INSPYRE 2025

INSPYRE School can be attended by Italian and foreign high school students who are 16 years of age or older and in their final two years. The Legnaro School will accommodate 28 students; the Frascati School will accommodate 40 students.

The two Schools will be alternative: it will be possible to apply for only one of the two editions. Applications should be submitted through a single form, in which candidates should indicate the edition of their interest. Only one application per applicant can be submitted. Any duplicate applications will be discarded.

The Application will open on November 1.

Applications must be submitted by a professor/school director supporting their students’ candidacy by filling out an appropriate form for each student.

The form will require two documents to be attached:

1. A motivation letter (max 1 page) written by candidate themselves describing the reasons for wanting to attend INSPYRE school
2. A recommendation letter (max 1 page) written by a teacher or the school director, describing the reasons why the candidate is worthy of participating in the school

Applications which contain documents longer than one page will not be taken into consideration. The selection will pay attention to gender equality and the geographical distribution of participants.

Possession of an English language certification B2 or equivalent, although not mandatory, is highly recommended.

Deadline for applications is November 30th. Applications which should reach us after this date will not be taken into consideration.

Candidates will be informed of the acceptance/reject of their application in the first half of January 2025.

APPLICATION FORM

The Frascati edition of INSPYRE 2025 will be held at the Frascati National Laboratory (LNF) in Frascati, a small town near Rome (Italy).  

How to reach the National Laboratory of Frascati (LNF) 

As for nearby accommodation solutions, LNF has an account with “Hotel Villa Mercede”: the cost for students is 72 euros + 2 euros of tourist tax per person per night in multiple room, breakfast and shuttle service (hotel-LNF-hotel) included. The cost for single rooms, whose availability must be assessed at the time of booking, is 105 euros + 2 euros of tourist tax per person per night, breakfast and shuttle service (hotel-LNF-hotel) included. 

Students will provide for the payment of travel expenses, accommodation and dinners.  

Lunches and the social dinner are covered by LNF. 

The Legnaro edition of INSPYRE 2025 will be held at the Legnaro National Laboratory (LNL) in Legnaro, a small town near Padua (Italy).  

How to reach the Legnaro National Laboratory (LNL)

As for nearby accommodation solutions, LNL has an account with the “Hotel Marconi”: the cost for students is about 60 euros per person per night in multiple room, breakfast included. The cost for single rooms, whose availability must be assessed at the time of booking, is 70 euros per person per night, breakfast included. All solutions are exempt from tourist tax.

Students will provide for travel expenses, accommodation, lunches (€8-10 per day), hotel-LNL-hotel travels (by bus, route Padua-Legnaro €2.60) and dinners. 

The social dinner is covered by LNL. 

The two 2025 Schools will have different scientific programs and speakers, but both will provide participants with a unique opportunity to experience a full immersion in physics and the world of scientific research through lectures, discussions and experimental working groups led by passionate and competent researchers. Participants will be involved for a total of about 40 hours over the week.

Directors of the school

Catalina Curceanu 
Adriana Postiglione – INSPYRE responsible for Rome Technopole

Scientific Committee

In progress