Royster Global Conference
About the 2026 Royster Global Conference
The Royster Society of Fellows (RSOF) at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites proposals for panels, workshops, individual research presentations, and artistic and or performance-based contributions for the 2026 Royster Global Conference centered on the theme Time: After / Before / Now.
Marking the 30th anniversary of the Royster Society of Fellows, this conference reflects on the temporal dimensions of scholarship, mentorship, creative practice, and community-building that have shaped RSOF’s past, inform its present, and orient its future. This milestone moment offers an opportunity not only to honor the Society’s history, but also to critically examine the evolving research, artistic practices, collaborations, and intellectual trajectories that the RSOF has fostered and continues to generate across disciplines, institutions, and global contexts.
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2026 Conference Call for Proposals
About the Royster Society of Fellows
The Royster Society of Fellows has supported over 700 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill doctoral students from throughout the world. Since its inception in 1996, The Graduate School’s select interdisciplinary fellowship program has been a significant force in enhancing the quality of graduate education at Carolina. Fellowship members lead engagement with graduate education in an increasingly global academic community and professional marketplace through the Royster Global initiative. Royster Global aims to increase awareness and understanding of graduate education across international borders while preparing doctoral students – at UNC-Chapel Hill and beyond – for unprecedented global opportunities for research, networking, and employment.