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Open Calls – November 2025

Please note that the dates might be subject to change before the application deadline. The website will be updated immediately in case of changes.

Deadline: 7th of December, 23:59 CET

Using AI will negatively impact the overall score for your application. If you have any questions about this matter, please refer to the AI Usage Guidelines.

CHOOSE YOUR ELSA DELEGATION FROM BELOW AND APPLY HERE

WIPO

Patent Cooperation Treaty Working Group: 19th Session (PCT/WG/19), 2nd-6th February 2026, Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid)
Date: 2nd-6th February, 2025

Meeting agenda and related documents can be found here.

Click here to read the WIPO guidelines.

This session requires intermediate knowledge of the law of patents and a medium amount of academic preparation on the session documents (5-8 hours).

Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore: 52nd Session (GRTKF/IC/52), 4-13th March 2026, Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid)
Date: 4-13th March 2026

Meeting agenda and related documents can be found here.

Click here to read the WIPO guidelines.

This session requires basic knowledge of the law of patents and a medium amount of academic preparation on the session documents (5-8 hours)

ECOSOC /DESA

64th Session of the Commission For Social Development (CSocD64), 2nd-10th February 2026, New York, United States of America (onsite)
Date: 2nd-10th February 2026

Meeting agenda and related documents can be found here.

Click here to read the UNECOSOC guidelines.

70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), 9-20th March 2026, New York, United States of America (onsite)
Date: 9-20th March 2026

Meeting agenda and related documents can be found here.

Click here to read the UNECOSOC guidelines.

OHCHR

92nd session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW/92), 2nd-20th February 2026, Geneva, Switzerland (onsite)
Date: 2nd - 20th February 2026

Meeting agenda and related documents can be found here.

OHCHR Guidelines can be found here.