Applications

Minimum and Maximum Number of Participants
The Winter School will take place with a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 15 participants.

Requirements
- Participants must be available to participate in an induction meeting where they will be introduced to the online platforms that will support the School and key procedures and processes to ensure a smooth participation.

- The School will be hosted through Zoom and Miro platforms. Participants are expected to have a Google account to connect to shared folders and other applications by Google and other providers.

- The participants must ensure the following technical conditions:

_A stable, secure and sufficiently robust internet connection;

_Video and audio connection: it will be required that the video is turned on during the whole sessions and there are conditions for good audio connections;

_A smartphone capable of connecting to Zoom if necessary;

_A smartphone capable of taking photos (to photograph the materials participants will be invited to produce individually).

- Participants must have a working kit with the following materials: white paper (A3 and A4); colour A4 sheets; sellotape; scissor; glue; colour felt tip pens or marker pens; play dough or plasticine; crayons (if very solid and with vibrant colours that will show well on photos). Additional optional materials include: colorful threads; lego blocks; pieces of cloth; journals and magazines for paper cuttings; lids of plastic bottles or tin lids; corks; knitting materials; or any other material for creative craft work.

-Optional: If participants have musical, dance or audiovisual skills they may have supporting materials for these activities nearby along with a video recorder.

APPLICATION

Applicants must submit the application form attaching a short CV (max. 3 pages) and a motivation letter (max. 1000 words), in pdf or word. The motivation letter should explain the reasons to participate in the School and how you hope to integrate the shared knowledge and experience in your work.

The documents with the CV and the motivation letter should be named CES_WS_CV_your last name_your first name and CES_WS_letter_your last name_your first name, respectively.

Instructions for poster submission: (OPTIONAL)
PhD students or post-doctoral researchers interested in presenting and discussing their work may submit an abstract to present a poster related to the topics of the School. Preference will be given to PhD students.

The abstract should be submitted in a pdf or word document (max. 500 words). In the same document include also:
_Name of all authors of the work (the name of the presenting author, which is also the registered participant in the School, should be underlined);
_Poster title;
_3 to 4 key-words;
_2 to 3 key bibliographic references.
The document should be named CES_WS_Abstract_your last name_your first name.

APPLICATION FORM

REGISTRATION FEES
Normal rate: 115€
Reduced rates for doctoral students with posters approved (3 positions): 80€

Important Notes
- Registrations are only considered valid after payment.
- The registration includes access to all of the School activities and the platforms that will support them as well as the emission of certificates of participation and (if the case) of communication.
- For cancellations up to 2nd of November an administrative fee of 35€ will be charged; there will be no refunds for cancellations after this date.