Thank you for your interest in attending the ASA 2026 Annual Meeting. If you are a returning student/early career participant, welcome back! We are so happy to have you again. If this will be your first meeting, here are a few things you can expect:

• Excellent plenary sessions from speakers at the top of their fields
• Opportunities for fellowship and networking with other ASA members in the USA, Canada, and beyond
• A special student track and lunch
• Meal Meet Ups for many field areas
• Opportunities to present a paper or poster

When & Where

July 23-24, 2026
Gordon College, Wenham, MA

ASA will host a retreat for underrepresented graduate and professional program students, postdocs, & early career individuals prior to the 2026 ASA Annual Meeting. (Medical residents are included, as are 2024 and 2025 retreat attendees, even if they are now beyond the usual ASA definition of early career.) Find community, explore what it means to be the whole of yourself in your scientific work, and connect your experience in your field with your faith in Christ.

Questions?

For inquiries and/or more information about the workshop, please contact Hannah Eagleson at hannah@asa3.org

Our Student/Early Career Track provides a terrific opportunity to network with other emerging scholars.

Audience:
Students (grad & undergrad) and early career professionals within three years of finishing their most recent degree.

Are you looking for a sense of purpose in your work as a student or early career professional? Or for a community that will help you grow? Join us for a special Saturday morning Student/Early Career Track. We’ll feature a panel of experienced Christians in science and related fields, small groups to help you connect your working life and your experience of faith, and an early career lunch to connect and celebrate.

Join us after the State of the ASA for our much-anticipated Ice Cream Social!

All are welcome to the InterVarsity Reception/Ice Cream Social! Join us after the State of the ASA to celebrate what God is doing this year. We’ll give a brief update on InterVarsity’s work with grad students and faculty, feature some fun guests, and give you a chance to connect with Christians in and interested in science.

Some of our scholarship winners at ASA 2016 at Azusa Pacific University.

We know that money can be tight for students and early career members (in or a postdoc or within the first 3 years after finishing your most recent degree). The ASA would like to help make your attendance at ASA 2025 a possibility. Thanks to generous donations from ASA members, we are able to offer limited scholarships to ASA student members. Registration for student members is FREE (a $295 value).

• Scholarship awards will cover 50% of meals and lodging (double occupancy, shared bath).
• If the student is presenting either a poster or oral presentation, the award increases to cover 75% of meals and lodging.
• Underrepresented Grad Students/Postdocs/Early Career Retreat attendees receive free retreat attendance and up to $700 in funding for economical travel to the conference. Application must be approved by ASA.

Important Notes:

• Please join the ASA as a student member if you wish to apply for scholarships. This allows us to grant scholarships within the technical infrastructure of our registration system.

To be considered for a scholarship, you must

• Be a student ASA member. To become a member, complete the online membership application.
• Be an undergraduate or graduate student, a postdoc, or early career individual (less than 3 years since graduation). Exception for attendees of underrepresented scientists retreat: Medical residents are eligible for this retreat, as are 2024 and 2025 retreat attendees, even if some may be slightly beyond 3 years since graduation from their most recent degree.
• Complete all information on the application form.
• Plan to participate in the entire meeting, including the Student/Early Career Track and the State of the ASA meeting.
• Apply by June 1, 2026.

Students are invited to deliver academic talks and poster sessions at ASA annual meetings.

We invite student registrants to contribute oral or poster presentations to traditional parallel session tracks for a poster presentation on a range of topics at the intersection of science and faith. You may propose an abstract one of the following:

• An Oral Presentation: this is a 20-minute presentation (plus 5-minute Q&A) on a topic of importance to the science-faith dialogue.
• A Poster Presentation: this is a conference-style poster for viewing; it should include scientific data and analysis as well as some discussion about its theological significance.

Students may either include theological reflection in their poster or bring a poster they have already created (e.g., for a secular conference) and develop theological connections in conversation at the conference.

Graduate and undergraduate students submitting posters will be entered into the student poster contest.

We're excited to continue our student poster contest tradition! Graduate and undergraduate students submitting posters will be entered into the student poster contest. We are excited to honor exceptional student work at the Annual Meeting.

Posters will be judged on the following criteria:

• Overall Clarity of Presentation: Visual interest, Readability, Balance between text and visuals, Title, Authors, etc.
• Elements and Flow: Title and authors, Statement of purpose and significance, Description of research
• Quality of Research: Key references to support findings/conclusions
• Graphs and Data presentation: Do they support the conclusions? Are they readable and clear?

Information for those coming from a country which requires a visa.

If you need a letter of support to apply for a visa, please email us at asa@asa3.org with Request for Visa Letter of Invitation in the subject line. Please include your full name, your current hard copy address, your institution, and the title of the talk or poster you will be presenting (if any).