CFP
Calls for papers (CFPs) for professional and academic conferences related to the study of Southeast Asia.
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Upcoming Conferences
- Call for Individual Contributions: 21st International Association for the Study of the Commons Biennial Conference (Deadline: November 10, 2026)
Call for Individual Contributions The 2027 IASC Organizers invite you to contribute and share your work, knowledge and skills, or experience in the upcoming conference in Makassar, Indonesia on 21… Read more: Call for Individual Contributions: 21st International Association for the Study of the Commons Biennial Conference (Deadline: November 10, 2026) - Call For Abstracts: 26th Annual East-West Center’s International Graduate Student Conference
11-13 Feb 2027 | Abstract Submission | Deadline: September 30th, 2026 The East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) offers a collaborative and supportive space for graduate students to share their work, receive… Read more: Call For Abstracts: 26th Annual East-West Center’s International Graduate Student Conference - Call for Papers｜Ecofeminist Drama: Theatre, Performance, and Ecological Futures (Submission Deadline: March 30)Submission deadline: April 15, 2026
- Call for Submissions｜2026 Indonesia Consul General’s Prize for Best Scholarly Writing on Indonesia (Submission Deadline: April 15)
Submission deadline: April 15, 2026 - Call for Submissions｜2026 International Interdisciplinary Conference on Myanmar’s Borderlands (Abstract Deadline: April 15)
Submission deadline: April 15, 2026 (11:59 PM EST) - Call for Submissions｜2026 Southeast Asia Digital Library Undergraduate Paper Award (Submission Deadline: June 30)
Submission deadline: June 30, 2026 - Call for Papers｜School of Pacific and Asian Studies Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 1 – 2, 2026 (Abstract Deadline: Feb 15)
Weaving Webs: Encounters, Exchanges, and Emerging Worlds in Asia April 1 – 2, 2026 | Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i Conference Theme The conference… Read more: Call for Papers｜School of Pacific and Asian Studies Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 1 – 2, 2026 (Abstract Deadline: Feb 15) - Call for Papers｜Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Student Association Annual Conference (May 15 – 16, 2026)
Invisible Worlds: Lesser Told Stories of Southeast Asia May 15-16, 2026 | University of California, Riverside General Description Southeast Asia is a large and diverse area of the world. With… Read more: Call for Papers｜Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Student Association Annual Conference (May 15 – 16, 2026) - Call for Papers｜Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS 8)
September 10-13, 2026 | Heidelberg University, Germany Registration is Now Open! Click Here to Register The Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS 8) invites paper and panel proposals from… Read more: Call for Papers｜Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS 8) - International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) 2026
February 12–15, 2026, Jefferson Hall, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawai‘i The East-West Center will host the International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) 2026, an annual gathering that brings together graduate students from… Read more: International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) 2026
Call For Papers
- Call for Papers｜Ecofeminist Drama: Theatre, Performance, and Ecological Futures (Submission Deadline: March 30)Submission deadline: April 15, 2026
- Call for Submissions｜2026 Indonesia Consul General’s Prize for Best Scholarly Writing on Indonesia (Submission Deadline: April 15)Submission deadline: April 15, 2026
- Call for Submissions｜2026 International Interdisciplinary Conference on Myanmar’s Borderlands (Abstract Deadline: April 15)Submission deadline: April 15, 2026 (11:59 PM EST)
- Call for Submissions｜2026 Southeast Asia Digital Library Undergraduate Paper Award (Submission Deadline: June 30)Submission deadline: June 30, 2026
- Call for Papers｜School of Pacific and Asian Studies Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 1 – 2, 2026 (Abstract Deadline: Feb 15)Weaving Webs: Encounters, Exchanges, and Emerging Worlds in Asia April 1 – 2, 2026 | Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i Conference Theme The conference… Read more: Call for Papers｜School of Pacific and Asian Studies Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 1 – 2, 2026 (Abstract Deadline: Feb 15)
- Call for Papers｜Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Student Association Annual Conference (May 15 – 16, 2026)Invisible Worlds: Lesser Told Stories of Southeast Asia May 15-16, 2026 | University of California, Riverside General Description Southeast Asia is a large and diverse area of the world. With… Read more: Call for Papers｜Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Student Association Annual Conference (May 15 – 16, 2026)
- Call for Papers｜Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS 8)September 10-13, 2026 | Heidelberg University, Germany Registration is Now Open! Click Here to Register The Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS 8) invites paper and panel proposals from… Read more: Call for Papers｜Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS 8)
- Call for Papers: 54th Annual Conference of SouthWest Conference on Asian Studies
Pasts and Futures: Rethinking Asian Studies in the New Global Landscape November 7-9, 2025 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA The 54th Annual Conference of the SouthWest… Read more: Call for Papers: 54th Annual Conference of SouthWest Conference on Asian Studies - Call for Abstracts: International Conference on Insular Southeast Asian Studies (ICISAS)
“Human Security in Insular Southeast Asia: Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Future” Date: August 12-13, 2025 | Venue: Bali, Indonesia For further information, visit: https://icisas.umy.ac.id/ Mark Your Calendars! See You… Read more: Call for Abstracts: International Conference on Insular Southeast Asian Studies (ICISAS) - Call for Papers: 16th International Burma Studies Conference – Dealing with Legacies in BurmaExtended Deadline: March 1, 2025 The Center for Burma Studies at Northern Illinois University, in collaboration with the Burma Studies Foundation and the Burma Studies Group, invites scholars, students, and… Read more: Call for Papers: 16th International Burma Studies Conference – Dealing with Legacies in Burma