The Paris Institute for Advanced Study (Paris IAS) is a research institute that hosts leading international researchers in the humanities and social sciences for six-month or one-year research stays, and experiments with innovative forms of collaborative research involving the non-academic sector. It promotes interdisciplinary exchange and the development of links between its residents and the scientific community in Paris and the Île-de-France region, thereby contributing to the international influence of French social sciences and humanities.

Several research institutions in the Île-de-France region are members and partners of the Paris IAS. The institute maintains close ties with them with a view to fostering scientific interaction in the field of social sciences and humanities and beyond.

To this end, the Paris IAS hosts scientific events organised by its partners each year at its premises in the Hôtel de Lauzun, on the Île Saint-Louis, a remarkable 17th-century heritage site made available to it by the City of Paris.

This call for proposals offers researchers and lecturer-researchers from the Paris IAS’s partner institutions the opportunity to submit a proposal for a scientific event they wish to see hosted at the Institute.

This call for proposals covers the period from January to December 2027, for which each member institution is allocated a total of three days.

For each event, the Paris IAS will make its meeting rooms and equipment available free of charge to the organisers of the selected events. It does not provide funding, so the organiser must cover any additional costs.

Eligibility

This call is open to all researchers and lecturer-researchers who are members of an Paris IAS partner institution or one of its laboratories:

• Sorbonne University
• Gustave Eiffel University
• Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3 University
• Paris Cité University
• Paris Nanterre University
• Paris-Saclay University
• Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne University
• EHESS
• FMSH
• Inalco
• INRAE
• CNRS
• PSL

Eligible events include conferences, study days and seminar sessions covering any topic within the humanities and social sciences, or related to them. Preference will be given to international and interdisciplinary events.

Hosting periods

Events may be proposed for the following periods:

From 18 January to 2 July 2027 and from 29 September to 10 December 2027

The IEA hosts partners’ academic events only on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, excluding public holidays.

Event organisers are strongly advised to propose several possible dates to facilitate coordination between different requests.

Event times: 9.30 am to 6.30 pm, including a welcome coffee and cocktail reception.

Hosting conditions

The Paris IAS has two meeting rooms, located in the heritage section of the building:

The Salle des Gardes, on the 1^st floor in ‘conference’ layout (rows of chairs facing a lectern or speakers’ table), accommodating up to 72 people.

The Antichambre, on the second floor in ‘round table’ layout, accommodating around 30 people (21 around the table).

In both rooms, the Paris IAS can provide organisers with: chairs, tables and a lectern, a laptop, a screen and a video projection system. The Salle des Gardes also has sound equipment (microphones and amplifiers).

Subject to coordination with the Paris IAS team, it is possible to organise coffee breaks, lunches and cocktail receptions in the courtyard or the Institute’s cafeteria on the ground floor (depending on the number of guests, see the welcome brochure).

For security reasons, prior registration for events held at the Paris IAS is mandatory. Organisers are also responsible for managing public access and ensuring that guidelines are followed throughout the event.

All specific details regarding event management will be provided when initial contact is made to organise the event.

Application form

The event proposal form contains key information about the event: main organiser; title and theme; proposed dates; organising and scientific committees; expected number of attendees.

The proposal form can be accessed by clicking on the link below and must be completed by 17 May 2026 at the latest.

Once the form has been submitted, please notify us by sending an email to colloques@paris-iea.fr.

You will then receive confirmation of receipt.

Complete the form: https://forms.gle/vi8zpWKWYpNcgS94A

Selection procedure and notification

The Paris IAS will review all applications received and provide each of its partner institutions with an indicative ranking in order of priority based on the themes and dates of the proposed events.

The management or chair of each partner institution will make the final selection from among all the proposals concerning it.

Once any scheduling conflicts have been resolved, the Paris IAS will notify the organisers of the decisions taken.

Timetable

• Deadline for submission of proposals: 17 May 2026
• Notification of results: 2nd^or3rdweek of July.
• Please provide an email address (or other contact details) that you will be checking during this period.

Any questions regarding the call for proposals may be addressed to colloques@paris-iea.fr