Applications are Open for the Armament and Disarmament Summer School in Sweden

Name of the Event: Armament and Disarmament Summer School

Date: 25 - 29 August 2025

Place: Sweden

Working language: English

Last Date of Application: 28 March 2025

Link to Apply:

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Aimed to support and reinvigorate disarmament education activities, the Armament and Disarmament Summer School is both a course and networking opportunity for the next generation of professionals in the field of disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control. The summer school consists of a five-day programme of in-person lectures, seminars, and training workshops on armament and disarmament matters that endeavour to develop knowledge and skills and motivate and empower emerging specialists to expand their expertise further in these critical issues and beyond.  The summer school will be held in Sweden at the premises of SIPRI and the AMC at Uppsala University.

The course will feature a variety of opportunities and activities including:

1. Lectures and discussions on armament and disarmament by leading experts in the field

2. Skill-building workshops and training sessions

3. Visits to institutions working on issues in the field of armament and disarmament 

Funding:

The cost of the course as well as all essential costs required for participation (including train or air travel to Stockholm, visa costs, travel insurance, local transportation in Sweden, food and accommodation) will be fully covered for all participants. Other personal expenses will be at the participant’s own cost. 

Eligibility:

• The Summer School is for 25 highly motivated students, researchers, policymakers, practitioners or other junior professionals with a relevant profile from governmental or non-governmental organizations or think tanks.

• Applicants must have a completed bachelor’s degree before the course begins and need to be currently enrolled in, or have recently graduated from university.

• Applicants who have previously participated in the Summer School are not eligible.

We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - events@sipri.org