How to Participate

Requirements

The SGIR Summer School is open to PhD students, research master's students and advanced master's students from political science, international relations, public administration or related areas. To take part, you must have completed BA courses in political science or international relations.

You will present your own research in the form of a research paper or PhD thesis chapter (6,000 – 8,000 words), and discuss another participant’s paper. In exceptional cases, we may also accept project proposals or research plans.

How to apply

Email Anna Longhini by Monday 30 April with:

Your current CV
A recommendation letter from your advisor
Your paper abstract (up to 500 words)

We will let you know by email whether your application has been successful, after the Academic Convenors have evaluated all applications. You will then need to register and pay for your attendance via the ECPR website (a link will appear when registration opens on Monday 14 May). To register, you need to have a MyECPR account. If you don't already have one, you can create one here.

Please take a note of the Dates and Deadlines below.

Registration fees

The Summer School fee is €350 per participant.

What does my registration fee cover?

Participation in 9 lectures/courses, as detailed in the Daily summary
Accommodation at Residenza in Florence (check-in Sunday 17 June, check-out Saturday 23 June)
Lunch each day (please specify any dietary requirement when registering)
Tea/coffee at all breaks
Dinner on Thursday evening
Certificate of Attendance, provided to you at the end of the Summer School

Travel and Accommodation Grant

Two grants of €250 are available towards the cost of travel and accommodation. If you'd like to apply, you must meet the following criteria:

You must be from a current ECPR member institution. Not sure if your institution is a member? Check here.
Your Summer School fee must be paid in full
You must be fully self-funded
You will be assessed by the Summer School organisers for adequate academic performance during the School
You will need to produce the relevant documentation relating to your expenses (boarding passes/train tickets/hotel receipts, etc)

Please email Anna Longhini if you'd like to apply, confirming that you meet the criteria above.

Dates and deadlines

Monday 30 April	Deadline for emailing applications
Monday 7 May	Academic Convenors deadline for accepting/rejecting applications
Friday 11 May	Accept/reject confirmations sent out
Monday 14 May	Registration opens
Friday 25 May	Registration deadline