On 17-19 June 2026, the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS) in Middelburg, will organise a seminar for doctoral students pursuing research in American History / American Studies twice a year. Doctoral candidates whose research covers any aspect of American culture, media, society, politics, or foreign relations, current or historical, are invited to submit their…

The organisers of the Workshop ‘From Matrimonial Ads to Dating Apps: Unraveling the Partnering Market’ call for paper abstracts for this workshop, to be held on 4 and 5 June at the Center for Demographic Studies in Barcelona, Spain. Partner selection is often seen as a private decision, but its implications stretch far beyond the…

Between the 25 and 27 August, the Boom to Dust project (funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the African Studies Centre Leiden) will be hosting a workshop at Mulungushi University near Kabwe, Zambia. For this workshop scholars are invited to present papers on themes relating to the environmental histories of mining and mineral…

In 2027, the Keninklik Frysk Genoatskip foar Skiednis en Kultuer / Royal Frisian Society for History and Culture (KFG) will be 200 years old. One of the anniversary activities is a scientific competition for the best historical essay of up to 5,000 words (including annotation) on a topic from the history of the Frisians, Friesland…

On 13 and 14 July 2026, the Medieval and Earl Modern Student Association (MEMSA) will organise its 20th Annual Conference at St. John’s College at Durham University. This year’s conference theme is ‘Connection, conversation and contention: encounters in the Medieval and Early Modern World’. All kinds of connections took shape in the period of 500…

~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Erfgoed Brabant, de Historische Vereniging Brabant en Stichting Zuidelijk Historisch Contact willen de wetenschappelijke beoefening van de Brabantse geschiedenis aan de Nederlandse en Belgische universiteiten en hogescholen bevorderen en jonge onderzoekers op dit terrein aanmoedigen en hebben daartoe een prijs ingesteld voor masterscripties die handelen over de…

~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Het bestuur van de Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (KHMW) stelt met ingang van 2026 vanuit het Treub Fonds van de KHMW (vernoemd naar Melchior Treub (1815-1910), directeur van ‘s Lands Plantentuin in Buitenzorg op Java) jaarlijks een onderzoeksbate beschikbaar ter bevordering van wetenschappelijk onderzoek in de…

The Belgische Vereniging voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis – Association belge d’Histoire contemporaine BVNG-ABHC and the University of Antwerp call for papers for the 2026 edition of the Dag van de Nieuwste Geschiedenis – Journée de l’Histoire Contemporaine, to be held on 29 April 2026 at the City Campus (Hof van Liere) of the University of Antwerp….

Through the Essay Prize, worth 500 euros, the TSEG – The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History challenges young researchers to demonstrate whether economic and social history can contribute to solving current social issues, and if so, how. Many of the major debates of our time, such as climate change, pandemics, inequality or…

On 27-29 August 2026, the 2026 edition of the Historians’ Days [in Dutch: Historicidagen] will be jointly organised by the Royal Netherlands Historical Society (KNHG) and Leiden University in the city of Leiden. The Historians’ Days 2026 revolve around the theme of ‘Future of history’, and actively promote diversity within participants, audience, program, stories, methods…