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The BUP's Winter School; Science by the Coast. PhD student application.

Available 2025-09-26 – 2025-11-02
Contact person Lara Kerschl, employed at The Baltic University Programme
The last application day is 2 November 2025, 23:59 (CEST). At the time of the event, you must be enrolled at a BUP participating university.

The BUP's Winter School; Science by the Coast, PhD Application

This is the application form for the The Baltic University Programme's 2026 Winter School Science by the Coast. Note this is the application for PhD students. Bachelor and Master students have a separate form to complete.

Date: 02- 06 February 2026
Location: Hel Marine Station, Hel (Poland)

The Summer School is organised by:
University of Gdansk - Hel Marine Station, Poland
The Baltic University Programme's Coordinating Secretariat at Uppsala University, Sweden

General information

1.
First name - Required
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Last name - Required
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Email - Required
4.
How do you describe your gender? - Required
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Date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY) - Required
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In which country do you currently reside? - Required
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Nationality- according to your passport - Required

University

8.
University Affiliation - Required
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If you are affiliated at a university not mentioned in the list, which one?
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What is the name of your department? - Required
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Level of the degree you are currently pursuing - Required
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Which year are you currently studying on your PhD? - Required
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 4+
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Please briefly describe the background and focus of your PhD- what is your topic, subject area, empirical focus? (150-200 words). - Required
14.
Have you taken part in any previous BUP events? - Required
15.
If yes, which BUP event(s) have you taken part in?

Contact information

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Phone number - Required
17.
Which of the following apps can be used to contact you? - Required

English skills

The winter school will be held in English, it is therefore important that you as an applicants have English language proficiency in both spoken and written English.

18.
On what level would you grade your skills in English? - Required
Basic Good Excellent Fluent
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If you have taken English language tests (TOEFL, IELTS), or you have other demonstrable proof of English capabilities, you are welcome to upload them here. - Required

Motivation

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What motivates you to take part in this winter school? (100-250 words). Consider your studies, future aspirations and the mentoring role. - Required
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This year's winter school is taking place in Hel (Poland) on the Baltic Sea. What particular perspectives and knowledge about the Baltic Sea Region, environment and sustainability are you hoping to gain? (100-150 words) - Required
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Do you have experience of supervising/teaching/mentoring university students? - Required
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If yes, please describe your experience. You are welcome to include links to videos, activities, courses etc.
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At the winter school, PhD students will accompany and mentor one group of students, however, there is also the opportunity for an additional contribution, perhaps in the form of a lecture or activity etc. Do you have any idea if you would like to do this, and perhaps what it could be? Note- this is not mandatory to answer this stage and you would discuss with the organising team too in planning this.

Cancellation policy

There is no fee to take part in the the BUP Winter School, since your participation will be covered by the Baltic University Programme. However, if you don't show up or cancel your participation with late notice (after 9 December 2025), we hold the right to charge you or your university department the cost of your participation (320 €). We only accept late cancellations due to illness, family-related matters or force majeure, if sufficient documents can be provided (doctors certificate, etc.).

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I have read and understood the Baltic University Programme's cancellation policy. - Required

Additional information

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We are looking for new ways to reach students in the Baltic Sea region, therefore we are curious to know where you heard about our Student Conference. Where did you first hear about the winter school?? - Required

BUP news on email

You can receive the latest updates and news directly to your email. We make approximately one send out every second week, from our address info@balticuniv.uu.se

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Would you like to sign up for BUP news via email? - Required

Uppsala University, through The Baltic University Programme (BUP) will store and use the personal information collected in this form in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). By submitting this form, you consent to that the BUP store the personal data provided in this online form (email address, first name, last name, phone number, gender, date of birth) in order to promote and send out information regarding the winter school, until the end of next year’s event after which it will be erased. Data will not be shared with any third party unless required by law and after assessment in accordance with the Swedish Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (Offentlighets- och sekretesslagen 2009:400). You have the right to ask for a clarification regarding which of your personal data Uppsala University is processing, for your personal data to be rectified if they are inaccurate. You can ask us to remove your personal data at any time and you have the right to request the restriction of our processing of your personal data. In order to do this, please write to Adam Sjöström, our contact person regarding personal data, via info@balticuniv.uu.se

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