Annual Conference 2026 Registration Rates

The Forum offers a variety of registration options and price points to best meet your professional development needs. Expand the menu options below for a complete list of registration rates in USD.

Registration Rates (all prices in USD)

Annual Conference - Virtual

Virtual Conference Only	Early Bird	Regular	Late
Member	$149	$199	$249
Non-Member	$299	$349	$399
Member – Special Access Category	$0	$0	$0
Non-Member – Special Access Category	$49	$49	$49

Annual Conference - in-Person

Full Conference (Virtual + On-Site)	Early Bird	Regular	Late	On-Site
Member	$769	$829	$889	$949
Non-Member	$1,049	$1,109	$1,169	$1,229
Graduate Student*	$399	$449	$499	$549

One-Day Conference (Includes Virtual)	Early Bird	Regular	Late	On-Site
Member	$569	$629	$689	$749
Non-Member	$849	$909	$969	$1,029

LMIC Registrations
If you are affiliated with an institution in a Low-and-Medium Income Country (LMIC), please to register for the Annual Conference.​

Pre-Conference Workshops

Coming soon!

Important Dates & Deadlines

• May 15, 2025: Call for Proposals
• September 4, 2025:
  • Annual Conference 2026 registration opens
  • Applications open for Conference Travel Grant, Ron Koehn Conference Grant Award, and graduate student volunteers 
• Late October: Proposal Decisions
• November 19, 2025: Deadline for Conference Travel Grant, Ron Koehn Conference Grant Award, and graduate student volunteers 
• December 5, 2025: Early registration rates deadline
• February 6, 2026: Regular registration rates deadline
• March 5, 2026: Late registration rates deadline
• March 10, 2026: On-site registration rates open

​Expanding Access to the Virtual Annual Conference 2026

To make our conference programming more accessible, we have exclusive rates for the virtual portion of the Annual Conference.
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Special Access Categories
Colleagues from member institutions in the categories below can attend the virtual conference for free:

• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
• Community Colleges, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
• Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs)
• Institutions in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)

Non-member institutions in the categories above can register for just $49.

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Annual Conference Cancellation & Refund Policy
By registering for the Annual Conference, you agree to comply with The Forum on Education Abroad's Cancellation & Refund Policy.

Privacy Policy
You agree to comply with The Forum on Education Abroad's Privacy Policy by registering for this event.

Code of Conduct
When you register for this event, you agree to adhere to The Forum on Education Abroad’s Code of Conduct for Conferences and Events.

Chatham House Rule 
By registering for this event, you agree to comply with the use of the Chatham House Rule, which reads as follows: “When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.”

Carbon Offset through Cool Effect
Five dollars of your conference registration fee will be dedicated to offsetting the carbon emissions of your conference travel through Cool Effect. For example, fully offsetting a six-hour, roundtrip flight costs around $11.40. If you wish to fully offset your travel, you may purchase additional offsets in $5 increments on the registration form. 

*Graduate Students
The Graduate Student fee has been established to provide full-time graduate students, who are not gainfully employed full-time, access to The Forum’s Annual Conference. The Forum kindly requests that only full-time graduate students who are not employed utilize this registration. Please contact The Forum at [email protected] to inquire about this option.