ql-align-justify">The Emerging Scholar Program recognizes and supports the next generation of researchers. Each year, a select number of Emerging Scholar Awards are conferred on outstanding graduate students and early-career scholars whose work demonstrates originality, promise, and meaningful contribution to the intellectual concerns of the Network. Selection is competitive and reflects our commitment to inclusive, collaborative, and ethically grounded knowledge practices.

The program recognizes both In-Person Emerging Scholars and Online-Only Emerging Scholars, ensuring that researchers unable to travel can still hold a visible and valued role in the conference. Across all formats, Emerging Scholars participate fully in the life of the event: they chair parallel sessions, help guide and sustain discussion, and serve as bridges between established and early-career colleagues from different regions, institutions, and disciplines.

The final application deadline is 23 March 2026. To apply, click the link above. You may also view further instructions by visiting our FAQ page.

Emerging Scholar Applications Still Accepted