Application / Cost / Terms of Registration

Applicants are doctoral and research students who primarily come from or study in EERA‘s member countries, allthough we welcome applicants from outside Europe as well. Their research must relate to educational research. The summer school aims to support doctoral students interested in bringing participants' voices and actions to the core of educational research. Preferably the participant should be a PhD/Doctoral student in the first or second year of their studies in order to most benefit from the summer school. In some cases, people who already have their PhD can attend the summer school - they should explain in their application how the the summer school would support them in their further research.

The application process includes:

• Abstract of your research

  • Objectives and Research Questions of Your PhD Project (100 words max.)

  • Conceptual Framework (300 words max.)

  • Intended Methodology, Methods, Instruments (100 words max.)

  • Conclusions, Expected Outcomes or Findings (100 words max.)

  • Motivation (200 words max.)

  • References (400 words max.)

• CV

• Letter of endorsement from a current or former supervisor or other senior staff member. You can find guidelines for this letter here.

Applications can be made beginning 10 November 2026.

Application deadline: 15 January 2027

All applications must be in English.

The Summer School will be held in English.

Participation fee
Participation fee (without accommodation) is 60 € for participants who are currently living in Low GDP Countries* and 155 € for participants from High GDP countries.

• Fees include tuition, coffee breaks, lunches and the social programme.

Accommodation
The EERA Summer School participation fee does not include accommodation. However, the local organisers at the Vilnius University have reserved rooms at a reduced rate for EERSS participants. Participants will receive a booking code to register directly with the hotels (details in due time).

• Accommodation in these hotels will include 5 nights (Sunday - Friday) at a reduced price in a single en-suite room with breakfast.
• Please note: Booking your lodging at our Summer School partner hotels is optional. You are free to book somewhere else in Vilnius if you wish.

Total costs with accommodation 
(Please note, in addition to the nightly fee, a local city tax of approx. 2 € / night will be charged).

• Low GDP: 60 € (participation fee) + 235 € (5 nights single room hotel including city tax) = 295 €
• High GDP: 155 € (participation fee) + 235 € (5 nights single room hotel including city tax) = 390 €

Each participant is responsible for booking the hotel themselves directly with the hotel. Details on how to book the hotels will be sent in due time.

Participants must cover their travel costs. Participants are expected to actively take part for the duration of the summer school.

*Low GDP countries
Please note that the crucial factor for the reduced Low GDP fee is not the country of origin but the country of residence.
The only countries eligible for the Low GDP (Gross Domestic Product) reduction are:

• African countries
• Asian countries (with following exceptions: Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Hong Kong SAR, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Macau SAR, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UAE)
• Latin American countries (exception: Bahamas)
• and the following countries in wider Europe:
  Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.  

Participants from all other countries need to register as “Student living in a High GDP Country 2027”.

• The registration of participation is binding.
• The participation fees are owed upon registration.
• If you pay via bank transfer, you may incur banking charges for international transactions. Please make sure that you cover these charges so that EERA receives full payment.
• Participation is not guaranteed until full payment of the registration fee is received.
• Payments will be fully refunded if the conference is cancelled by the organiser. In that case, the organiser will have no further liability to the client. Registrations remain valid if the conference has to be postponed.
• The summer school programme may be subject to change.
• Please register and pay by 31 March. In case of cancellation, you will get 80 % of your fees refunded if you cancel up to 1 month prior to the Summer School. If you cancel later than one month before Summer School begin, your fee will not be refunded.

  • In case of a timely cancellation, EERA will refund the participant fees only. As participants will book and pay for their hotel reservations themselves, any hotel cancellations/reimbursements will follow the hotel's cancellation policy.

• I understand that a photographer appointed by the organisers will take photos during the central conference events such as socials, coffee breaks, keynotes etc. I understand that these photos may be used by the organisers on their website and in social media during the conference and in the future. I am aware that if I notice at any time during the conference that I am being photographed, I have the option of informing the photographer that I do not want my image to be used in the manner described above.

Applications
10 November 2026 - 15 January 2027
Information on acceptance
1 March 2027
Registration/Payment
2 - 31 March 2027
Summer School
28 June – 2 July 2027

Academic questions:
Dr. Karolina Levanaitė
Vilnius University
karolina.levanaite(at)fsf.vu.lt

Organisational questions:
Doretta Dow
EERA Office
dow(at)eera.eu