Grateful to receive the Imagining Creative Worlds Emerging Scholar Award 2026
Imagining Creative Worlds Symposium, 11–12 November 2026, Common Ground Imagining Futures Series, Common Ground Research Networks, University of Illinois, IL
Imagining Creative Worlds creates a space for dialogue across artistic, visual, design, media, and curatorial practices. It is intended to bring together participants whose work engages the making, mediation, interpretation, and public circulation of cultural forms. Broad enough to connect multiple modes of creative inquiry, the symposium focuses on how worlds are represented, crafted, exhibited, communicated, and reimagined through aesthetic and cultural practice
The Next Generation of Researchers
Emerging Scholars play a visible and active role in the Symposium. They chair live online sessions, help guide discussion, support presenters and participants, and contribute to the shared intellectual life of the event. Their role is central to what makes the Symposium distinctive: a focused, globally accessible space for exchange across regions, disciplines, and career stages.
As part of CGScholar’s Event (KX) environment, Emerging Scholars contribute to a wider online knowledge experience linking live sessions, Presentation Pages, digital media, discussion spaces, and publication pathways. Their work gains visibility before, during, and after the Symposium, extending participation beyond a single live session.
The Award includes complimentary Symposium registration, Research Network membership, and formal recognition during the event. Award recipients join a supportive, scholar-led community with opportunities for professional development, mentoring, and future collaboration.