Application

Important dates

Applications opening date: 24th February 2025

Applications closing date: 28th March 2025 23:59 (AoE)

Notification of acceptance: Early May 2025

Registrations opening date: Early May 2025

School dates: 8-12th September 2025

Applications

Applications are closed. We are unable to accept late applications.

Notifications of acceptance / rejection will be notified via email (see schedule). Please do not contact us for updates unless you did not receive any communication from us by May, 15th.

Registration fees

• Students (PhD, master, etc):  Free

• Post-doc and faculty:  200€

• Industry:  500€

Note that the selection process prioritizes students and academics. To secure place(s) for industry, we invite companies to consider becoming sponsors of the event. Please contact the organizers at organizers@m2lschool.org for more details.

Scholarships

We might be able to provide a limited number of scholarships to (working) students to cover registration fees, accommodation and/or travel, depending on funds availability.

Applications evaluation process

Applications will be evaluated on the following metrics:

• Motivation

• Education

• Research interests and practical experience

• Community involvement / Outreach activities

We are deeply committed to diversity and inclusion. We strive to create a welcoming and heterogeneous candidate pool by:

• Proactively reaching out to and supporting underrepresented communities

• Prioritising financial support when needed

• Cultivating a safe and inclusive environment with zero tolerance for discrimination and harassment

Our selection process emphasizes merit while minimizing bias:

• Personal identifiable information is hidden during the review process

• Scores are normalized per metric and per reviewer before aggregation