Call for Proposals: 2026 Sponsored Event Program, American Society of Comparative Law, January 20, 2026
January 20
The American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) is pleased to issue a Call for Proposals for its 2026 Sponsored Event Program. The Program will provide a $3,000 grant to a U.S.-based Member School in support of comparative law programming during the spring or summer of 2026. The grant is intended to support a high-quality comparative law event at the selected Member School. Qualifying events can be on any topic relevant to comparative law as an intellectual discipline. They can also be in any format, including a conference, a workshop, a law review symposium or panel, or a keynote lecture by a prominent comparatist. The selected Member School is expected to list the ASCL as a co-sponsor on all program advertising and marketing, and to provide the ASCL with a short post-event blog post for potential publication on the ASCL website.
We regret that tax and administrative issues mean that this funding opportunity is only available to U.S.-based Member Schools.
Member Schools that wish to apply for Sponsored Event Program funding should send a short (roughly 250-word) proposal to the ASCL’s Program Committee Chair, Professor Jason Yackee ([email protected]), no later than January 20, 2026.Member Schools should submit no more than one proposal per school. Final decisions will be communicated by February 1, 2026.
Proposals should adequately describe the proposed event (i.e. topic, format, proposed speakers, audience, timing, chief organizer/sponsor) and provide a brief indication of how ASCL funding will help to contribute to the program’s success. Given the timing of this Call and our interest in funding programming that will take place during the spring or summer of 2026, we are—in extraordinary cases—willing to consider funding qualifying events that Member Schools have already planned and scheduled. In that case, we hope that ASCL funding will allow the Member School to improve the quality or scope of the planned event.
Thank you for your interest in this funding opportunity, and for your support of the Society.
