01Jul
CFP: Toronto Workshop on Moral Psychology and Moral Theory
Submission deadline. Workshop Nov 7-8, 2026. Topics: Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Value Theory.
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01Jul
International Studies Association 2027 Convention
Special-program deadlines June and July, confirm the general call. International relations. Atlanta, March 2027, with a virtual option for Global South scholars.
01Jul
Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Authenticity in Lived-Experience Work
Abstract deadline, July 1. Special issue on authenticity in peer and lived-experience workforces. Sage. Journal special issue.
03Jul
CFP: International Association for Philosophy of Time (Eastern APA 2027)
Abstract deadline for the IAPT session at the 2027 Eastern APA.
04Jul
CFP: University of Toronto Philosophy Graduate Conference 2026
Submission deadline 11:59pm EST. Conference Oct 16-17, 2026. Keynotes Don Garrett (NYU), Alva Noe (UC Berkeley).
15Jul
PAMLA 2026 Conference
Panel submission window, projected, verify. Literature and languages. Seattle, November 2026. Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association. Confirm on the portal.
31Jul
Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2026
Poetry submission deadline, 6 PM ET. Any theme, up to 40 lines. Open worldwide, ages 11 to 17. Free. AI-written poems barred.
31Jul
Polar Expressions Summer Writing Contest 2026
Submission deadline. Poetry up to 48 lines or a short story up to 750 words. Open to Canadian residents of all ages, with a division for ages 15 and under. Free.
31Jul
R.A. Butler Prize in Politics and International Studies
Submission deadline, projected from the annual July window. Politics or international studies essay, up to 3000 words. Penultimate-year students worldwide. Free. Trinity College, Cambridge. Confirm the date on the site.
01Aug
Trinity College Cambridge Subject Essay Prizes
Submission deadline, projected from the summer window. Subject essays in English, law, history, philosophy, and more, around 2000 to 2500 words. Year 12 and 13 students worldwide. Free. Some prizes skip a year, confirm each on the site.
03Aug
Archaeological Institute of America 2027 Annual Meeting
Second deadline, August 3, workshops, open papers, and posters, with roundtables to November 1. Boston, January 2027.
15Aug
Association of American Law Schools 2027 Annual Meeting
Section calls vary, projected, verify. Legal education, theme Emancipate Academic Freedom. New York, January 2027. Confirm on the site.
15Aug
Renaissance Society of America, Philadelphia 2027
Submission deadline, August 15. Renaissance and early-modern sessions and papers. RSA members, sessions need a degree-holding presenter. Philadelphia, March 2027.
29Aug
Marshall Society Essay Competition in Economics
Submission deadline, projected from the late-August window. Economics essay on a set question, about 1500 words. Pre-university students worldwide. Free. University of Cambridge. Confirm the date on the site.
31Aug
International Medieval Congress, Leeds 2027, Communities
Paper deadline, August 31, sessions September 30. Medieval studies, theme Communities. University of Leeds, July 2027, hybrid.
01Sep
Metaphysical Society of America 2027 Meeting
Submission deadline, September 1. Metaphysics abstracts and full papers, theme Habits of Being. Open, with student and early-career prizes. Gonzaga University, March 2027.
10Sep
Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship application deadline, projected
Projected source watch for the Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship. Interdisciplinary humanities, arts, social sciences, sciences, and public scholarship. Confirm active deadline and eligibility on the official site.
15Sep
EHESS, Exploring Plantation Records
Submission deadline, September 15, verify the year. History of slavery, French Caribbean. EHESS, Paris, June 2027. Confirm on the site.
15Sep
International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo 62nd
Submission deadline, September 15. Medieval studies, interdisciplinary. Open, graduate students welcome. Western Michigan University, May 2027, hybrid.
16Sep
College Art Association 115th, Call for Participation
Participation window, chairs select by about September 16. Art history and visual studies. CAA members. New York, February 2027. Session proposals already closed.
18Sep
MLA 2027 Convention, just-in-time sessions
Just-in-time session window, open through about September 18. Literature and languages. MLA members. Los Angeles, January 2027. Most regular sessions already closed.
25Sep
ACLS Fellowship competition, projected
Projected source watch for American Council of Learned Societies fellowship competitions. Humanities and interpretive social science research support; eligibility varies by program. Confirm active competition deadlines on the official site.
