WC2025 Registration

Registration Key Dates

2025 Registration Fees (USD)

All participants at the World Congress of Political Science must register online. This includes all participants with a role in the World Congress (paper presenters, convenors, chairs, discussants).

IPSA Members

As debuted in 2023, the World Congress registration fee will be based on the country of residency of delegates. By recognizing the financial disparity between countries, residents of Upper-Middle Income Economies and Low and Lower-Middle Income Economies now have access to reduced fees to attend the 2025 IPSA World Congress.

ALL Congress Participants must be 2025 individual members of IPSA to register for the World Congress. You may become a member during the online registration process using your IPSA account. IPSA membership is not necessary to submit a panel or paper proposal; only for participation and attendance at the World Congress.

Registration fees must be paid for online by midnight (UTC-4) 20 March 2025 to be eligible for the Early Bird Fee or postmarked by 13 March 2025, if paying by cheque/money order.

Registration Fees are as follows:

All countries are grouped based on the World Bank statistics on gross National Income (GNI) per capita in 2022, Atlas method. Click here to see the detailed list of countries.

The country provided on the first page of the registration form (Contact Information, Mailing Address) must be the participant's country of residence. Registration for Group B, C or D requires proof of residency at the time of payment (a proof of residency in PDF, JPG, or PNG will have to be uploaded in order to register in those groups).

Registration category for students requires proof of student status at the time of registration (a proof of student status in PDF, JPG, or PNG will have to be uploaded in order to complete a student registration).

There will be an Observer registration category for those who do not have a role in the program and wish to attend sessions online or in person. The Observer registration category is open to non-IPSA members. More information will be available closer to the event. 

Accompanying Person

Paid participants may purchase an accompanying person badge for immediate family members onsite at the Congress. The registration fee per accompanying person is $80 USD, payable by credit card or cash on site (not online or in advance). No invitation letters or certificates of participation will be issued for accompanying persons.

This registration cannot be purchased for participants who are part of the Congress program (authors, co-authors, chairs or discussants).

Not yet an IPSA member?

IPSA does not offer non-member registration fees to participate in the World Congress. If you are not an individual member of IPSA, you may become a member during the online registration process or via the IPSA website using your IPSA account.

All countries are grouped based on the World Bank statistics on gross National Income (GNI) per capita, Atlas method. Click here to see the detailed list of countries.

The country selected must be the member's country of residence. Membership for Group B, C or D requires proof of residency at the time of payment (a proof of residency in PDF, JPG, or PNG format will have to be uploaded in order to complete a membership in those groups).

Membership for students requires proof of student status at the time of payment (a proof of student status in PDF, JPG, or PNG format will have to be uploaded in order to complete a student membership).

For more information on the individual membership and its numerous benefits, please visit ipsa.org/membership/individual.

Payment

Registration fees may be paid for by credit card* (preferred), cheque or money order (in $USD and made out to the “International Political Science Association”). Please DO NOT SEND CASH to the Secretariat.

Registrants unable to pay online may send a cheque in US dollars to:

IPSA
World Congress Registration
2155 rue Guy, Suite ER-731
Montréal, QC, H3H 2R9, Canada

We recommend you use registered or certified mail in this case. IPSA is not responsible for payment lost or delayed in the mail.

*Supported Credit Card Types: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, UnionPay, Discover & JCB.

Refund Policy

Registrations cancelled before 20 March 2025 will be refunded 50% of the registration fee paid; cancellations received as of 21 March 2025 and no-shows will not be refunded. All cancellations must be sent in writing to the IPSA Secretariat at wc2025@ipsa.org.

Please note: Membership fees are non-refundable or transferable. New and renewed membership will remain valid even if registration to the World Congress is cancelled. If you cannot attend the World Congress, please send your cancellation notice as soon as possible, to allow your panel to find a replacement in time.

Substitution Policy

Those people registered and later unable to attend the World Congress may use the fees already paid to send someone in their place. Written notification must be sent to the IPSA Secretariat at wc2025@ipsa.org by 20 March 2025. Substitutes must be in the same registration category and be IPSA members in 2025.