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2027 ACCESS Forum - Application for Participation

 

2027 ACCESS Forum
Gothenburg, Sweden
14-18 June 2027
 

Learn more about the Forum here.

ELIGIBILITY

The ACCESS Forum is open to researchers from all research fields and all career levels. Participants in the Research Themes can be PhD-students, early career researcher (within 8 years since the PhD has been awarded), and/or senior researchers. Priority is given to applicants from ACCESS universities.

 

FUNDING

ACCESS does not directly fund Forum participation. However, ACCESS member universities provide grants to their employees (including PhDs) to attend. Grant availability, amounts, and eligibility vary across universities. Information about university-specific funding possibilities can be found here. Questions about funding should be directed to your university’s contact person. 

IMPORTANT: To be considered for participation with funding, you must submit both this application and the required supplementary application from your university.

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE

The deadline to submit this form is 1 November 2026.

 

NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS

Applicants will receive the results of their application in December 2026/January 2027. 

Please note that participation is limited and not guaranteed, even if you have your own funding.

 

 

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

The official language of the ACCESS Forum is English. Therefore, we only accept application materials in English.

 

 

IMPORTANT: This application does not auto-save your answers. If you need to stop and continue later, please save your answers in another form (such as a Word document on your computer) and re-open the application in a new window when you are ready to submit. If you leave it open as a tab and try to submit it at a later time you will receive an error message and lose your work.

There are 18 questions in this survey.
Background Information
Full name:
Email:
Gender Identity:
Which university are you employed by? 
Note: If you are not employed at an ACCESS university, you can still apply using the 'other' field, but applicants from ACCESS universities will be prioritized.
Department, including school/faculty:
Category:
Year of successful defense of doctoral thesis / year of expected defense of doctoral thesis:
ACCESS Research Theme Group:

Fourteen Research Themes (RTs) have been selected for the 2027 ACCESS Forum. Each participant may only choose one (1) theme to participate in for the duration of the Forum. 

Learn more about each RT here.

Which Research Theme (RT) are you applying to participate in?
How will you contribute to the selected Research Theme? (max 200 words)
Briefly describe past or current research projects that relate to the Research Theme you have selected and explain how these projects contribute to the understanding or advancement of this Research Theme. (max 200 words)
When possible, please indicate if the collaboration is related to ACCESS.
If you are a current PhD student, how will participating in ACCESS and this Research Theme (RT) contribute to your academic development and career? (max 200 words)
This question is only required for applicants that are PhD students.
Application Questions

Please select which ACCESS activities have you been involved in:

Do you have any existing or potential collaborations with researchers or institutions in Chile or Sweden? If yes, please provide details. (max 200 words)
When possible, please indicate if the collaboration is related to ACCESS.
Required Materials & Confirmations
Provide a short 2-3 sentence bio of yourself (for Forum communication purposes only, e.g., website, etc.). (max 75 words)

Please upload a headshot/professional photo that can be used in a brochure of participants and for communication purposes.

When naming your file, please include the Research Theme, your name and the word photo. Example: RT1 Svensson, Maria - photo

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Upload your CV* here:

 

*In your CV, please include up to 5 citations of publications you have (co-)authored that are relevant to the Research Theme. (PhD students are exempt from this requirement.)

All applicants must upload a CV in English.

When naming your file, please include the Research Theme, your name and the word CV. Example: RT1 Svensson, Maria - CV

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Funding Opportunities

All ACCESS universities have differing funding opportunities for the Forum. Therefore, some universities have supplementary applications you must also fill out to be considered for university-sponsored participation in the Forum. Information about university-specific funding possibilities can be found here.

 

IMPORTANT: To be considered for participation with funding, please ensure you submit both this application and any supplemental materials required by your university (check "Funding: University-Sponsored Participants (Travel Grants)" here for to learn more).

 

Questions about funding should be directed to your university’s contact person.

 

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