30Sep
ACLA Annual Meeting seminar proposal deadline, projected
Projected source watch and proposal deadline window for the American Comparative Literature Association annual meeting. Comparative literature, theory, world literature, and interdisciplinary humanities. Confirm active year on the official site.
30Sep
Elizabeth Bowen Review, Volume 8
Submission deadline, September 30. Essays up to 6000 words, Why Bowen Matters. Irish and modernist literary studies. Journal, double-blind review.
30Sep
Institute for Human Sciences Vienna fellowships, projected
Projected source watch for IWM fellowships. Political thought, history, public humanities, social science, democracy, religion, and European studies. Confirm active programs and deadlines on the official site.
30Sep
Journal of the Georgia Philological Association
Submission deadline, September 30. Literature, language, philology, interdisciplinary humanities. Journal.
30Sep
Verge, Studies in Global Asias 14.2
Proposal deadline, September 30, essays May 2027. Special issue, The Cultural Labor of Internationalism. Global Asias scholarship. Penn State. Journal special issue.
01Oct
AAR Southeast Region 2027 Annual Meeting
Submission deadline, October 1, undergraduate award papers December 15. Religious studies. Virginia Commonwealth University, March 2027.
01Oct
Getty Scholar Grants, projected
Projected source watch for Getty Scholar Grants. Art history, conservation, humanities, visual culture, museum studies, and research collections. Confirm active deadline on the official site.
01Oct
SAAS 18th Conference, Negotiating Identity and Power
Panel and paper deadline projected, verify. American studies and literature. Universidad de Oviedo, March 2027. Spanish Association for American Studies. Confirm on the site.
02Oct
National Humanities Center Fellowship deadline, projected
Projected source watch for National Humanities Center fellowships. Advanced humanities research fellowship; eligibility and application requirements vary by cycle. Confirm active deadline on the official site.
08Oct
YoungArts National Arts Competition
Not eligible for most Toronto students, US citizens, residents, or those able to receive US taxable income only. Submission deadline projected from the October window. Writing categories, ages 15 to 18. Thirty-five dollar fee with waivers.
15Oct
HASTAC opportunities and CFP scan, projected
Projected source watch for HASTAC opportunities. Digital humanities, pedagogy, grants, collaborative projects, fellowships, and conference calls. Confirm active calls on the official opportunities page.
15Oct
Hermann Weber Conference 9th, Communist Regimes and the World Economy
Submission deadline projected, verify. History, communist regimes and the world economy since the 1970s. University of Regensburg, April 2027. Confirm on the site.
15Oct
Institute for Advanced Study fellowship applications, projected
Projected source watch for Institute for Advanced Study School of Historical Studies and Social Science membership/fellowship applications. Confirm active deadlines and fields on the official site.
23Oct
ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship, projected
Projected source watch for ACLS dissertation and early-career competitions. Humanities doctoral research, methods, and scholarly development; eligibility varies by program. Confirm active competition deadlines on the official site.
27Oct
CFP: Athens Institute 22nd International Conference on Philosophy
Abstract submission deadline.
29Oct
Law and Society Association 2027 International Meeting
Submission deadline projected, the call opens about summer. Socio-legal studies. University of Hong Kong, June 2027. Confirm on the site.
01Nov
American Academy in Rome Rome Prize, projected
Projected source watch for the Rome Prize. Humanities, arts, historic preservation, architecture, landscape architecture, literature, design, and visual arts. Confirm active deadline and citizenship rules on the official site.
01Nov
Dumbarton Oaks fellowships and awards, projected
Projected source watch for Dumbarton Oaks fellowships. Byzantine studies, pre-Columbian studies, garden and landscape history, art history, archaeology, and material culture. Confirm active deadline on the official site.
01Nov
Bennington Young Writers Awards
Submission deadline, opens September 1. Poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. Open worldwide, grades 9 to 12, with a teacher sponsor. Free. Prizes to two thousand dollars plus Bennington scholarships.
01Nov
Digital Humanities 2027, Creativity
Submission deadline projected, verify, the call is expected late 2026. Digital humanities, theme Creativity. University of Galway, June and July 2027. Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations.
01Nov
International Conference on Medical Humanities
Submission deadline projected from the annual late-year window, verify. Medical humanities, interdisciplinary. Online. Confirm on the site.
