Eligibility

Undergraduate students from a University in a Member Country (or Scientific Associate Country) of ESRF or ILL are eligible to the Summer Programme.

The number of participants is limited to approximately 20.

This programme is aimed primarily at students after their third year of university studies in a scientific subject such as physics, chemistry, biology or any other field in which neutron or X-ray techniques play a significant part. Second and fourth-year students are also welcome to apply. First year students are formally eligible but it might be more suitable to wait an extra year and apply to the next summer programme.

We expect you to have a thorough undergraduate knowledge in your field of studies, with at least some basic notions of quantum mechanics, a broad interest in various fields of science, the ability to learn quickly, and to work in an international team on subjects and with techniques which may be new to you. However, no specific prior experience with the application of neutrons or x-rays is required to apply.

Please note that only undergraduate students (who - at the time of application - have not yet finished their Master's degree, before the final exam) are eligible for this programme.

In order to participate in our programme, an internship agreement ("convention") will have to be signed by your university. This may require special attention in some cases, for example when leaving a university or changing to another one by the time our programme starts : you will then have to actively make sure that a representative of your new university can sign this internship agreement.

Those students in search of a course at a later stage in their studies - for instance during a PhD-thesis or even beyond - will find that other courses, better suited to their needs, are organized by various neutron and x-ray centres in Europe. We particularly recommend the Hercules course (http://hercules-school.eu/).