<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-73ac7c7b-7fff-2381-e767-546a289fed68"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Dear colleagues,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The organizers of the workshop “Abstract and Item-Specific Knowledge Across Domains and Frameworks” are pleased to announce a </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">call for abstracts for a student poster session</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, and a </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">call for student participation scholarship applications for the LSA Institute</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. The workshop, which is funded by the National Science Foundation,  will take place at the University of Oregon on July 26-27, and will be co-located with the 2025 LSA Summer Institute. Please see the workshop </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/abstract-specific/home" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">website</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(</span><a href="https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/abstract-specific/home" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/abstract-specific/home</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">) </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">to learn more.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Submissions are open for participant support scholarships to attend the LSA Institute for students whose research relates to the theme of the workshop, and for whom financial assistance in attending the workshop and LSA Summer Institute would be potentially transformative intellectually and professionally. The number of scholarships available will depend on the number and strength of applicants, but may cover up to the entire cost of transportation, room, board, and tuition for both sessions of the LSA Summer Institute, as well as the workshop itself. Click </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZMoeULGCLj7m95DbbnXcVRiPQud_26kzoKWtCRK-iK25EDQ/viewform?usp=header" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> to submit an application. The deadline for scholarship applications is </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">May 15th, 2025, 11:59pm PST. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Results will be announced soon afterwards to allow for applicants to register for the Institute at the regular rate.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Submissions are open for student-led 1-page abstracts (with up to 1 additional page for figures and references) for posters that directly relate to the theme of the workshop “Abstract and Item-Specific Knowledge Across Domains and Frameworks”. Click </span><a href="https://forms.gle/LgMC5LJ326A4yYY29" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> to submit an abstract. The deadline for poster abstracts is </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">June 15th, 2025, 11:59pm PST</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Note that while we encourage students to apply to both opportunities, applications will be evaluated separately.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please share this call for applications widely – we hope to attract a very broad pool of scholarship and student applicants. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Feel free to contact Canaan Breiss (</span><a href="mailto:cbreiss@usc.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(70,120,134);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">cbreiss@usc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">) with any questions.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Sincerely,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Organizers </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Canaan Breiss (University of Southern California), Gaja Jarosz (UMass Amherst), Emily Morgan (UC Davis) and Volya Kapatsinski (University of Oregon)</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Emily Morgan (pronouns: she/her/hers)<br><div>Associate Professor</div><div>Linguistics, UC Davis</div></div></div></div></div></div>