The International Political Science Association (IPSA) invites the Collective Members of IPSA to submit a bid to host the 30th IPSA World Congress of Political Science in July 2029 (WC2029).
The call for bids is open from 8 December 2025 until 1 March 2026.
Once host cities are shortlisted by the Bid Committee, site inspections will be organized from May to July 2026. The 2029 host city will be selected by the IPSA Executive Committee based on the recommendation of the Bid Committee and announced in October 2026.
The bid must be submitted by the authorized person(s) legally representing the national or regional political science association that is a collective member of IPSA or the organization recognized by IPSA. Bids may be submitted by a Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) but must be supported by a national or regional political science association that is a collective member of IPSA. If a bid comes from an entity from a region/country where there is no national or regional political science association that is a collective member of IPSA, IPSA reserves the right to accept the bid.
If your organization is interested in hosting the 2029 IPSA World Congress of Political Science, please review the Bid RFP Summary. If your organization and host city are able to meet the eligibility criteria, please download a copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and related annexes and appendices.
Download link: WC2029-RFP (2.1 MB)
The Call for Bids for WC2029 includes the following documents:
- RFP: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (Bid Manual to host the 2029 IPSA World Congress);
- 6 Annexes (Provide additional guidelines for the bidder’s information);
- Please note that the MoU annex will be available at a later date.
- 4 Appendices (Must be filled out and returned along with bidder’s proposal).
Any questions regarding the bid should be directed to callforbids@ipsa.org.
