PhD candidates and research master’s students who are members of a Dutch national research school can earn credits if they have attended the full two-day symposium and completed the assignments below.
- 1 EC: Conference report
Submit a conference report of ca. 1500 words published in a publicly visible medium (blog post, zine, podcast etc.) - 2 EC: Project presentation + conference report
Present a research project in the symposium’s Junior Scholars panel and submit a conference report (ca. 1500 words) published in a publicly visible medium - 3 EC: Project presentation + research paper
Present a research project in the symposium’s Junior Scholars panel and submit a research paper (4000 words)
Eligibility
To obtain your EC, you must be a registered member of a Dutch national research school such as Netherlands Research School for Media Studies (RMeS) and have registered for and attended the full two-day symposium.
Deadline
The submission deadline for all assignments is 25 October 2026.
We recognize that this date falls into or close to the exam period at many Dutch universities, so some flexibility will be possible if the deadline creates difficulties. In that case, please contact us in advance.
Submission
Use the form below to submit your report or paper.
conference report
A conference report is a concise, informative account of a conference that summarizes its main themes, presentations, discussions, and key insights. It should not only describe what happened, but also reflect on the most important takeaways and explain why they are relevant to the intended audience. You can find examples of conference reports in the Reviews section of most scientific journals in the humanities.
The report should be ca. 1500 words long and must have appeared in a publicly accessible medium, such as a blog, online magazine, zine, podcast platform, or comparable public venue.
Submit both a PDF version of your report and a link to the published version or platform where it has appeared, or, in case your report has only appeared offline, visual documentation of the published medium in PDF format (for example, photos of the paper zine).
paper
Submit your research paper, based on your symposium presentation. The paper should be 4000 words long (±10%, excluding table of contents and bibliography but including footnotes).
There are no strict formatting rules, but make sure your paper is easily readable and that references consistently follow any of the accepted style guides, such as Chicago Manual of Style.
Submit your assignment
travel cost reimbursement
If you submit an assignment, we will be able to reimburse your travel expenses for public transit to and from the symposium. Make sure to keep your receipts or a printout of your OV chipkaart travel history and get in touch with us if you’d like to make use of this.