The European Science Foundation invites researchers to submit proposals for high-level research conferences within the framework of its Research Conferences Scheme in the following scientific domains:
Further scientific domains are to be added in the coming months. Please keep checking these pages or subscribe to our mailing list below to be kept informed.

Guidelines on how to submit a proposal within the ESF Research Conference Scheme can be found here. Please note that these will be updated on April 1 annually, when the call for proposal officially opens.
In order to support referees during the review process and to ensure the standard of the reviews received, ESF Research Conferences Review Guidelines are now available.
These guidelines contain the following information:
- Aims and objectives of the ESF Research Conferences Scheme
- Explanation of the evaluation criteria
- Scoring and Comments
- Further information on the review and rebuttal process
- Best practice tips for international peer review
Further information concerning the outcome of previous calls for for conference proposals is available here
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For more information, please visit our frequently asked questions page or contact the ESF Conferences Unit at conferences-proposals[at]esf.org