Network Summer Schools

Network Summer Schools are, together with other activities - like the Emerging Researchers' Conference with its conference support and the Best Paper Award - part of EERA's ongoing commitment for capacity building. In addition to the Network Summer Schools, which are usually smaller events, EERA Council has initiated a more generic Summer School focusing on basic academic skills.

For more information on the two types of Summer Schools please see the mission statement.

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Network Summer Schools are courses specifically designed for capacity building and targeting at PhD Students and Emerging Researchers (Post – Doc). Normally an application should cover courses for two successive years. Besides EERA, the applying network needs to have a second partner who is willing to financially support the Summer School.
Applications can only be put forward after a formal Call by EERA Council. The next Call will be issued in 2012. Networks can then apply for courses in 2013/2014.

1. An annual event (time of the year to be decided in collaboration between partners)
2. Duration 1-3 days
3. Number of attendees 20-30 participants (15 minimum) – including both doctoral students and early career researchers
4. Event to be held in English
5. Themes to focus on area/issues directed by the partners
6. The Summer School would be established in partnership with EERA-Network, an Association or one or more universities normally for two years
7. Partnerships will be recruited accordingly by an open procedure in EERA Council and on the initiative of the Networks
8. Responsibility for funding to be shared equally by EERA and partners (total maximum EERA budget in 2010 and 2011 is € 5.000 pr. annum)
9. The budget can provide for: student accommodation and food, mentor/supervisor/guest tutors: travel, accommodation and food
10. There is normally no participation fee and no honorarium
11. Administration is shared by the partners on the basis of a contract
12. Target Group will normally be early career researchers and PhD students studying in an EERA member country
13. Tutors and participants will normally be chosen from diverse European countries (Countries with an EERA member association)

Networks who plan to organise a Summer School should draft a proposal following the structure below.  The next Summer Schools will be funded for the period of 2013/2014.  Applications will be called for in Spring 2012. It is recommended that Networks discuss their proposal with the Network Representative on Council before submitting their proposal.

Structure of Proposal

• EERA Network and responsible contact person
• Planned date(s)/ venue(s)
• Title of course & description of the theme
• Aims of the course
• Target group / expected number of participants and tutors
• How will the course contribute to capacity building?
• Partners for the project and how they will contribute to the event.
• Drafted programme
• Institutional account for managing the funding (within the institiution who will be the contract partner for EERA)
• Budget outline, showing the financial contributions of all partners and indicating how the EERA funding will be used.
  
  EERA Budget may be used for covering
  • student accommodation
  • Student/ mentors/ supervisors subsistence
  • mentors/ supervisors travelcost
  • mentors/ supervisors accommodation