2027 UT Austin Graduate Philosophy Conference

The conference will be held in-person on February 19th - February 20th 2027, at The University of Texas at Austin.  Our keynote speakers are Ralph Wedgwood (University of Southern California) and Catharine Saint-Croix (University of Minnesota-Twin Cities).  

Please submit your papers using the following form: https://forms.gle/wP76Wupwo4oHXTBf6  

We welcome submissions on any philosophical topic. Papers should be no longer than 4000 words, suitable for a 30 min presentation. Presentations will be followed by a 30 min Q&A session.  

Submission Deadline: November 16th 2026, 5 PM CST 

Eligibility: Only current (at the time of the conference) graduate students in philosophy are eligible to apply. UT Austin students are not eligible.

Notification of Acceptance:We will notify the authors of accepted papers by December 18th 2026.

In previous years, we have been able to secure acommodations for accepted student speakers. We are currently in the process of securing acommodations for this edition of the conference, and will update the information on this form accordingly once we obtain confirmation.  

For any questions related to the conference, please contact Horia Lixandru at horia[at]utexas[dot]edu