2026 Global Scholars Intensive

The Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School is pleased to announce the 2026 Global Scholars Intensive organized in collaboration with Sciences Po Law School.

The Intensive, to be held in Paris, France from June 11 – 13, 2026, is a focused three-day residential experience designed to enable junior faculty and post-doctoral scholars to engage in sustained, interdisciplinary, peer-to-peer collaboration under the close mentorship of research faculty drawn from the world’s top universities. The GSI is open by application to junior scholars working to understand and map the levers of political, economic, and legal authority in the world today.

The 2026 Intensive offers a unique interdisciplinary curriculum and includes thematic minicourses, plenary lectures, and writing workshops over a three-day period. Writing workshops offer participants the opportunity to receive detailed, valuable feedback on their research from their peers and senior colleagues in small group settings. Throughout the Intensive, participants will workshop their ongoing research, review current scholarship developments, reconsider canonical texts, and network with colleagues from across the world.

Preference will be given to scholars from the Global South and to those 2-5 years post-PhD and currently holding postdoctoral posts or faculty positions. Late-stage doctoral students are also welcome to apply. All accepted participants will be expected to submit an 8000-word piece, draft, or work in progress of academic writing in advance of the Intensive to be discussed with colleagues in our intensive Writing Workshops. To promote wide and fair participation, we are committed to keeping the Intensive as affordable as possible for all participants. Travel scholarships will also be awarded to accepted participants.

We would appreciate if you could distribute this call for applications to your network. The deadline for applications is March 23, 2026. Additional information about the 2026 Global Scholars Intensive program and application process can be found on the IGLP website.