SCHOOLS ON THE FRONTIERS OF LIGHT AND COVID-19 SITUATION
The health and safety of our attendees is our priority. All in-person interactions will follow the indications and safety measures implemented by the venues, and we will take into account all recommendations from the national authorities.
Given the uncertainty of the pandemic, we primarily encourage participants to register and follow the school online.
To participate in person, make sure you are coming from regions where travel arrangements can easily be made at the last minute. Also, due the evolving COVID-19 situation worldwide, we advise changes may occur during the planning of this event. Stay tuned to upcoming information!
FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE – CLOSED
SPIE@ICFO Chair Travel fellowships
A limited number of Travel Fellowships are available to help students attend the ICFO HUB in Barcelona, thanks to the support of the SPIE@ICFO Chair for Diversity in Photonic Sciences. These shall be awarded to candidates on a competitive basis, with priority given to undergraduate and masters students from developing countries.
SPIE@ICFO Chair Research Internships
Two Research Internships are available for selected students attending the ICFO HUB in Barcelona, to conduct a research internship, Bachelor or Master Thesis with an ICFO research group. The call is open to Master’s students and final-year undergraduate students, with preference given to students from developing countries.
AMOS@Weizmann Travel Fellowships
A limited number of Travel Fellowships are available to help students attend the WEIZMANN HUB in Rehovot, Israel. Non-Israeli students applying to attend the Weizmann hub will automatically be considered for these fellowships. Students attending either of the two hubs are welcome to apply to MSc and PhD studies at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Studies at the Weizmann Institute are free from tuition, and all students receive full fellowships.
STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN PERSON – CLOSED
Students may apply to attend either the Hub in at ICFO (Castelldefels, Barcelona) or Weizmann Institute of Science (Rehovot, Israel). In-person activities will include tutorials, Q&A sessions with the local lecturers, and interactive thematic sessions. There will also be joint online discussion sessions between the hubs. Students participating in the two local hubs are invited to present a poster of their current research. The organising committee may select some of these posters and invite students to give a contributed short talk.
APPLICATION to attend LOCAL HUBS – CLOSED
Students may apply to attend EITHER the ICFO OR the Weizmann hub, and will be automatically considered for all available fellowships associated with that hub.
Applicants must submit:
- Contact details: name, email, affiliation, etc
- A Curriculum Vitae
- Scanned copies of your complete (Bachelor and Master equivalent) University academic transcripts in English or Spanish
- One-page cover letter describing your background, research interests and motivation for attending the school
- Contact e-mail of one potential referee.
All required application material must be complete in order to be considered.
- Deadline: May 28th 2021.
- Participation fees: External students will be charged a fee of 100€ to cover organizational costs.
- Applicants will be notified the results by early June 2021.
Priority will be given to masters and first year PhD students, although advanced undergraduates, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers are welcome to apply.
We welcome applications from individuals with a variety of backgrounds, including optics, physics, mathematics, electronics, engineering, chemistry and biology.
The scientific organizers will select the students based on merit and potential, measured in terms of academic records and personal achievements. Proactive attitudes, participation in community activities, and demonstrated capacity for team-work and leadership will be taken into account. Persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. There are no restrictions of citizenship or gender.
ORGANISATION
The Scientific Organising Committee is Darrick Chang & Robert Sewell (ICFO), Ofer Firstenberg & Ephraim Shahmoon (Weizmann Institute of Science).
PATICIPATING INSTITUTIONS
ICFO is a young research institution that aims to advance the very limits of the science and technology of light, tackling important challenges faced by society at large in all areas of life, including health, energy, information, safety, security and caring for the environment. ICFO is a member of BIST, the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology. More information about ICFO can be found here.
Weizmann – the Weizmann Institute of Science is one of the world’s leading multidisciplinary basic research institutions in the natural and exact sciences. AMOS@Weizmann is a center for quantum physics with atomic, molecular, and optical systems. The center includes 18 research groups and activities ranging across most contemporary topics in AMO physics – from attosecond pulses and intense lasers, through precision spectroscopy of ultracold atoms, molecules or ions, to quantum information and quantum optics. More information about Weizmann and AMOS can be here and here.
