Call for Student Consortium participation

Important Dates:

All dates are 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth).

  • 4 December 2025: Submission CMT Site opens
  • 5 March 2026: Student Consortium submissions due
  • 9 April 2026: Acceptance decisions and reviews released
  • 30 April 2026: Camera ready and presenter registration deadline
  • 23 June 2026: Student Consortium
  • 24-26 June 2026: NIME Conference

For questions about the Student Consortium, please contact the chairs at student-consortium@nime2026.org. For general queries about NIME 2026, please contact the general chairs at general-chairs@nime2026.org.


Submissions

We welcome applications from students who would like feedback from the NIME community on their conceptual, theoretical, technical and/or musical research components. Peers and senior scientists, interaction designers and computer musicians will be mixed for an open discussion about NIME related submissions.

The NIME Student Consortium will take place as a half-day session on 23 June 2026.

Ideal candidates will be early-stage or mid-way into their project or program, presenting some concrete research content within the NIME topics yet with no conclusive achievements already at hand. Candidates should clearly explain their contribution to the Consortium as well as the expected benefit from participating in it.

There are two different categories:

  • PhD students
  • Undergraduate and Graduate students

Submissions should be a maximum of 5000 words and include the following entries:

  • Title
  • Keywords
  • Research question(s)
  • Related Work (Context, Theories)
  • Methods
  • Expected outcomes (what you hope to contribute and get from the Doctoral Consortium)
  • References/bibliography (not part of the word count)

Submissions may also include the following optional pieces:

  • Software
  • Video and audio recordings
  • Blueprints documenting music interface concepts and physical prototypes, either uploaded along with the main document or hyperlinked from it
  • A short recommendation letter from the Supervisor, also clarifying the student’s year of study, research objectives, method, and activity in the context of the Department/Research Lab where the study is done.

Important notes for Student Consortium Submissions:

  • Please note that the final papers for the Student Consortium will not be published in the NIME proceedings.
  • The papers will be shared amongst the other participants and the chairs who will be attending the Consortium.
  • At least one author of accepted submissions must purchase conference registration by the publication-ready deadline to be included in the conference.

Submission information is available on the submission page.

Student Consortium Review Process:

The Student Consortium Chairs will review and select a limited number of candidates via a curation process that considers the quality of their work, and its possibilities to contribute to the creation of a multidisciplinary, diverse, balanced and ethical discussion forum at the NIME conference.

Authors should also familiarize themselves with the NIME statements on diversity and environmental issues as well as the NIME Ethical guidelines for NIME publications.