Call for Diversity and Inclusion Subsidies

We’re excited to announce the Diversity and Inclusion initiatives for AACL-IJCNLP 2026 (the 5th Conference of the Asia-Pacific Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics and the 15th International Joint Conference on Natural Language Processing), designed to make our conference more accessible and inclusive for the global NLP community.

D&I Subsidy Program

  • Application Deadline: September 30, 2026
  • Notifications: October 7, 2026

We’re offering subsidies to support participation from researchers facing financial barriers, particularly those from developing countries, underrepresented communities, and students. Available subsidies include:

  • Registration fee waivers for conference attendance
  • Travel and accommodation support (reimbursed post-conference)
  • Caregiving expenses for childcare or dependent care during the conference
  • Bandwidth and VPN costs for virtual attendees
  • ACL membership waiver
  • Caregiving/accessibility support (this could cover babysitter costs, transportation, sign language interpreter costs, etc.)

Who should apply? Priority goes to first-time attendees, authors with accepted papers, and members of underrepresented communities without institutional funding support.

Application tips: Clearly justify your need (e.g., “I have an accepted paper but my institution cannot fund registration fees” or “As a first-time attendee from [country], I lack travel funding”). Do not register until you receive notification.

The application form can be accessed here.

Registration Notes for D&I Subsidy Applicants

If you have applied for a D&I subsidy, please note the following registration arrangements:

  • If your subsidy application is still pending, you do not need to provide any additional information or special notes in the registration system. The D&I and Registration teams will coordinate directly to keep track of pending applicants.
  • The registration deadline for D&I subsidy applicants is extended to October 10, 2026 (AOE), so you will have sufficient time to complete your registration after subsidy decisions are announced.
  • If your application is approved for a registration fee waiver, you will receive a complimentary registration code with your subsidy notification. Please use this code to complete your conference registration.
  • If your subsidy application is pending, please wait for the notification before completing your registration.

Contact Information

Diversity & Inclusion Chairs:

  • Mamoru Komachi, Hitotsubashi University
  • Emily Ohman, Waseda University

You can contact us on Google Groups: aacl-ijcnlp2026dei@googlegroups.com

We look forward to welcoming a diverse community of researchers to AACL-IJCNLP 2026 in Hengqin, China!