01Nov
Society for Global Nineteenth-Century Studies 2027 World Congress
Submission deadline projected, verify. Global nineteenth-century studies. Valparaiso, Chile, July 2027. Confirm on the site.
04Nov
CASBS fellowship applications, projected
Projected source watch for Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences fellowships. Social sciences, humanities-adjacent research, law, ethics, politics, culture, and public life. Confirm active deadline on the official site.
15Nov
Huntington Library fellowships, projected
Projected source watch for Huntington Library fellowships. Archives, rare books, literature, history, American studies, British studies, and humanities research. Confirm active deadline on the official site.
15Nov
Princeton UCHV visiting faculty and fellowship opportunities, projected
Projected source watch for Princeton University Center for Human Values fellowships and funding. Ethics, political philosophy, bioethics, law and normative thinking, human values, and visiting scholar opportunities…
20Nov
Polar Expressions Student Writing Contest 2026
Submission deadline. Poetry up to 32 lines or a short story up to 450 words. Canadian students, kindergarten to grade 12. Free.
30Nov
Association for Law, Property, and Society 2027 Meeting
Submission deadline projected from a late-November window, verify. Property law, interdisciplinary. Cardiff University, 2027. Confirm on the site.
30Nov
SHARP annual conference CFP, projected
Projected source watch for the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing annual conference. Book history, bibliography, media history, archives, and print culture. Confirm active year on the official site.
30Nov
Society for Applied Philosophy annual conference CFP, projected
Projected source watch for the Society for Applied Philosophy annual conference. Applied ethics, public philosophy, political philosophy, law, medicine, technology, and social practice. Confirm active year on the official site.
30Nov
Warburg Institute fellowships, projected
Projected source watch for Warburg Institute fellowships. Intellectual history, Renaissance studies, art history, magic, memory, history of ideas, and cultural history. Confirm active deadline on the official site.
15Dec
CHCI annual meeting proposals, projected
Projected source watch for Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes annual meeting proposals. Humanities centers, institutes, public humanities, and interdisciplinary research networks. Confirm active year on the official site.
31Dec
Journal of Marlowe Studies 2027 Issue
Submission window, projected, verify. Early-modern literary studies. Sheffield Hallam University. Journal.
31Dec
The Space Between, Literature and Culture 1914 to 1945
Rolling submissions for the 2027 and 2028 issues. Interwar literary and cultural studies. Journal.
05Jan
Canadian Philosophical Association Congress
Submission deadline projected from the annual January window. Papers and symposia across philosophy. CPA members, held with the Congress of the Humanities. Confirm on the site.
09Jan
Midwest AAR 2027 Annual Meeting
Submission deadline projected from the annual January window. Religious studies, membership not required to submit. Confirm on the site.
10Jan
British Society for Ethical Theory annual conference CFP, projected
Projected source watch for the British Society for Ethical Theory annual conference. Normative ethics, metaethics, moral psychology, and value theory. Confirm active year on the official site.
14Jan
American Political Science Association 2027 Annual Meeting
Submission deadline projected from the annual January window. Political science. APSA. Annual meeting. Confirm on the site.
15Jan
American Ethnological Society Spring 2027 Conference
Submission deadline projected from the annual January window. Cultural anthropology. American Ethnological Society. Confirm on the site.
15Jan
European Society for Aesthetics annual conference CFP, projected
Projected source watch for the European Society for Aesthetics annual conference. Aesthetics, philosophy of art, art theory, literature, music, film, and visual culture. Confirm active year on the official site.
15Jan
Folger Shakespeare Library fellowships, projected
Projected source watch for Folger fellowships. Shakespeare, early modern studies, performance, book history, and library collections. Confirm active deadline on the official site.
15Jan
Society for History in the Federal Government 2027 Meeting
Submission deadline projected from the annual January window. Public and federal history. Washington area. Confirm on the site.
20Jan
Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy 64th Conference
Submission deadline projected from the annual January window. Continental philosophy papers, panels, and book sessions. Members worldwide. Loyola University Chicago. Confirm on the site.
31Jan
British Society for the History of Philosophy annual conference CFP, projected
Projected source watch for the British Society for the History of Philosophy annual conference. History of philosophy, intellectual history, ancient, medieval, modern, and non-canonical traditions. Confirm active year on the official site.
