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Deadlines, eligibility criteria and financial support

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If you meet the eligibility criteria and you are keen to learn more about this year’s topic Democracy, Society & Foreign Affairs: Latest Insights from Political Science, Sociology, and International Relations, you are in the right place.

By clicking on the application button you will be redirected to an application form. In order to finalise and submit the application, you will need to create an account, and then answer all the questions and upload all the required documents.

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Deadlines

  • 1 April to 15 May 2025: Applications are open.
  • 16 – 20 June 2025: All applicants will be notified whether they did or did not obtain the scholarship.
  • 30 June 2025 : Acceptance/refusal deadline.
  • 31 August 2025 (at the latest): Recommended day of arrival.
  • 1 – 5 September 2025: SPS Summer Academy.
  • 14 September 2025 (23:59 CET) – Submission of the Final Proposal

Eligibility criteria & Required Documents

To be eligible for the SPS Summer Academy, all candidates must meet the following criteria:

  • Must be enrolled in or have obtained a Master’s degree or equivalent;*
  • Must be Proficient in English;
  • Must have a background in political science or sociology.

Kindly note, that only complete applications will be taken into consideration, no exception will be made. To submit a complete application, all candidates will have to provide the following documents:

  • Updated CV and transcript of grades;**
  • One letter of recommendation by a faculty member from your University;
  1. A motivation letter (2 pages) for why you should be admitted to the Summer Academy, which also includes a discussion of a research question in political science or sociology. This research question should fall into one of the three broad topics:

1 – Micro-Foundations of Social Inequalities and Polarisation;

2 – Institutions, Parties and Political Behaviour;

3 – International Relations.

The document should include references to the relevant academic literature*** and can be an outline of the research you (want to) pursue in your Master’s thesis or other work.

* Doctoral students are not eligible. * Current EUI students (including those from the STG) are not eligible. * We do not apply any restrictions in terms of nationality. ** Preferably in English. *** You can use any referencing style so long as it is used consistently.

Financial Support

The SPS Summer Academy offers two types of financial support to help students cover their travel and accommodation costs. The first is available for students from Widening countries, the other for students in financial need from all over Europe.

Students studying in universities located in the following Widening countries are eligible for the reimbursement of their travel and accommodation costs of up to a maximum of 800 euros:

  • Inside the European Union: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
  • Outside the European Union: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo(1), Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Ukraine. (1) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244(1999) and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

This financial support is sponsored by the EUI Widening Programme. This initiative, backed by contributions from the European Union and EUI Contracting States, is designed to strengthen internationalisation, competitiveness, and quality in research in the so-called Widening countries, and thus foster a more cohesive European Higher Education and Research area.

Students who study in universities located in other countries in Europe and who are in financial need are eligible for the reimbursement of their travel and accommodation costs of up to a maximum of 600 euros.

  • To benefit from the funding, students have to submit a one-page explanation of their financial situation as part of their application.
  • Please note that the number of grants is limited. They will be attributed based on both need and academic merit.