Application Instructions

Applications for S3DS 2023 are closed.

Interested young scholars can apply to participate in the summer school online. Applicants will be asked to upload an application dossier in one single PDF with:

Participation is competitive and limited to 16 participants. Accepted participants will be notified by email and asked to confirm their participation within one week.

The summer school fee includes:

1. tuition,
2. lunches and coffee breaks,
3. all group and social activities

Rates:

Some places are available for Ukrainian candidates with all costs covered

Upon confirmation of participation, accepted participants should proceed with online payment of the respective fee through the online UZH event portal of the S3DS.

Cancellation policy:

• Cancellations made two months before: Full refund less an administrative charge of CHF 50.00
• Cancellations made one month before: Refund of fifty percent less an administrative charge of CHF 50.00
• Cancellations made two weeks before: No refund to be made.

Participants registered for workshops canceled by the Summer School organizers will be entitled to a full refund.

A very limited number of grants is available for accepted participants who cannot get funding from their home institutions or from elsewhere. There is a separate application process for grants, open only to accepted participants.

The following eligibility criteria apply:

• You are a self-funded graduate student;
• You have not received a Summer School grant the previous year;
• You have been accepted to the Summer School as a participant.

Accepted participants can submit an additional grant application online upon acceptance.

Please prepare the required documentation in advance:

The Summer School can offer only one category, from the following options:  

Please note that the application process is competitive and success is not guaranteed. 

A letter confirming participation can be issued once the participant has paid the registration fee.