The deadline for applications for the TOEBI Conference Grants 2026 has been changed to 10th April 2026. The deadline has been moved forward to ensure that successful applicants will have sufficient time to register for upcoming conferences.

TOEBI is inviting applications for grants from members who are graduate students or recent PhDs without a full-time post to support presentations at conferences (in-person or online) in 2026.

Expenses covered may include conference fees (including for virtual events), accommodation and travel. Available funds are modest and we cannot guarantee to grant the full amount requested. We will consider each application after the deadline and apportion the available funds as seems most appropriate.

Applications should be sent to TOEBI Awards Co-ordinator, Dr Daria Izdebska, d.w.izdebska@salford.ac.uk by 5pm on the 10th April 2026.

Those awarded grants will be required to write a short report for the TOEBI newsletter.
Please note that applications to cover expenses related to IMC Leeds 2026 are also still accepted.

TOEBI Bursary Application Form

For further details see: http://www.toebi.org.uk/grants-for-graduates.

The TOEBI Annual Meeting for 2026 will be held on Saturday, 24 October 2026, at University of Nottingham.

The theme of the Annual Meeting is “All Kinds of People”. We invite contributions to the following topics:

1. Syllabus swap: we invite five- to ten-minute presentations on successful courses/modules in the fields of Old English language, culture and/or literature as well as approaches which make Old English accessible to a wider community of learners.
2. Beyond the Essay: a roundtable for which we invite short presentations (five to seven minutes) on assessments that are different from the traditional essay/exam. We particularly invite suggestions on forms of assessment which either address the use of AI or discourage using it.
3. The third strand invites twenty-minute papers on the teaching of diversity. Early Medieval England was home to all kinds of people, from the British to Germanic settlers, from people from as far afield as West Africa to the Vikings: this was a multicultural and multilingual society. We welcome papers on any aspect of diversity, such as impairment, occupation, class, age, language, migration and settlement.

Contributions may be in a variety of presentation formats, including posters or creative presentations. Please submit abstracts of around 200 words to Christina Lee (christina.lee@nottingham.ac.uk) by 30 March 2026.

TOEBI is a supportive and collegial conference, open to anyone involved in the teaching of Old English at any level. 

TOEBI CFP 2026

The TOEBI Annual Meeting for 2025 will be held on Saturday, 25 October 2025, at University College Dublin.

The theme of the Annual Meeting is “Education and Early Medieval England”. We welcome papers on any aspect of education, pedagogy, and Old English, including both medieval pedagogy and our current educational practices. Possible topics could include:

• pedagogical techniques for teaching Old English grammar in a modern classroom
• approaches to teaching Old English literature
• teaching Old English literature in modern English
• negotiating space for Old English language and/or literature in today’s curriculum
• educational practices in early medieval England
• the early medieval classroom

TOEBI is a supportive and collegial conference, open to anyone involved in the teaching of Old English at any level. We welcome abstracts for a range of presentation formats, including traditional 20-minute research papers, poster sessions, 5-10 minute lightning talks, creative presentations, round tables, and participatory workshops.

Please submit an abstract (c.200 words) and paper title to the conference organizer Rebecca Stephenson (rebecca.stephenson@ucd.ie) by Friday, 2 May 2025.

Confirmed speakers:
• Alice Jorgensen
• Lindy Brady

An online workshop “Tricks of the Trade: Professional Priorities and Personal Presentation.”

Early Career Researchers who attend will be offered a special online workshop led by TOEBI President, Elaine Treharne, on building your CV, presenting your work and preparing for the international job market.

TOEBI CFP 2025

Conference bursaries are available to support Early Career Researchers and Independent Scholars.

We are extending the deadline for the TOEBI conference on ‘Adaptation’, which will take place at the University of Birmingham’s city centre venue, The Exchange, on 9^th September 2023. In particular, we are looking for 1-2 more lightning talks (5-10 mins) and 1-2 more papers (20 mins) by early career researchers.
The original call for papers is available to view and download online: TOEBI 2023 CFP. 

Please send your abstracts to Dr Megan Cavell (m.c.cavell@bham.ac.uk) and Dr Lindy Brady (lindy.brady@edgehill.ac.uk) by 10^th July 2023, indicating the type of talk/paper you would like to give and the affiliation you would like listed on the programme.

Please note that we have up to five bursaries of £100 to TOEBI members who are graduate students or recent PhDs without a full-time post. This deadline has also been extended: applications should be sent to Dr Daria Izdebska, izdebsd@hope.ac.uk by 10^th July 2023.

The application form for the conference bursary is available to download here: TOEBI Bursary Application Form.