X-Ray and Neutron Science - International Student Summer Programme

Scope:

The ESRF/ILL International Student Summer Programme on X-Ray and Neutron Science is aimed at undergraduate students. It will consist in a 4-week experimental project embedded in a research group of ESRF or ILL, together with a series of introductory lectures on the principles and applications of X-ray and neutron science (magnetism, materials science, soft matter, structural biology, imaging, etc.).

Dates: July 6 - August 2, 2014 Location: The Summer Programme will take place at the European Photon & Neutron Science Campus (EPN), hosting the ESRF and ILL, in Grenoble, France.

Please see the Programme here.
 

Eligibility:

Undergraduate students from a Member Country (or Scientific Associate Country) of ESRF or ILL are eligible to the Summer Programme. The Summer Programme will be held in English; participants are expected to be fluent in written and spoken English. The number of participants is limited to about 20.

Financial support:

All selected participants will receive a financial support covering the travel and local expenses in Grenoble.

Application:

Candidates to the Summer Programme should provide fill-in the online application form, and provide (as PDF files to be uploaded via the application form) the following items:

• complete CV, including the records of all university marks and exams.
• motivation letter.
• certificate of English language fluency (this may be a TOEFL or an attestation signed by a university lecturer of English language); students who are English native speakers or enrolled in an English language university are exempted of this certificate.

Deadline for applications: March 15, 2014.   Applications are now closed.

Organization Committee:

Patrick Bruno (ESRF), Paul Steffens (ILL), Raphael Grifone (ESRF), Marcus Appel (ILL), Diane Lançon (ILL), Eva Jahn-Feppon (ESRF), Claudine Romero (ESRF).

Contact: summerschool-2014@esrf.fr

Download the announcement poster (PDF)