CFP: 47th Annual Graduate Philosophy Conference
Submission deadline: January 1, 2026
Conference date(s):
March 6, 2026 - March 7, 2026
Conference Venue:
Department of Philosophy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Urbana,
United States
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Call For Papers
47th Annual Graduate Philosophy Conference
Graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invite current graduate students to submit works for presentation in any area of philosophy, with priority given to papers related to action theory and practical philosophy.
All submitted papers should: (i) not exceed 3,000 words (not including abstracts, footnotes, and references), (ii) be preceded by a 200-word abstract, and (iii) be prepared for blind review.
Accepted papers will have 20 minutes to be presented followed by a 10-minute comment period and a 20-minute Q&A session. Each paper will be assigned a graduate student commentator.
Essay Price: The best paper will receive a price of $100.
The conference will be held in person at the University of Illinois in Urbana- Champaign on March 6th and 7th, 2026.
Keynote Speakers
Anton Ford John Schwenkler
University of Chicago University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Submission Deadline: Thursday, January 1st, 2026. Confirmation Date: Thursday, January 15th, 2026.
Send submissions to: [email protected]. Please enter ‘Submission Grad Conference UIUC 2026’ into the subject line of your email. For questions, send an email to: [email protected].
For more information visit: publish.illinois.edu/gradphilosophyconference.
Sponsored by: The Department of Philosophy and the Graduate Philosophy Organization at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Organizing Committee Co-Chairs: Ana López & Robert Reimer