Seventeenth International Conference 2026

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“Imagining the Next Generation: Strengthening the Foundations of the Third Sector”

Seventeenth International Conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR)

July 14-17, 2026 • Lisbon, Portugal

Ninth International PhD Seminar • July 12-14, 2026

Deadline For Conference Submissions and PhD Seminar Applications: October, 31, 2025

PhD Seminar applications are being accepted in a different location. Click here for more information.

Who should submit and attend?

The conference will create space for reflection, exchange, and learning across disciplines, countries, and research institution types.

Researchers (Established and Emerging): an opportunity to share and receive feedback on your work from an interdisciplinary, international cohort of scholars, teachers and practitioners in the field. Find collaborators, build networks, and help advance the research agenda for ISTR.

Teachers: an opportunity to find the latest content and case studies for your syllabi, possible teaching collaborators, and guest speakers that can inspire you and your students.

Organization and Foundation Leaders: an opportunity to meet and connect with an international community focusing on research on the third sector; to share important learnings and learn from others; a chance to share a dilemma you may be facing in practice and receive input from an interdisciplinary, international, cohort of scholars.

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