A Steppe Closer
Алхам алхмаар дөхөх нь: Хил дамнасан хамтын ажиллагаа ба шинэ мэдлэг бүтээхүй / A Steppe Closer: Cross-Border Collaboration and the Making of New Knowledge
Call for Proposals
The American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS) and the Office of Global Engagement at Western Washington University (WWU) are pleased to announce a Call for Proposals for the second annual panel series in our initiative “Алхам алхмаар дөхөх нь: Хил дамнасан хамтын ажиллагаа ба шинэ мэдлэг бүтээхүй / A Steppe Closer: Cross-Border Collaboration and the Making of New Knowledge.”
This joint initiative highlights international research partnerships between Mongolian scholars and their colleagues abroad, and will consist of a series of online presentations to be held via Zoom in late spring and early summer 2026.
Submissions for this spring's iteration of A Steppe Closer are now closed. Please check back soon for more information on the selected presentations including topics, dates, and times. We anticipate the presentations will take places in May and/or June 2026. We hope to see you there!
Timeline
Submissions Open
February 2, 2026
Submission Deadline
March 6, 2026
Notification of Acceptance
March 20, 2026
Presentations
Late May - Early June 2026
“A Steppe Closer / Алхам алхмаар дөхөх нь” is sponsored by ACMS and Western Washington University, with funding provided by the John C. Street Endowment in Mongolian and Inner Asian Studies at Western.
Contact WWU Director of Faculty Global Engagement Mark Greenberg or ACMS U.S. Director Maggie Lindrooth with any questions.