Linguistic Society of America

Planning to attend the 2027 LSA Annual Meeting? Several travel grants and scholarship opportunities are now accepting applications. These awards are designed to support students, early-career scholars, and others who may benefit from financial assistance to participate in the meeting.

Check out the opportunities: https://www.lsadc.org/content.asp?contentid=168

Have a paper or emerging idea you’d like to share with a wider audience? Join the JBLAC Webinar: What and How to Submit to JBLAC on Friday, June 26, 2026, from 6:00–7:30 PM ET.

This session will guide emerging scholars through the submission process while highlighting the important role their work plays in advancing conversations in Black language and culture studies. Learn how to turn your ideas into publishable scholarship and see your voice as a valuable contribution to the field. https://www.lsadc.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=6/26/2026&eventid=135

Submissions for the Linguistics in Practice Award are now open!

Established in 2025, this award recognizes linguists or teams whose work has made a meaningful impact on culture and society beyond academia through innovation, invention, or lifetime achievement.
Deadline: June 30, 2026 (11:59 PM PT) https://www.lsadc.org/content.asp?admin=Y&contentid=358

Partner with the Linguistic Society of America at the 2027 Annual Meeting!
San Francisco | January 6–9, 2027

Connect with linguists, researchers, faculty, graduate students, and more at one of the field’s premier gatherings. As a sponsor or exhibitor, you'll gain valuable visibility, meaningful engagement opportunities, and direct access to the people shaping the future of language science. Join us in San Francisco and showcase your organization to a highly engaged audience. https://www.lsadc.org/exhibits-sponsorships

Nominations for the LSA Kenneth L. Hale Award are now open!

Presented since 2002, the award honors outstanding scholarship in the documentation of endangered or no longer spoken languages.
Deadline: June 30, 2026 (11:59 PM PT) https://www.lsadc.org/kenneth_l_hale_award

Planning to submit an organized session proposal? Be sure to have your proposal complete and in final form by June 12, 2026. Organized sessions may be on any linguistic topic that would be of interest to meeting attendees. https://www.lsadc.org/organized-session-proposals

Applications are now open for the 2027 Elizabeth Dayton Award, which provides $500 in support for graduate students specializing in sociolinguistics to attend the LSA Annual Meeting.

Established in 2019, the award recognizes outstanding scholastic achievement and helps cover registration, travel, and lodging expenses.

Apply by June 30, 2026 (11:59 PM PT). https://www.lsadc.org/elizabeth_dayton_award

LSA Fellows are current members recognized for their distinguished contributions to the advancement, generation, promotion, or dissemination of linguistic knowledge, the practical applications of linguistics, or for outstanding service to the Society.

Help recognize LSA leaders who have made a lasting impact on the field of linguistics and the LSA community.

Nomination Deadline: July 31, 2026

View the full details: https://www.lsadc.org/content.asp?contentid=165

Abstract submissions are now open for current and prospective LSA members for , taking place in-person in San Francisco, January 6-9, 2027! This includes general, five-minute linguist, and LEXING submissions.

Presentations based on accepted abstracts will be eligible for submission to the peer-reviewed 2027 Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America.

Abstract submission window: June 3 – July 2, 2026
Deadline: 11:59 pm ET

Don’t miss your chance to share your research with the linguistics community! https://www.lsadc.org/abstracts

Want some tips on writing a great abstract for the LSA Annual Meeting? Wondering where to submit if you work in industry?

June 9, 2–3 PM ET: Understanding the Abstract Review Process — Learn how conference abstracts are evaluated and get practical tips for submitting stronger proposals.

June 10, 6–7 PM ET: Learn about LEXING at the Annual Meeting: Open Meeting Q&A — Explore presentation opportunities for linguists in industry, nonprofit, and government settings, get feedback on your ideas, and connect with the LEXING community.

Whether you're a first-time submitter, reviewer, or prospective LEXING presenter, these sessions are a great way to prepare and get involved. https://www.lsadc.org/calendar_list.asp