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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> As the new academic year gets underway, AAL and ESO would be grateful if ASA members could bring the following notice to the attention of undergraduate or Masters students at their universities. While it is unclear at the present time whether the program will be run in a virtual fashion again in 2022, this is still an unparalleled opportunity to engage with ESO scientists on a cutting-edge research project, join exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of ESO facilities, and more. Please note that applications close on <b>Friday 4<sup>th</sup> February 2022</b>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stuart Ryder, AAL<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Stuart.Ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Stuart.Ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>ESO Summer Research Programme<br>4th July - 12th August 2022<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><br>Application Deadline (<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/m4BpC0YKPviGx5Gg8iNqggq?domain=eso.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>instructions</span></a>): 4<sup>th</sup> February 2022<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>For six weeks in the northern summer of 2022, ESO will host the fourth <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Vw1yCWLVXkU5EK5XkixI-8O?domain=eso.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Summer Research Programme</span></a>. This fully-funded programme is an opportunity for university students interested in astronomy/astrophysics, <b>who are not yet enrolled in a PhD programme</b>, to obtain research experience alongside astronomers based at ESO Headquarters (HQ) in Garching, Germany. ESO accepts applications from promising university students from any country, although priority will be given to students from <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/efyKCXLW2mUXQRXDJhDia7l?domain=eso.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>ESO Member States</span></a>, Strategic Partners (Australia) and the Host State (Chile). </span>To date two Australian students (<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/zcNhCgZ0N1iA3RAwktAWY6h?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Matthew Wilkinson from UQ in 2019</span></a>, and <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/tC-pCjZ1N7inrXnG9iE1o5f?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au">Katy Proctor from UWA in 2020/21</a>) have participated in the ESO Summer Research Programme.<span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The Summer Research Programme will be hosted in Garching, Germany only if all accepted students are able to travel to ESO HQ. If the COVID-19 pandemic does not allow an in-person visit, the programme will be held virtually as was done in recent years. </span></b><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>In the event it does become possible to host the programme in person, travel costs to/from Garching will be covered for participants of the programme. <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/k2HZC1WLPxcM4oMBRC1blos?domain=eso.org"><span style='color:blue'>Accommodation</span></a> will be provided free of charge in a shared apartment in Garching (with electricity, heating and internet all included). Students will also be provided with a modest stipend to cover living costs during the programme. Successful students have the responsibility to acquire any required visas to spend six weeks working in Germany under these conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The Summer Research Program at ESO is an exceptional opportunity for students to work at an institute that is both the headquarters of the most productive observatory in the world and a top-class research organisation. People at ESO's HQ maintain a very active research community and are also designing and operating cutting-edge telescopes and their instruments including the <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/xR6dC2xMQzipYXpZjcXEYMi?domain=eso.org/"><span style='color:blue'>VLT</span></a>, <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ejZ_C3QNPBipklp9BcECjFe?domain=eso.org/"><span style='color:blue'>ALMA</span></a>, and the forthcoming <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/C66SC4QOPEiBVOB9oT36sAM?domain=elt.eso.org/"><span style='color:blue'>ELT</span></a>, which will be the world's biggest optical-near infrared telescope. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The applicants can choose between a wide range of <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/LMT5C5QPXJiZJ7ZpvF9HO88?domain=eso.org"><span style='color:blue'>research projects</span></a>, covering many areas of astronomy from planets to galaxies. The ESO Summer Research Programme will also provide <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/9Xg_C6XQ4LfrNvr0Dfv3v3c?domain=eso.org">opportunities beyond research</a>, including a series of lectures, a mini-workshop, a planetarium visit, an ELT instrumentation visit, and many social activities. You should expect six weeks packed with new experiences, new networks and new friendships! Potential applicants are encouraged to read the ESO Blog articles on the <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/hXGOC71R2NTAgKAVqtPgzRi?domain=eso.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>2019</span></a>, and (virtual) <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/e_AJC81V0PT6G06PrFyVcUg?domain=eso.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>2020</span></a> and <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/99-kC91WPRTk0XkN1ixNW6b?domain=eso.org/">2021</a> editions of the Summer Research Programme.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>