IQMR 2026 will run from June 14-26
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How to Participate
Open Pool
There are four separate open-pool competitions to attend IQMR 2026: the general open pool; an open pool for researchers at African scholarly institutions; an open pool for researchers at Latin American scholarly institutions; and an open pool for scholars based at scholarly institutions in the Arab MENA region. Open pool fellowship recipients will be notified in December/January.
Scholars admitted through the general open pool will have their participation at IQMR covered, receive a stipend to contribute towards the cost of meals, and have lodging covered for the duration of the institute. General open-pool attendees will be responsible for their own transportation costs to and from Syracuse University.
Scholars admitted through the African, Latin American and MENA open-pool competitions will have participation at IQMR covered, will receive a stipend for meals, and will have lodging covered for the duration of the institute, as well as roundtrip economy-class airfare.
Nomination
In addition to receiving applications through the open-pool process, IQMR also accepts participants who are nominated to attend by their home unit (center/department/school) using their own selection procedures. Nominations are due by February 28, 2026 and can be submitted through this webform.
The participation fee for IQMR 2026 is $1,780 if a department is nominating one person, with a discount for two or more nominees (please see the first row in the table below).
The separate lodging fee for IQMR 2026 (second row in the table below) is US$1,305 (plus tax unless exempt) per participant. This fee covers 14 nights and breakfast on the 10 days of instruction.
Participants will be housed in modern, air-conditioned two- and four-bedroom suites with each participant having an individual bedroom with its own bathroom; suites include a shared living/kitchen space.
Number of Nominees | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Participation fee per participant | 1 Nominee US$1,780 | 2 Nominees US$1,750 | 3 Nominees US$1,720 | 4 Nominees US$1,700 | 5 Nominees US$1,680 |
Lodging fee per participant | US$1,305 (+8% NYS tax unless exempt) | ||||
TOTAL fee per participant | 1 Nominee US$3,085 | 2 Nominees US$3,055 | 3 Nominees US$3,025 | 4 Nominees US$3,005 | 5 Nominees US$2,985 |
TOTAL fees | 1 Nominee US$3,085 | 2 Nominees US$6,110 | 3 Nominees US$9,075 | 4 Nominees US$12,020 | 5 Nominees US$14,945 |
Most departments sponsor their nominees. If you have any questions about the nominating process, please contact Sebastian Karcher at skarcher@syr.edu.
Application Information
General
Application deadline: December 1, 2025
Number of slots: 12
Travel bursary: No
Part, room and board: Yes
Africa
Application deadline: December 1, 2025
Number of slots: 4
Travel bursary: Yes
Part, room and board: Yes
Arab MENA Countries
Number of slots: 3
Travel bursary: Yes
Part, room and board: Yes
Latin America
Application deadline: December 1, 2025
Number of slots: 5
Travel bursary: Yes
Part, room and board: Yes
Hear From Our Participants
Learn to create and critique methodologically sophisticated qualitative research designs, including case studies, tests of necessity or sufficiency, and narrative or interpretive work. Explore the techniques, uses, strengths and limitations of these methods, while emphasizing their relationships with alternative approaches. And receive constructive feedback on your own qualitative research designs.
Watch our YouTube playlist for video introductions to each of the conference sessions.
Weekend Workshops
During the weekend between IQMR’s first and second weeks, an authors workshop is held featuring work-in-progress examining and developing techniques for gathering and analyzing qualitative data, and for combining qualitative and statistical methods.