InterPARES Summer School 2026 Call for Applications
The InterPARES Trust AI project, the Italian Ministry of Culture - Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica delle Marche, the University of Macerata and the Municipality of San Benedetto del Tronto are pleased to announce that they are now accepting applications for the 2026 InterPARES Summer School.
The aim of the International InterPARES 2026 Summer School is to offer a unique opportunity for records managers and archivists to catch up on emerging theories, methods, practices and technologies for trustworthy records and archives and on the outcomes of the most innovative research in the sector. The instructors will all be InterPARES researchers from various countries.
Participation in the 2026 edition is free and limited to 30 individuals. The travel, accommodation and living expenses are the participants’ responsibility. The Summer School will take place in San Benedetto del Tronto (AP), a well known holiday destination in the Marche region of Italy (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Benedetto_del_Tronto), in the Auditorium comunale <<Tebaldini>>, Viale A. De Gasperi 124.
The program is organized into four days of learning modules, taught in English, from Monday, June 22nd to Thursday, June 25th, and a one day Symposium, Friday, June 26th.
Admission requirements and instructions:
Send a letter of application with your detailed CV to sab-mar@cultura.gov.it by January 31, 2026
· Admission requirements: The Summer School is designed for early career professionals. However, in consideration of the fact that the 2026 program includes classes on education and competencies about Artificial Intelligence, a few instructors in archival science and allied disciplines will also be admitted. The admission requirements for all consist of English fluency, a Master’s degree or equivalent, and 4-5 years of professional work in either a public archival institution or in a public or private organization as a record manager or archivist, or excercising functions related to records and archives management.
· The selection of the applicants will be carried out by an Admissions Committee composed of the representatives of the above organizing bodies, chaired by prof. Luciana Duranti.
· The applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application on or before February 28, 2026.
