The European Forum Alpbach conference is a great place to discuss and exchange ideas for a better Europe. Every year Club Alpbach London awards scholarships to people living in the UK who wish to participate in the international exchange of ideas with politicians, scientists, nobel prize winners, movement builders, artists and many more!
The 2017 theme of Alpbach is “Conflict and Cooperation”
We saw great divides all around the globe in 2016. The nature of conflicts is often very different. How do large, violent conflicts arise and end? What narratives fuel them and what instruments can we use in the 21st century to prevent them? What conflict-resolution tools can we deploy? What separates our society and how can we cooperate better? Does digitalisation unite us or bring us even further apart? These are just some of the big questions that we’re going to be tackling in Alpbach this summer. Come join us for the discussion!
An essay on this year’s theme can be found on www.alpbach.org and a detailed programme of the 2,5 week long conference will be published in February. Note that almost all of the Forum's events are conducted in English so there's no requirement to know any German. Note that almost all of the Forum's events are conducted in English so there's no requirement to know any German.
Club Alpbach London offers scholarships for students and young professionals who study or work in the UK! You can apply for the Pioneer scholarship or for a return opportunity with CAL to Alpbach until the 31rd of March 2017.
Please note that the European Forum Alpbach is also directly awarding scholarships. We recommend applying for both scholarship to maximise you chances. Find more information about this here.
The 2017 theme of Alpbach is “Conflict and Cooperation”
We saw great divides all around the globe in 2016. The nature of conflicts is often very different. How do large, violent conflicts arise and end? What narratives fuel them and what instruments can we use in the 21st century to prevent them? What conflict-resolution tools can we deploy? What separates our society and how can we cooperate better? Does digitalisation unite us or bring us even further apart? These are just some of the big questions that we’re going to be tackling in Alpbach this summer. Come join us for the discussion!
An essay on this year’s theme can be found on www.alpbach.org and a detailed programme of the 2,5 week long conference will be published in February. Note that almost all of the Forum's events are conducted in English so there's no requirement to know any German. Note that almost all of the Forum's events are conducted in English so there's no requirement to know any German.
Club Alpbach London offers scholarships for students and young professionals who study or work in the UK! You can apply for the Pioneer scholarship or for a return opportunity with CAL to Alpbach until the 31rd of March 2017.
Please note that the European Forum Alpbach is also directly awarding scholarships. We recommend applying for both scholarship to maximise you chances. Find more information about this here.
HOW TO APPLY
Pioneer Scholarships
You haven't been to Alpbach yet? This is your best chance to travel to Alpbach with a group of interesting people from the UK.
Requirements:
Pioneer scholarships are for young people who have never been at the European Forum Alpbach and wish to attend the conference for the whole duration. Anyone under the age of 30 can apply and we welcome diversity - diversity of field of study, diversity of background, diversity of interests, etc as we see this fundamental for the exchange of ideas.
Details for applying:
To apply for a Pioneer scholarship to the European Forum Alpbach 2017 please fill in the registration template here
and send an email with a single PDF file attached, containing the following documents:
The application deadline to receive a Pioneer scholarship from Club Alpbach London is the 31st of March 2017. Please send your application to scholarships@clubalpbachlondon.eu.
Returner
Have you been to Alpbach before and want to return in 2017? Apply for a Returner scholarship at Club Alpbach London. Please fill in the registration template here and send your motivational statement, CV, a confirmation of your previous participation at the EFA by 31st of March 2017 to scholarships@clubalpbachlondon.eu.
Requirements:
The maximum age of Returners is 35 and there is a limit of 4 participations (1x first time and 3x as returner). You will also need to cover the costs for Returners of 150 EUR in advance. Please also be aware that any Returner from Club Alpbach London has to be a member of the club at the latest by 1 May 2017.
Details for applying:
If you were previously awarded a scholarship to attend the Forum by Club Alpbach London, please just send us an email expressing your wish to attend the forum. You need to state during which dates exactly you want to be at EFA 2017. You do not need to send us anything else.
If you attended the Forum in the past through another sponsor or organisation, please send us your full application for consideration by 31st March 2017:
Accommodation for Returners:
It may be possible that the club is able to provide accommodation for you, so you can let us know in your application if you are looking for accomodation, but we cannot guarantee it. Therefore, please be aware that you are primarily responsible for securing your own accommodation.
You haven't been to Alpbach yet? This is your best chance to travel to Alpbach with a group of interesting people from the UK.
Requirements:
Pioneer scholarships are for young people who have never been at the European Forum Alpbach and wish to attend the conference for the whole duration. Anyone under the age of 30 can apply and we welcome diversity - diversity of field of study, diversity of background, diversity of interests, etc as we see this fundamental for the exchange of ideas.
Details for applying:
To apply for a Pioneer scholarship to the European Forum Alpbach 2017 please fill in the registration template here
and send an email with a single PDF file attached, containing the following documents:
- Your motivational statement (max. 800 words in total) answering each of the following questions:
- What are your reasons for applying?
- Which aspects of this year’s conference programme do you find particularly interesting?
- Why should you be awarded a scholarship?
- What are you plans for the time after Alpbach?
- Your CV (no photo; max. two pages)
- A confirmation of your current or previous student status (e.g. scanned transcript or student-ID) if you have one
The application deadline to receive a Pioneer scholarship from Club Alpbach London is the 31st of March 2017. Please send your application to scholarships@clubalpbachlondon.eu.
Returner
Have you been to Alpbach before and want to return in 2017? Apply for a Returner scholarship at Club Alpbach London. Please fill in the registration template here and send your motivational statement, CV, a confirmation of your previous participation at the EFA by 31st of March 2017 to scholarships@clubalpbachlondon.eu.
Requirements:
The maximum age of Returners is 35 and there is a limit of 4 participations (1x first time and 3x as returner). You will also need to cover the costs for Returners of 150 EUR in advance. Please also be aware that any Returner from Club Alpbach London has to be a member of the club at the latest by 1 May 2017.
Details for applying:
If you were previously awarded a scholarship to attend the Forum by Club Alpbach London, please just send us an email expressing your wish to attend the forum. You need to state during which dates exactly you want to be at EFA 2017. You do not need to send us anything else.
If you attended the Forum in the past through another sponsor or organisation, please send us your full application for consideration by 31st March 2017:
- A motivational statement
- Your CV
- A confirmation of your previous participation(s) at EFA
- The completed registration form, which you can find here
- The dates on which you would like to attend the European Forum Alpbach 2017
Accommodation for Returners:
It may be possible that the club is able to provide accommodation for you, so you can let us know in your application if you are looking for accomodation, but we cannot guarantee it. Therefore, please be aware that you are primarily responsible for securing your own accommodation.
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