Apply for IPY-5 endorsement for your project from 2026
The 5th International Polar Year (2032–33) will include an ambitious and broad range of research, education, outreach and other projects and activities across the globe focused on the polar regions.
A system of project endorsements will highlight and connect initiatives that contribute to IPY-5 from 2026 onwards. Receiving endorsement as an IPY-5 initiative is a way to connect projects to this global polar effort and ensure it contributes to the shared legacy of IPY-5.
Apply for IPY-5 endorsement for your project from 2026
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Apply for IPY-5 endorsement for your project from 2026
The 5th International Polar Year (2032–33) will include an ambitious and broad range of research, education, outreach and other projects and activities across the globe focused on the polar regions.
A system of project endorsements will highlight and connect initiatives that contribute to IPY-5 from 2026 onwards. Receiving endorsement as an IPY-5 initiative is a way to connect projects to this global polar effort and ensure it contributes to the shared legacy of IPY-5.
There will be:
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International Endorsement Processes coordinated by the IPY-5 International Coordination Office and Executive Committee for international projects involving multiple countries. Annual calls for endorsements will be published starting 2026!
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National Endorsement Processes coordinated by the IPY-5 National Committees for national/local-focused projects involving only one country.
Projects can contribute to the:
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Ramp-up period to IPY-5 (2026–2031), and/or
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IPY-5 (2032–33), and/or
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IPY-5 Legacy period (2034 onwards)
Individuals, institutions, organisations, and communities working in the Arctic, Antarctic, or their global connections will be eligible to apply.
The detailed information on the IPY-5 Project Endorsement Processes will be available starting early 2026, more information will be found here.
A first call for project endorsements for international projects will be released in spring 2026.
For questions, please contact the IPY-5 Interim Secretariat at ipy-secretariat@iasc.info
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