XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology

ISA provides registration grants to support participation in the Congress. Each Research Committee (RC), Working Group (WG), and Thematic Group (TG) is responsible for allocating these grants in accordance with ISA guidelines and its own internal procedures.

Types of grants

Each RC/WG/TG receives:
•    one registration grant for a Programme Coordinator;
•    a limited amount of funds to allocate as registration grants to participants.

Eligibility

Registration grants may be allocated only to participants who:
•    are active participants in the conference programme;
•    are ISA members in good standing;
•    are members of the relevant RC/WG/TG.

Applicants may apply for a grant before completing membership. However, grants can only be awarded and activated once membership requirements are fulfilled.

Application procedures

Participants must contact the Programme Coordinator of the RC/WG/TG in which they are participating to request a registration grant. Application procedures may vary across RC/WG/TGs.

Participants may apply to only one RC/WG/TG.

Programme Coordinator grant

Each RC/WG/TG is assigned one registration grant for a Programme Coordinator. In the case of multiple Programme Coordinators, the RC/WG/TG must indicate which coordinator will receive the grant.

The Programme Coordinator must be an ISA member in good standing and a member of the relevant RC/WG/TG for the grant to be activated.

Allocation process

Each RC/WG/TG is responsible for selecting grant recipients and allocating available funds. The Programme Coordinator typically makes this decision in consultation with the RC/WG/TG leadership.

RC/WG/TGs are encouraged to:
•    establish a reserve list of candidates in case of cancellations or reallocation needs;
•    ensure a fair and transparent allocation process;
•    avoid repeated allocation to the same recipients across conferences where possible.

Grants must cover the full registration fee. Partial grants are not permitted. Registration grants are applied directly in the Conference System to the selected participants once their eligibility has been verified.

System processing

The list of selected recipients must be submitted by the Program Coordinator through the ISA Member Portal between 28 January and 10 February 2027 (at 23:59 UTC/GMT).

The system verifies ISA and RC/WG/TG membership status and calculates the applicable grant amount based on the participant’s category.

Once confirmed, recipients are notified automatically by email and their registration grant is activated in the Conference System. Participants must still complete the registration process to confirm their participation.

If a grant balance remains and the deadline has not passed, this process can be repeated until the funds are fully allocated. Unused funds cannot be reallocated after the deadline.