Application

MOFschool2025 is open to undergraduate, graduate or Ph.D. students, as well as post-doctoral fellows.

The event will accommodate up to 48 scholars on-site and a maximum of 100 scholars remotely. Applicants must indicate their preference for in-person or remote attendance when submitting their application. If the number of in-person applicants exceeds 48, the School Directors will select participants based on their alignment with the objectives of MOFschool2025, ensuring a diverse representation of nationalities and a balanced gender ratio. Applicants who wish to attend in person but are also willing to participate remotely if not selected for on-site attendance must state this preference clearly in their application letter (see details below).

HOW TO APPLY: Applicants must fill out and submit the form available below and upload a one-page document concisely describing their educational background, present position, research interests, and motivations for participating in MOFschool2025. Instructions on how to draft the motivation letter are available .

Bursaries are available to support Scholars’ participation in the form of (partial) covering of registration fee, accommodation and/or travel expenses. Bursaries have been provided by:

REGISTRATION FEES: Based on the different type of participation, two registration fees have been established:

  • In-presence fee: 300 € (VAT 22% included), including lectures, course material, Wi-Fi connection at the venue, welcome party, lunches, coffee breaks.
  • In-remote fee: 100 € (VAT 22% included), including lectures and course material.

Scholars have to pay the registration fee only AFTER the final acceptance of their application.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Application opening

December, 1st 2024

Application closure

January, 31st 2025

Notification of application acceptance

March, 15th 2025

Deadline for fee payment

April, 30th 2025

POSTER SESSION: Scholars willing to present a poster should declare it in the application form and provide an abstract according to the template form provided below in this page.

The school will organize two poster sessions: one in presence at the Villa del Grumello, and a second one in remote. More information about poster dimensions and virtual poster session rules will be released soon on this webpage.

FLASH-PRESENTATION SESSION: Scholars willing to give a flash presentation should declare it in the application form and provide an abstract according abstract according to the template form provided below in this page. Only in-presence Scholars will be considered for flash presentations. In case of a large number of flash-presentation proposals, the School Directors will make a selection based on the potential interest to the audience, the coherence with the aim and scope of MOFschool2025, and the diversification of topics.

Download here the Template for poster and flash presentations

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Application form

* Personal information required

    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.