We are delighted to announce the recipients of the bursaries awarded to support participation in the 2026 RSA Annual Conference in Gothenburg.
These bursaries recognise the excellent work and promising contributions of scholars from across the global regional studies community. The awards will support recipients in attending the conference, sharing their research, and engaging with an international network of academics, policymakers, and practitioners.
The RSA Annual Conference is the Association’s flagship event, bringing together researchers from around the world to exchange ideas, foster collaboration, and advance debates in regional studies. We are proud to support this group of talented scholars and look forward to welcoming them to Gothenburg for what promises to be an inspiring and stimulating conference.

- Ashish Andale, MIT World Peace University, India
- Rachel Barber, Queens University, Canada
- Ricardo Barbosa, Jr., Clark University, USA
- Rebecca Baugh, EPRC, University of Strathclyde, UK
- Paula Camargo-Scoppetta, Universidad del Norte, Colombia
- Deniz Can, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
- Miriam de Oliveira Goncalves, University of Lisbon, Portugal
- Rafael Gonçalves Gumiero, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, Brazil
- Oladayo Ramon Ibrahim, Lagos State University, Nigeria
- Shubham Shekhar, O.P. Jindal Global University, India
- Solomiia Tkach, Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of NAS of Ukraine, Ukraine
We warmly congratulate all bursary recipients on this achievement.
Click here to return to the conference webpage.