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 cost, 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 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: | tbd |
| - single room: | tbd | |
| Postdocs and young academics (under 35): | add CHF 200 | |
| Senior academics (35+; single room): | add CHF 500 | |
| Industry (single room): | add CHF 1,000 |
Application for admission
Applications for the June 2026 School will open during October 2025, at which time more details and an application form will appear here.
The School is limited to a maximum of 20 participants.
Further enquiries may be directed to Prof. Linden.
Bursaries
A few bursaries are available to help young participants with part of the accommodation costs. More details will be provided when applications open. 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
One 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 will be asked to send us their crystals before March 16, 2026, 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. Now is a good time to start thinking about the compound you might wish to study and begin growing crystals. Supplying samples or data sets already known to present difficulties is inadvisable, as addressing complex problems adequately during the School is often impractical.