Application Procedure

The application period begins on 18 May and closes on 14 August 2022. Prospective participants have to fill in the online application form and complete the course fee payment. The cost of attending the seminar in Helsinki is 200€ for degree and PhD students, and 300€ for professionals. Please note that your registration is not complete until we have received your payment.
The course fee does not cover accommodation costs, travel tickets or meals.
 
Participants have also the possibility of choosing to attend lectures and panels online via zoom live-stream.  All lectures and panels (with the exception of Thursday afternoon) will be streamed live. Group work sessions and workshops can only be attended in person. Note that the events will not be recorded.
The cost of attending only lectures and panel sessions online is 50€ for degree and PhD students, and 75€ for professionals. Please note that this option covers only lectures and most panels (not Thursday afternoon panel). Workshops, group discussions and social programme meetings are not live-streamed.

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Degree students of the University of Helsinki Faculty of Law can attend the seminar free of charge and include the seminar as an elective in their study programme. A minimum of 80% in person class attendance and the submission of an essay in Moodle are required in order to obtain 5 credits. For further information and registration please see Sisu.

Scholarships

We offer 5 scholarships for students. Scholarships cover the course fee and accommodation costs for the seminar week (21 -26 August 2022). Travel to/from Helsinki and meals need to be covered by the participant.  Applicants are required to send a  1-2 page long free form motivation letter outlining their motivation for attending the seminar and CV (please use the TENK researcher’s CV template) via e-mail to intlaw-institute@helsinki.fi. Please include ‘Helsinki Summer Seminar scholarship application’ in the e-mail subject line.
The application period for the scholarship closes on 12 June 2022.

Cancellation Policy

Registrations are binding and the application fee is payable at the end of the registration process. Course fees minus banking costs can be refunded for cancellations made the latest by 31 July 2022.

Information about Visa

Kindly note that if you are not a citizen of an EU/EEA country, you may be required to present a visa to travel to Finland. More information about the visa requirements in the Schengen area can be found on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs web page.Should you need to include an invitation letter in your visa application, please send an e-mail to intlaw-institute@helsinki.fi.