text categorization, multilingual text summarization, etc.).
MT for less-resourced languages: development, usage, etc.
MT in the social internet: new uses, new modes of development.
MT for crisis management.
Training events on MT, particularly on recent developments.
Events to disseminate MT, especially to the wider public (including shared tasks).
Creation of datasets for MT research.
All proposals will be screened by a review committee that consists of EAMT Executive Committee members and possibly a few appointed external experts if necessary.
Submission information
Eligibility requirements
In order to qualify for funding, the individual making the proposal must be a confirmed student member of the EAMT at submission time (Membership information: http://www.eamt.org/membership.php). Applicants will also need formal approval from their supervisor.
It is important to emphasise that projects are expected to be student-led. Therefore, although we welcome projects showing collaboration with industry and other academic partners, the project is expected to directly benefit the students own career and/or project.
Selection criteria
The proposed activity should be of direct interest to the MT community at large: researchers, developers, vendors, translators and/or users of MT technologies.
The proposal shall clearly describe the purpose of the project and include measurable mid-project milestones for which a report should be submitted (see below).
Preference will be given to projects which by nature will involve and be beneficial for several persons, as for instance conferences, seminars, workshops, shared tasks and tutorials.
Proposals with a significant, clearly identified impact on the MT community (through the development, dissemination or use of project results) are those most likely to be accepted.
Proposals that bring together different aspects of MT will be especially valued.
The proposal should be clearly justified as being technically and/or scientifically sound.
The quality and efficiency of the implementation of the proposal will be evaluated.
The budget should be adequate for the proposed objectives and the actual implementation of the activity.
Budget
EAMT anticipates funding several proposals for various activities.
The total foreseen EAMT Budget for this call is around €4,000 to cover all granted projects. The maximum amount EAMT can grant for a single project will be €4,000. During the negotiation stage, budget adjustments may be required by the EAMT executive committee. This means that the EAMT may only offer to partially fund a project.
A project being granted financial support by EAMT according to this call will receive 50% of the granted amount at the start of the project. The proposer will receive the remaining 50% when the mid-project progress report has been received by the EAMT Secretary and substantiates that the mid-project milestones are met, and furthermore provided that the proposer is still a current member of the EAMT.
Contact for enquiries
Sara Szoc
EAMT Secretary
e-mail: saraszoc@gmail.com
Submission procedure
Overview
Candidates should submit their proposals as a single PDF file, written in English, that is composed of the elements described below.
Proposal description: 2-page maximum (including references)
Person/organisation experience: 1-page maximum
Budget and project planning overview: 1-page maximum
A clear and detailed description of the proposed event or activity.
A statement on why this event or activity would be helpful for the community and the development of your studies (you should establish a clear connection between this activity and your degree project).
A statement justifying why EAMT should support this event or activity.
References.
Experience of the proposing person in the field (up to one page)
It may include a list of experience and related skills of the participants of the team (your team may be composed by your supervisors and potential collaborators).
Budget and project planning overview (up to one page)
A breakdown of the costs estimated for the entire activity or event.
Clear milestones and deliverables must be indicated.
An identification of the support requested from EAMT and possible other supporting funds.
Supervisor’s letter of approval (up to one page)
A letter from your supervisor stating that they approve your project submission and that they will act as fund manager if needed (please note that EAMT needs to make payments into a research account set up at your institution).
Important Dates
Circulation of the Call: October 21, 2024
Submission deadline for proposals: November 18, 2024, 23:59 CESTNovember 25, 2024, 23:59 CEST
Acceptance notifications and negotiations to start on: December 16, 2024 December 23, 2024
In case of acceptance:
Mid-project progress report due: June 30, 2025, 23:59 CEST
Final report and deliverables due: January 31, 2026, 23:59 CET
Additional provisions
Only complete proposals will be reviewed.
All information submitted with proposals will be regarded as confidential and will only be used in the context of this project.
Following the recommendations from the reviewers and EAMT executive members, projects may be approved with amendments that will be discussed during the negotiation stage.
The funded projects may be required to report at the EAMT events (e.g. Poster at the EAMT conference, a short progress report for the General assembly, etc.). If you think you will not have funds for attending the EAMT event you can add travel costs to your budget.
The EAMT should be acknowledged in all materials related to the project, activity or initiative.
No obligation to award the proposal
The EAMT shall be under no obligation to fund the proposals pursuant to this call for proposals. EAMT shall not be liable for any compensation with respect to candidates whose proposals have not been accepted. Nor shall it be liable in the event of it deciding not to award the proposal.
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