Application

Registration fee: 600 euro (VAT 22% included).
The fee covers: all lectures; course material; wi-fi connections; lunches (Monday to Friday), coffee breaks, and social dinner (Wednesday).
The fee does NOT cover accommodation and travel.

Deadlines

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Student application: February 15th (firm deadline)

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Notification of acceptance: March 7th

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Registration and payment for accepted students: March 30th

How to apply: Prospective participants have to fill out and submit the form below, and upload a 1-page letter (pdf) organized as follows:

  • name, department/university, current position (PhD student, postdoc, other)
  • educational background
  • research activity and interests
  • motivations for participating in the school

In addition to applicant qualifications, the Organizing Committee will take into account various factors, such as the alignment of motivation with the school’s objectives and focus, the prospective impact on the student’s research, and the relevance to the student’s career progression. 

Short talks: Participants who are willing to give a lightning talk (4 minutes) on Wednesday 24th June, should declare it in the application form (see below) and provide a title and a list of keywords (from 3 to 5). 

Up to 25 presentations can be accommodated. If there are more submissions, the Organizing Committee will choose based on audience interest, alignment with the school’s goals, and topic diversity.

Fee waivers: Subject to budget availability, the school can grant 3 fee waivers (600 EUR each) to support the attendance of PhD students and junior Post Doctoral researchers.

Participants seeking a fee waiver must submit evidence of their current academic status along with comprehensive justifications for their request by submitting an email to the Organizing Committee (Francesco Pierri francesco.pierri@polimi.it). 

The acceptance will be notified together with the admission to the school (March 7th, 2026).  No financial support for travel or accommodation is available.

Application form

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

    Name*


    Surname*


    Institution*


    Street*


    Postal code*


    Town*


    Country*


    Phone*


    Email*

    Motivation letter [pdf, max 1MB]*

    Talk:

    I intend to give a short talk

    I do not intend to give 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.