| 08 JUL 2026 | Call for Panels Opens |
| 26 AUG 2026 | Open Panel Proposal Submission Deadline |
| 27 AUG 2026 | Review of Open Panel Proposals Begins |
| 08 SEP 2026 | Deadline to Review Open Panel Proposals for Track Chairs |
| 08 SEP 2026 | Call for Papers Opens |
| 04 NOV 2026 | Proposal Submission Deadline: Papers and Closed Panels |
| 17 NOV 2026 | Review of Paper and Panel Proposals Begins |
| 01 DEC 2026 | Deadline to Review Papers (and complete panels) for Panel Convenors |
| 04 DEC 2026 | Travel Grant Applications Open |
| 15 DEC 2026 | Deadline to Review Papers and Panels for Track Chairs |
| 13 JAN 2027 | Deadline to Review Papers and Panels for Program Chairs (final review) |
| 22 JAN 2027 | Proposal Acceptance/Rejection Notifications (sent by e-mail to the individual who submitted the proposal) Registration Opens |
| 03 FEB 2027 | Deadline to submit/complete Travel Grant Applications |
| 24 FEB 2027 | Travel Grant Application Notifications (sent by e-mail to the individual who completed an application) |
| 18 MAR 2027 | Early Bird Registration Deadline |
| 05 MAY 2027 | Deadline to edit paper and panel proposals Deadline to add chairs, discussants and co-authors to proposals |
| 05 MAY 2027 | Final Registration Deadline Participants not registered are withdrawn from the Congress Program |
| 01 JUL 2027 | Full Paper Upload Deadline |
| 24-28 JUL 2027 | Congress Dates |
You may also refer to the Review Timeline for paper and panel proposals.
WC2027 Awards
Visit the IPSA Awards page for more information on application and nomination procedures.
| 01 NOV 2026 | Nomination Deadline Karl Deutsch Award Kim Dae-jung Award Prize of the Foundation Mattei Dogan |
DEC 2026 (TBC) |
Nomination Deadline 2027 Theodore J. Lowi First Book Award (APSA-IPSA) |
| 01 MAR 2027 | Application Deadline Global South Award IPSA Guillermo O'Donnell Award for Latin-American Scholars Stein Rokkan Travel Grant Award |
| 23 JUN 2027 | Nomination Deadline Wilma Rule Award |
| 30 SEP 2027 | Nomination Deadline Francesco Kjellberg Award for Outstanding Papers Presented by New Scholars |