01Feb
ICMA-sponsored session, CAA 2028
Session deadline projected from the annual February window. Medieval art history. International Center of Medieval Art. Confirm on the site.
01Feb
North American Society for Social Philosophy conference CFP, projected
Projected source watch for the North American Society for Social Philosophy conference. Social philosophy, political philosophy, ethics, law, democracy, oppression, justice, and public life. Confirm active year on the official site.
01Feb
Philosophy of Management 18th Annual Conference
Submission deadline projected from the annual February window. Philosophy of management and organization. EM Normandie, Paris. Confirm on the site.
01Feb
SBL International Meeting 2027
Submission deadline projected, verify. Biblical studies and religion. Leuven, Belgium, July 2027. Society of Biblical Literature. Confirm on the site.
15Feb
American Historical Association 2028 Annual Meeting
Submission deadline projected from the annual mid-February window. History, all fields. AHA members. Annual meeting. Confirm on the site.
15Feb
ASOR annual meeting abstract deadline, projected
Projected source watch for the American Society of Overseas Research annual meeting. Archaeology, ancient Near East, biblical studies, religious studies, material culture, and heritage. Confirm active year on the official site.
15Feb
European Society for Analytic Philosophy congress CFP, projected
Projected source watch for the European Society for Analytic Philosophy congress. Analytic philosophy across metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, logic, mind, language, science, and political philosophy. Confirm active year on the official site.
25Feb
American Sociological Association 2027 Annual Meeting
Main paper deadline projected, the call opens about November. Sociology, theme Realizing the Promise of Sociology. Chicago, August 2027. Confirm on the site.
28Feb
CBC First Page Student Writing Challenge
Submission deadline, projected from the annual February window. One opening page of a novel set 150 years ahead, 300 to 400 words. Canadian residents, grades 7 to 12. Free. Confirm the date on the site.
06Mar
American Academy of Religion 2027 Annual Meeting
Submission deadline projected from the annual March window. Religious studies and theology. AAR members. Washington, November 2027. Confirm on the site.
09Mar
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities 2027 Conference
Submission deadline projected from the annual March window. Bioethics and health humanities. Columbus, October 2027. Confirm on the site.
15Mar
NIAS fellowships, projected
Projected source watch for Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study fellowships. Humanities and social sciences. Confirm active deadline and eligibility on the official site.
23Mar
Toronto Public Library Young Voices Magazine
Submission deadline, projected from the annual March window. Poems, stories, reviews, comics. Teens who live, work, or study in Toronto, ages 12 to 19. Free. Strict AI ban. Publication, no cash prize. Confirm on the site.
05Apr
Society for Classical Studies 2028 Annual Meeting
Submission deadline projected from the annual April window. Classics. SCS members. Annual meeting with the Archaeological Institute. Confirm on the site.
10Apr
Italian Art Society session, CAA 2028
Session deadline projected from the annual April window. Italian art history. Italian Art Society at the CAA conference. Confirm on the site.
30Apr
International Virginia Woolf Conference 36th
Submission deadline projected from the annual spring window. Modernist literary studies. Annual conference, location rotates. Confirm on the site.
06May
American Anthropological Association 2027 Annual Meeting
Submission deadline projected from the annual spring window. Anthropology, unified single call. AAA. Confirm on the site.
14May
AIES 2027, AI Ethics and Society
Submission deadline projected from the annual spring window, verify. AI ethics, interdisciplinary. AAAI and ACM conference. Confirm on the site.
15May
Paris Conference on AI and Digital Ethics 2027
Submission deadline projected from the annual spring window, verify. AI ethics, interdisciplinary, with a journal track. Paris. Confirm on the site.
31May
James Bartleman Indigenous Youth Creative Writing Award
Submission deadline, projected from the annual May window. Any creative writing. Indigenous students enrolled in and resident in Ontario, under 18. Free. Twenty-five hundred dollars to up to six recipients. Confirm on the site.
31May
John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize 2027
Essay submission deadline, approximate. Annual prize across ten subjects, registration opens about February, 2026 deadline was May 31. Open worldwide, under 19. Free. Confirm the date on the site.
15Jun
USC Cinema and Media Studies Graduate Conference, Delirium
Deadline projected for the next annual cycle, verify. Media studies, graduate. University of Southern California. Graduate conference. Confirm on the site.