WORLD CONGRESS
The FAB 2026 World Congress Information
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THE FAB 2026 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS IS FORTHCOMING
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The World Congress will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa
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FAB has a strong commitment to embracing contributions from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, social sciences, critical cultural studies, law, medicine and public health, history, psychology, and others. We also particularly encourage submissions from early career researchers.
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The FAB World Congress is a biennial international conference that is coordinated to coincide with the International Association of Bioethics World Congress, and is recognized as the pre-eminent international feminist bioethics meeting. We attract participants from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds from all over the world.
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More information on the World Congress and site selection for 2026 can be found on the IAB World Congress 2026 page.
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The Donchin and Holmes Emerging Scholar Prize
Established on the occasion of FAB’s 20th Anniversary, this prize honors the co-founders of FAB, Anne Donchin and Helen (Becky) Bequaert Holmes. The prize is awarded for the best paper accepted for presentation at the biennial FAB World Congress by a graduate student or early career scholar. The award consists of $500 USD, a certificate, and recognition on the program.
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Judging Criteria:
The panel of judges will evaluate the paper on
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Knowledge of the relevant literature
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Organization/structure
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Quality of reasoning
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Originality of thought
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Quality of writing.
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