Call for Panel Proposals: International Conference Panels Travel Grant

APSA is pleased to announce a call for panel proposals to be presented at the international conferences of select national political science associations. APSA’s international committee will review full-panel proposals for in-person conference presentation and select up to 2 submissions per year to receive travel grants of up to $4,000 per panel.

Submit Proposals here! Proposals should be submitted by April 20, 2026.

Contact astinson@apsanet.org with questions.

Eligible Conferences

APSA has agreements with a number of partner associations to foster collaboration and engagement among our communities, including through reciprocal panel allocations at one another’s conferences. We invite APSA members to utilize these panel allocations at the annual conferences of select national political science associations:

• Political Studies Association (UK) / Oxford, United Kingdom; March 30-April 1, 2026 (closed)
• Canadian Political Science Association / Ottawa, Canada; June 2-4, 2026
• Association Française de Science Politique / Lyon, France; June 30-July 2, 2026
• International Public Policy Association  / Ottawa, Canada; July 6-8, 2026
• Brazilian Political Science Association / Belém, Brazil; August 3-6, 2026
• European Consortium for Political Research / Kraków, Poland; September 8-11, 2026
• Central European Political Science Association / Pilsen, Czech Republic; September 24-25, 2026
• Asociación Mexicana de Ciencias Políticas / Aguascalientes, Mexico; September 23-25, 2026
• Political Studies Association of Ireland / Cork, Ireland; October 2026
• Korean Political Science Association /(2026 conference details TBA)
• International Political Science Association / (2027 conference details TBA)

Proposals for the 2026 cycle should be submitted by April 20, 2026. Submit proposals here!

Panel Proposals should include:

• Panel title and brief theme statement/abstract
• CV of panel organizer
• Detailed Panel Description
• Travel Grant Budget Justification

The Detailed Panel Description (1-3 pages) should thoroughly convey the theme and importance of the panel. In addition to identifying the panelists and paper topics/titles, the panel description should explain why the chosen conference will be a good venue for the panel theme, how the panel draws upon or will contribute to existing literature, and should also reflect on other factors as appropriate (diversity of panelists, connection of panel to other projects, etc.).

The Travel Grant Budget Justification (1 page) should identify the requested level of support (up to $4,000), itemize the expected usage of funds, and mention any expected departmental or additional support funding.

We will begin reviewing proposals on April 20. No more than 2 proposals will be accepted for funding in each cycle; though, additional in-person panels and virtual panels may be accepted without funding.