Application

The school is open to a limited number of maximum 40 participants*

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  • APPLICATION DEADLINE: 1 February 2025
  • CHOSEN PARTICIPANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY 1 March 2025 – selection of participants will be based on a motivation letter (max 500 words) and a CV (+ list of publications).
  • REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT DEADLINE: 15 March 2025

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Registration fees (VAT included):

  • 250 € for students and young researchers from academia and public research institutions
  • 500 € for industry representatives and professionals from other institutions
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Registration fees include:  all lectures and course material; wi-fi connections; lunches and coffee breaks; social events. The fees do NOT cover accommodation and travel costs.

* A limited number of scholarships covering application fees and/or accommodation (in a shared room in the nearby foresteria) will be granted. Applicants interested in these scholarships MUST clearly state this in the motivation letter.
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HOW TO APPLY: Prospective participants have to fill out and submit the form below, and upload a motivation letter and a CV (max 500 words + publications; 1 pdf file) clearly stating their main background (economics or biotechnology).
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SHORT PRESENTATIONS: participants are warmly invited to give a short presentation (up to 5 minutes) of their research interest on Monday, April 14 afternoon. If interested, applicants must declare it in the application form (see below) and provide a title and a list of keywords (from 3 to 5). In case of time constraints, the Organizing Committee will select the talks on the basis of the potential interest of the proposed topic and of its coherence with the aim and scope of the school.

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Deadlines

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Student application: 1 February 2025

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Notification of acceptance:  1 March 2025

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Registration and payment for accepted students: 15 March 2025

Application form

* Personal information required

    Name*


    Surname*


    Institution*


    Street*


    Postal code*


    Town*


    Country*


    Phone*


    Email*

    Motivation letter (max 500 words) [pdf, max 1MB]*

    Curriculum vitae (+ list of publications) [pdf, max 1MB]*

    My main background is in:

    Economics (or other social sciences)

    Biotechnology (or other life sciences)

    Short Presentation (Monday April 14 afternoon):

    I am interested in giving a short talk

    I am not interested in giving a short talk

    Title of the short talk

    Keywords

    By submitting this registration form you authorise Fondazione Alessandro Volta to include your personal data on its mailing list for the distribution of information material. We will never share your personal data with any third party.
    According the General Data Protection Regulation, you may have access to these details at any time and request their modification and cancellation sending an email to: info@lakecomoschool.org

    Requirements

    In addition to applicant quality, the Organizing Committee will consider a number of features including: the coherence of the motivation with the aim and scope of the school, the potential benefit for the student’s research, the timeliness for the development of the student’s career. Preference will be given to applicants not participating onsite in the previous edition (2022) of the school.

    The school is especially addressed to doctoral students and young postdoctoral scholars. A very limited number of senior students (e.g., assistant/associate/full professors) can be admitted, if they provide strong and convincing motivation in their application letter.