[ASA] ESO Summer Research Programme

[Stuart Ryder]

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. As a result of Australia's Strategic Partnership with
ESO, students who are Australian citizens are eligible to apply for this
brand new program, and will have all their costs met by ESO.

 

Stuart Ryder, AAL

Stuart.Ryder at astronomyaustralia.org.au
<mailto:Stuart.Ryder at astronomyaustralia.org.au> 

 

 

ESO Summer Research Programme
Garching, Germany
1st July - 9th August 2019


Application Deadline (instructions
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/iqqYCxnMRvtEkYGgu8ewo7?domain=eso.org>
): 22nd February 2019

 

We are excited to announce the first ever ESO Summer Research Programme that
will take place for six weeks in 2019. This fully-funded programme is an
opportunity for university students interested in astronomy/astrophysics,
who are not yet enrolled in a PhD programme, to obtain research experience
alongside astronomers based at ESO Headquarters (HQ) in Garching, Germany.
This Summer Research Programme will attract the most promising university
students from ESO Member States
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/rEooCyoNVrcOZxjQuMuarl?domain=eso.org> , Strategic Partners
(Australia) and Host State (Chile). Check the full eligibity criteria
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/O5PkCzvOWKiW65PyFg4E_e?domain=eso.org>  to
apply for the programme. It is a requirement that students attend the full
six week period of the programme.

 

The Summer Research Program at ESO is an exceptional opportunity for
students to work inside 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 VLT
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/DqGZCANZvPip4kmPcYFubR?domain=eso.org> ; ALMA
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/nQwbCBNZwLiWjYZkFW4RpZ?domain=eso.org> ; and the forthcoming ELT
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/bIl4CD1jy9tYq46WckWJ1Z?domain=eso.org> , which will be the world's
biggest optical-near infrared telescope!  

 

The participants can choose between a wide range of research projects
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/-WI6CE8kz9t4LEAzFBEw8w?domain=eso.org> , covering
many areas of astronomy from comets to cosmology. The ESO Summer Research
Programme will also provide opportunities beyond research, including
lectures, a mini-workshop, and many social activities; check out some of the
planned activities
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/PpZHCGvmB5i3kvyPTYKXq-?domain=eso.org> . You should
expect six weeks packed with new experiences, new networks and new
friendships!

 

Travel costs to/from Garching will be covered for participants of the
programme. Travel costs will be provided from the students' home institute,
unless the home institute is not located in an ESO Member State, Strategic
Partner or Host State (in which case the equivalent costs from the country
of nationality will be provided). Accommodation
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Eyl6CJyp0qh9ZN42FkosW_?domain=eso.org>  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. 

 

Application
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/iqqYCxnMRvtEkYGgu8ewo7?domain=eso.org>
for the programme is done via our online application form. Students will
also need to arrange for one reference letter from a university
professor/lecturer to be sent to us directly by email at:
summerresearch at eso.org <mailto:summerresearch at eso.org> . The same email
address can be used for all enquiries.

 

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