Call for IPY-5 Projects from 2026

IPY-5 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.

 

How will the endorsement processes be organised? 

There will be: 

  • 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!

  • National Endorsement Processes coordinated by the IPY-5 National Committees for national / local-focused projects involving only one country. 

 

When should the project take place to receive endorsement as an IPY-5 initiative?

Projects can contribute to: 

  • Ramp-up period to IPY-5 (2026 – 2031), and / or

  • IPY-5 (2032-33), and / or

  • IPY-5 Legacy period (2034 onwards)

 

Who can apply for endorsements?

Individuals, institutions, organisations, and communities working in the Arctic, Antarctic, or their global connections will be eligible to apply. 

 

A first call for project endorsements will be released in spring 2026.