Costs, application, admission, payment, bursaries and sending crystals

The School fee includes the course materials in printed and electronic forms, accommodation, all breakfasts and evening meals (except dinner on the free day), coffee breaks and the social programme. Most lunches will be at the participants' own expense, but can usually be obtained in the university cafeterias for about CHF 10-14 per day. Swiss participants can get reduced lunch prices if they show their university ID card.

We have done our very best to keep the cost of the School as low as possible and have negotiated very special rates for accommodation and meals at the Ibis Zurich Messe Airport Hotel (3*), a short tram ride from the university. Unfortunately, no low-cost student dormitory-type accommodation is available at the University of Zürich.

School fee:
Master’s and PhD students	- shared room:	CHF 1,300
	- single room:	CHF 1,900
Postdocs and young academics (under 35):		add CHF 200
Senior academics (35+; single room):		add CHF 500
Industry (single room):		add CHF 1,000

Cancellations are possible up to May 8, 2024 for a cancellation fee of CHF 200.

Application for admission

SORRY, APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2024 SCHOOL HAVE CLOSED.

The School is limited to a maximum of 20 participants.

Further enquiries may be directed to Prof. Linden.

Bursaries
The deadline for bursary applications was January 15, 2024. We regret that we are unable to consider late applications for financial support.

A small number of bursaries were available to help young participants with part of the accommodation costs. We are most grateful to the International Union of Crystallography, the European Crystallographic Association and the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre for their generosity.

Submission of crystals
The unique aspect of the School is that participants get to collect data and determine the structure of one of their own compounds that they are currently interested in. Applicants who are offered a place in the School are requested, if at all possible, to send us their crystals by March 22, 2024, so that we have sufficient time to assess crystal quality and didactic suitability of the stucture, and for new crystals to be sent if necessary.