We try our best to make it as easy as possible for you to apply for the Summer School. Still sometimes things which are clear to us may not seem to be logical or clear to you. In this section you find a list of questions which may help you with your application. Target Group
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TARGET GROUP Q: Who should apply for the Summerschool? A: The Summerschool is for advanced students in their second term, students with a bachelor degree or students working on their final thesis. Students from all faculties are welcome to apply. Q: I am an undergraduate student in my first or second semester. Does that mean I can not apply for the Summerschool? A: Students in their first or second semester are welcome to apply for the Summerschool. All places not taken by advanced students will be given to undergraduate students. Q: Is the Summerschool for students only? A: To apply for the Summerschool, students have to document that in July 2010 they are enrolled (or somehow are going to be enrolled) at a university. If that is not possible for you, you can send an application form anyway and try to explain your special circumstances. Q: I am not sure if my language skills will be good enough for attending the Summer School. A: Please have in mind that the language which will be used at the Summer School for courses, seminars, lectures etc. will be English only! For that reason it is obligatory for students to speak and understand English quite well. COSTS Q: How much will I have to pay for attending the Summer School? A: Beside your travel costs, all students have to pay a tuition fee of 400.- Euro. With that amount all the costs for meals, housing, excursion and the summer school programme are covered. (This low fee is made possible due to many sponsors and donators from all over Europe who support the International Summer School). Q: Is there a reduced tuition fee for certain students? A: Yes, students coming from the following countries will only have to pay a reduced tuition fee of 250- Euro: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine. Q: Is there a chance of getting a grant to cover the tuition fee and my travel costs? A: No - at the moment there is no chance to receive any grant to cover the costs of fee and travelling. Please try to ask at your local University or at NGOs from your home country. Q: When will I have to pay the tuition fee? A: The tuition fee must be paid until latestApril 23rd 2010! Your place will be only reserved for you, if we did receive the tuition fee until this deadline. If your payment has not been received by this deadline, your place will be given to one of the applicants on the waiting list. Under no circumstances students will be admitted to the programme unless the tuition fee has been paid in full. You will receive further information regarding the payment (bank details etc.) after you have been selected. Q: Is it possible to get my tuition fee refunded in case I cannot join the Summer School? A: 80% of your tuition fee will be refunded in case of:
- illness (Please send a medical report!)
- sever illness or death of a close relative (i.e. parents, spouse/partner, children, sisters or brothers - Please send a medical report!)
In all other cases there is NO reimbursement! LOCATION Q: Will the Summer School be held in Graz? A: The Summer School does NOT take place in Graz - it will take place in Seggau, which is 40km south from Graz (have a look at the venue section on this site). Still we will visit Graz on a one day excursion. ACCOMODATION Q: What are the rooms like at Seggau Castle? A: There will be double rooms (with shower and toilet) for all students - we are not able to offer single rooms. APPLICATION Q: I come from a country belonging to the EU - do I still have to send a copy of my passport? A: Yes - please send all papers we ask for - no matter where you come from. Q I will need a visa for Austria but I do not have this visa in my passport yet, so what copies should I send with my application? A: If you will need a visa to come to Austria we will help you during your application procedure at the embassy and also provide all neccesary documents (like invitation letter etc.). For now: just send a copy of your passport and fill in the corresponding passages in the application form. We will get in touch with you regarding the visa procedure right after you have been selected.. Q: Who should write the two letters of recommendation for my application? A: These two (different) letters have to be written and signed by your university teachers and they must be written in English or German. Q: What should be the content of these letters of recommendation? A: Within these letters your university teachers should write why they think you are capable of attending the Summer School and/or why they recommend you. Q: Do these letters have to be especially for the summer school, or do you also accept letters with a "general" recommendation, because I already have some? A: If you can send letters especially written for you including the reason why the teachers recommend you for this Summer School - this sure is better. Letters recommending you in general also will be accepted as long as they are not older than one year (they must be written after March 27th 2008). Q: What should I write in the essay and how long should it be? A: In this essay you have to describe why you want to attend the Summer School, why you find the topic interesting for you and why you want to attend the seminar module of your first choice. This essay should not be longer than one page. Q: Can I attend more than one seminar module? A: No – every student has to choose one of the six seminar modules and it will not be possible to change this selection during the Summer School. All lectures, talks and discussions will be open for all students. Q: What kind of documents should I send regarding “certificates/diplomas”? A: If you already obtained a certificate (e.g. Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree) you should send a copy of it. If you do not have a diploma yet, you have to send an academic transcript which is provided (and stamped) by most universities. This transcript shows all exams you have taken until now and also shows the grades given to you. This transcript has to be in English – if your University does not provide an academic transcript in English you can send the original transcript and make an English translation yourself (we definitely do not ask you to obtain an official or certified translation since this can be very expensive!). Please DO NOT send any diplomas or certificates from your high school - ONLY papers from UNIVERSITIES! Q: When do I have to send my application form? A: The deadline for application is the 26th of March 2010 which means that applications have to be received by 26th March 2010! Make sure your application arrives at our office in time because applications received after this deadline will not be considered! Please also take a look at the application section where you will find more details regarding the application. The last page of the application form also contains more information. Q: How will I know if my application has arrived at the University of Graz? A: We will send an email to you right after we did receive your application! Q: When will I get the information if I was selected or not? A: You will receive this information within an email as soon as possible – we will try to finish the selection by April 6th 2010. Please be sure you have provided a valid email address in your application form so we can contact you. If you still have further questions AFTER (!) reading this site carefully (maybe it is wise to read it again!), you can contact us anytime! | 
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