The NetSec Early-Career Scholars Summer School (ECS3) aims to provide training and mentorship to Early-Career Researchers (ECR) in order to foster the next-generation of European security scholars. It is organised jointly by the European Initiative for Security Studies (EISS) and the University of Copenhagen, under the framework and financial support of the COST Action NetSec.
The long-term ambition of the Summer School is to contribute to promoting academic excellence in Europe and to nurture the development of a new generation of scholars that engage on international & European security issues with their counterparts across the globe.
It is an excellent opportunity for early career scholars, specifically Ph.D. students and recent graduates with a PhD proposal, to present their research and gain invaluable feedback from esteemed scholars in the field. The programme will feature research presentations from participants, individualised feedback from senior scholars, and mentorship activities.
Scientific Coordinators
Dr. Silvia D’Amato (James Madison University) and Professor Chiara Ruffa (Sciences-Po Paris).
Participants of Euro-SWAMOS 2023 at the Hertie School in Berlin, the previous EISS event dedicated to the training and mentoring of early-career researchers.
The first NetSec Summer School will take place at Stockholm University, on June 9th and 10th, 2026 in the lead-up to the European Security Conference.
Applications are open until March 1st, 2026. See instructions in the FAQ below:
Applicants should be graduate students with a Ph.D. proposal, current Ph.D. candidates, or Post-Doc researchers (max. 1 year since Ph.D. defence) working on strategic and security studies, international security, global governance and related disciplines. Alumni of SWAMOS or Euro-SWAMOS are eligible.
Travel and hotel costs will be reimbursed for 15 PhD students. Additionally, all participants will enjoy free entrance to the European Security Conference.
To apply, please send the following material to ecs.netsec@eiss-europa.com :
- A letter of motivation,
- A CV (max. 2 pages),
- An abstract (max. 500 words).*
*At the latest one week before the workshop, you will share a draft of the scholarly text on which your abstract is from. This could take any form you feel would benefit from feedback—whether it be a conference paper, a chapter of your dissertation, a memo, or any other work in progress. Please note that the draft does not need to be polished; even a very preliminary version would suffice. Our goal is to facilitate a more productive discussion and provide you with detailed and constructive input during the session.
Applications need to be submitted by March 1st, 2026.
List to be communicated soon. Please check back at a later date.
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