Abstract submission is now open!

You can submit your abstract at https://www.aanmelder.nl/eara2026/author.

For paper and poster symposia, please note that for the presentations that are part of the symposium, fields for abstract and author details will appear after entering a title for the presentation.

Once you have completed all fields, you may submit your abstract. You can go back to your abstract to make necessary changes until the submission deadline. Only abstracts submitted before the abstract submission deadline will be considered for presentation at the congress. Please note that changes cannot be implemented after the submission deadline and abstracts cannot be withdrawn after this date.

Copyrights, editing and publication

The organizers reserve the right to make minor textual changes to abstracts and change topics for the purpose of scheduling. Accepted abstracts will be published in conference material and on the conference website.

Apply for the 2026 EARA early career researcher best poster awards!

In collaboration with the Early Career Researcher committee, the European Association of Research on Adolescence (EARA) will assign up to three Best Poster Awards at the 20th EARA Conference in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Eligibility criteria:
● To be an early career researcher (i.e., someone who is currently working on pre-doctorate levels or has obtained a doctoral degree within the last two years).
● To be an EARA member. If you are not yet a member or you need to renew your
membership, you can follow the online procedure
https://www.earaonline.org/membership/joinrenew/
● To have your poster accepted for presentation at the 2026 EARA Conference in Utrecht.

How to apply:
1) Check the specific box (“Check this box if you want to join the competition for Best
Poster Awards”) in the individual poster submission portal. If you already have
completed your poster submission, you can always log in the online portal and adjust
your submission accordingly until the Conference submission deadline.
2) Send your final poster in advance for evaluation. The poster can be adapted to a
web scientific poster format
(https://www.makesigns.com/SciPosters_Templates.aspx). Please, send your final
poster by 5th August 2026 at earaearlycareer@gmail.com. You will receive an email
confirming the correct reception of your poster.

Selection:
The Best Posters Awards Committee (Katharina Eckstein, Fabrizia Giannotta, Philipp Jugert)
will evaluate all submissions and select the 2026 EARA Best Poster Awardees. Each
committee member will independently evaluate the posters based on eligibility criteria,
research innovation (up to 18 points) and methodology (up to 18 points), poster
appearance (up to 36 points), and clear communication of results (up to 9 points). The
Committee will assign up to three Best Poster Awards, depending on the quantity and quality
of submissions.

Winners’ announcement:
The 2026 EARA Best Poster Awardees will be announced during the closing ceremony of
the 20th EARA conference (August 21st). Winners will receive an award certificate and a free
extension of their EARA membership for two additional years.