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Department of Political Science Democracy Studies

Application Instructions

Submission

Interested young scholars can apply online to participate in the summer school.
Deadline for application is 28 February 2025.

Applicants have to upload an application dossier in one single PDF with:

Curriculum Vitae    

Please provide a short CV (max two pages)

Motivation Statement

Please outline your motivation for attending the summer school (max 300 words)

Research Proposal

Please outline the project you would like to present in the summer school (e.g. your research paper, conference contribution, publication draft, etc, max. 300 words)


Accepted participants will be notified by email and asked to confirm their participation.

Fees

The summer school fee includes:

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

 

Rates:

External participants

450 CHF

 

PhD candidate from a partner University of the Swiss PhD-Network Democracy Studies:

          200 CHF

 

There is no fee for Ph.D. Candidates enrolled at the University of Zurich

A fee waiver is available for all accepted presenters as per grant application (see below Grants)  

Terms and Conditions

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

Cancellation policy:

  • Cancellations made two months before: Full refund minus an administrative handling fee of CHF 50.00
  • Cancellations made one month before: Refund of 50%  minus an  administrative handling fee of CHF 50.00
  • Cancellations made two weeks before: No refund to be made.

Participants registered for workshops cancelled by the Summer School organizers will be entitled to a full refund with no administrative handling fee.

Grants

Grants are available for accepted participants who don't have institutional funding to cover summer school fees. Upon acceptance, participants can submit an additional grant application online.

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.

Please prepare the required dossier in advance:


  1. Written self-declaration as proof stating you are self-funded and don’t have any internal or external funding available or other financial support towards the costs of the Summer School fee;
  2. Copy of your student ID card;
  3. Letter of recommendation (e.g., from your primary supervisor)

The Summer School can offer a fee waiver to succesfull applicants.

Waivers are granted on a need basis (not competitive). 

Visa

Participants are responsible for their visa application process.

A letter confirming participation for visa application purposes can be issued by the Summer School Office once the participant has confirmed participation and paid the registration fee.