Workshop Sessions and Format

The first two days will be devoted to an introductory course on the theme:

On Monday, June 15, and Tuesday, June 16, 2026, there will be three half-day sessions (in English) on the chosen theme, as well as a half-day dedicated to a visit to the Fonds Ricœur, followed by a reading and discussion of one or more unpublished works related to the chosen theme. The courses will be taught by George Taylor, Alfredo Ferrarin, and Jean-Luc Amalric.

The following three days (Wednesday, June 17, Thursday, June 18, and Friday, June 19) will be devoted to presentations (in French and English) by young researchers and established researchers.

Instructions for Presenters

Presentations (in French and English) that have been accepted following the selection process will last 20 minutes, followed by a 10-minute discussion.

To this end, please send us the final abstract of your presentation by May 15, 2026, so that we can include it in the seminar program.

During the week of the seminar, we will also ask you to provide us with the text of your presentation (in Word or PDF format) so that we can display it on a screen during your presentation.

The final seminar program will be sent to you at a later date.

Registration, Fee and Payment Instructions

The registration fee for the seminar, for both presenters and attendees, is 60 euros.

• Registration will open on Monday, March 30, 2026.

Steps to follow:

• Go to the IPT website: https://ipt-edu.fr/faire-un-don/
• Click on the “Donate” tab
• Select “Other amounts”
• Proceed to pay the amount of 60 euros
• Fill out the attached registration form (Registration Form) and send it to the following address: <Cs@fondsricoeur.paris >

Accommodations in Paris

You will also find detailed information about accommodation options in Paris in the attached document below.

Lucie Hacpille Prize

For those wishing to apply for the first edition of the Lucie Hacpille Prize, the rules are as follows:

The first edition of the Fonds Ricœur 2026 Summer Seminar will also see the creation of the Lucie Hacpille Prize. Each year, this prize will reward the contribution of a doctoral or post-doctoral student deemed the best by a jury assembled for this purpose. The winner will receive a sum of €1,000 and their contribution will be published that same year in the December issue of Études Ricœuriennes, Ricœur Studies.

All doctoral or post-doctoral researchers, who have been selected to present a paper at a particular Summer Workshop and who wish to apply, are eligible for this prize.

The evaluation criteria of the Excellence Award Jury, chaired by Jean-Luc Amalric, are the following:

• Since the Fonds Ricœur Summer Seminar focuses each year on a specific theme within Paul Ricœur’s work, the jury gives priority to submissions that demonstrate a precise and in-depth understanding of that theme.
• It then assesses the scientific quality of the proposed papers: that is to say its accuracy, its argumentative rigor, and its possible mastery of the secondary literature on the subject.
• Lastly, the Jury particularly values the originality of the presentations, that is, their specific contribution to Ricœurian research and the novelty of the proposed thesis.

Submissions may be in either French or English, and the length of the text must correspond to the 20-minute time allowed for the oral presentation at the Summer Seminar (maximum number of characters, including spaces and footnotes: 35,000).

If you wish to compete for this prize, you have until May 31, 2026 (midnight, Paris time) to submit your final paper to the following address : <Cs@fondsricoeur.paris >