2026 ACUNS Annual Workshop 2026 ACUNS Workshop Application Form Step 1 of 5 20% Thank you for your interest in the 2026 ACUNS Workshop. Applicants will need to provide a CV/Resume, the email address of a professional reference who can be contacted about their application, and a description of the written work that they will present. The deadline to apply is Sunday, 26 April 2026 at 11:59pm EST. For any questions, please contact the ACUNS Administrative Coordinator at admin@acuns.org.Name(Required) Prefix Dr.Mr.Ms.Prof.Prof. Dr. Given Name Family Name Email(Required) Enter Email Confirm Email Phone Number(Required)Please indicate your country code followed by all digits without any spaces. For example, US and Canadian numbers should be indicated as +12345678999.What is your employment track?(Required) Academic (Senior Doctoral Student, Postdoc, Junior Faculty, etc.) UN Staff (P2-P4 Level) Other International Organizations (IGO, NGO, etc.) or Government Ministries/Agencies Demographic QuestionsThe following questions are asked to allow ACUNS to ensure diversity at the workshop and to collect longitudinal data on participation.Gender(Required)FemaleMaleNon-BinaryPrefer Not to SayCitizenship(Required)If you hold multiple passports, please indicate your primary citizenship.AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas 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BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (Swaziland)EthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth GeorgiaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweDo you require a visa to enter Kazakhstan?Please refer to the official Visa-migration portal of the Republic of Kazakhstan for up-to-date information on entry requirements based on your nationality. No Yes Employment InformationInstitution of Employment or Study(Required)Position/Title(Required)If “other,” please specify in the text field. Faculty Post-Doc PhD Student/Candidate Other Discipline(Required)Please indicate the discipline (international relations, political science, economics, etc.) that best describes your field of study. Questions for UN StaffThe responses to these questions will be verified by the UN Office of Human Resources (UNOHR).Index Number(Required)Functional Title(Required)Current Duty Station(Required)Department/Office(Required)Category/Level(Required)Only staff members at the P-2 to P-4 levels with at least two years of service in the Organization are eligible to apply. P-2 P-3 P-4 For UN applicants, please attach your personal action form. Your application form will not be considered if this form is not attached.(Required)Max. file size: 128 MB. Questions for Other IO or Government EmployeesInstitution of Employment(Required)Agency/Department/Office of Employment(Required)Institution Category(Required)Please select the option which best describes your institution of employment.IGO (Intergovernmental Organization)GovernmentNGO (Nongovernmental Organization)Think Tank/Research CenterPrivate Sector Application Questions and ReferenceWhat is your specialized area of knowledge and/or expertise?(Required)1250 characters (~250 words) maximum.How will participation in the workshop advance your career goals?(Required)1250 characters (~250 words) maximum.Please provide a concise proposal for your planned written work (e.g. policy brief, research article). How does it connect to the workshop's central theme, and what impact do you expect it will have? What contribution, expertise, and clarity of focus do you bring to this work?(Required)2500 characters (~500 words) maximum.What is the scope of your planned written work, including the institutions, regions, or time periods it covers, and does it adopt a theoretical, policy-focused, or combined orientation?(Required)600 characters (~100 words) maximum.Which of the following best describes the methods you use in your planned written work?(Required)If “other,” please specify in the text field. Qualitative Quantitative Formal Model Normative / Critical Other Which of the following best describes the specific method you use?(Required)Archival ResearchCase StudiesContent AnalysisCultural AnalysisDiscourse AnalysisEconomic AnalysisElite InterviewsEthnographic AnalysisExperimental DesignField ExperimentsGame TheoryGenealogical AnalysisHistorical AnalysisLegal AnalysisLinguistic AnalysisNetwork AnalysisPost Modern AnalysisPsychological AnalysisRegression AnalysisSimulationsSociological AnalysisSurveysSurvey ExperimentsProvide a short biography in third-person to be used for the program if you are selected.(Required)1250 characters (~250 words) maximum.CV or Resume(Required)Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 128 MB. Reference Name(Required)Please indicate the name of an individual who can be contacted with regards to your application. Prefix Dr.Mr.Ms.Prof.Prof. Dr. Given Family Reference Email(Required)Please indicate the email address of your reference. 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