28th Black Graduate Conference in Psychology
Theme: Returning to Our ROOTS
June 2-5, 2026
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Black Graduate Conference in Psychology (BGCP) offers an opportunity for graduate students in all fields of psychology to present their ongoing research, gain professional development experiences, and network with other graduate students and faculty in a welcoming environment. Students can present completed projects or works in progress in order to benefit from other attendees’ feedback. Faculty from across the nation will participate in the conference and provide constructive and supportive feedback. The conference program includes paper and poster presentations by graduate students, workshops and panel discussions on a variety of career and professional development issues, and opportunities to meet and socialize with faculty and graduate students in psychology.
Important Dates
- February 14, 2026: Proposal Submissions Portal opens
- February 23, 2026, at 11:59 PM PDT: Proposal Submissions Portal closes
- March 26, 2026: Accepted participants notified
- March 26: 2026: Accepted participants Conference Registration Opens
- April 9, 2026, at 11:59 PM PDT: Accepted participants Conference Registration deadline
- April 10, 2026: Non-Presenters Conference Registration** Opens
- April 15, 2026: Non-Presenters Conference Registration** Closes
- **To keep BGCP an intimate and effective mentoring event, we must keep the number of total attendees low. Whether there is availability for non-presenting participants to register for BGCP depends on the number of abstracts submitted and accepted for the conference. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.