The EARA-EADP-SRA Summer SchoolIn 2025, the European Association for Developmental Psychology (EADP), the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA) and the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) will again jointly organize a summer school focusing on research on adolescence. The summer school is a training ground for young scholars interested in adolescent development. The summer school brings together established researchers, recognized for their expertise and teaching abilities with doctoral students from around the globe, for several intensive days of research training. The training includes exposure to innovative and creative research, as well as workshops focusing on professional skills. Previous summer schools have given students enthusiasm to search for scientific guidance outside of the borders of their countries and the walls of their universities. The 2025 EADP-EARA-SRA Summer School will be held in Anupriškės, Lithuania from August 21 to August 25 (just before the ECDP conference, submission deadline March 31, see: https://www.ecdp2025vilnius.eu, with arrival on August 21. The site for the school will be Tony Resort, located in a beautiful part of Lithuania - the Anupriškės Pine Forest. The summer school will be directed by Beata Krzywosz-Rynkiewicz, Susan Branje, and Lisa Kiang. Senior Scholars participating this year will include: Simona Caravita, Charissa Cheah, Takuya Yanagida, Eva Telzer, Geertjan Overbeek and Jennifer Symonds. We invite doctoral students in any part of the world to apply. A total of 24 students (8 per association) will be selected based on their academic records, research experience, letters of recommendation, and overall evidence of scientific aptitude and competence. Students who apply should have their doctoral research planned or underway, but not completed, so that they can benefit from the critiques given during the school. Students will have to cover their own travel costs, while accommodation from August 21st to August 25th (4 nights) and meals are paid for by the summer school. Students selected by SRA (whose travel costs are expected to be substantially higher) will be eligible for an SRA travel fellowship. HOW DO YOU APPLY? Applications must be received by March 31, 2025. All applications received by that date will be evaluated by members of the EADP-EARA-SRA summer school committee, with notifications emailed within around 2 months, in any case before May 31, 2025.
In 2024, a total of 22 junior scholars were accepted from the different organizations to attend the 2024 EARA/EADP/SRA Summer School in the beautiful and sunny Cyprus. The junior scholars brought perspectives and experiences from all over the world (e.g., Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, UK, USA). In addition to the junior scholars, 7 senior scholars participated in the 2024 EARA/EADP/SRA Summer School, which were Christy Buchanan from Wake Forest University, Marlis Buchmann from the University of Zurich, Steven Eggermont from KU Leuven, Kostas Fanti from the University of Cyprus, Susan Branje from the University of Utrecht, Lysanne te Brinke from the University of Rotterdam, and Lisa Kiang from Wake Forest University.
More information about the senior scholars’ insightful presentations on their influential research, as well as the professional round tables designed to promote professional development, and junior scholars’ presentations on important new science can be found below. Next, this report delves into the informal and fun activities, such as meaningful connections over meals, sunrise swims and walks on the beach, that were catalysts for long-lasting The summer school began with some long flights and time zone adjustments in cozy room arrangements. Yet, throughout the week of digging into crucial issues affecting youth (research), this group of outstanding senior and junior |
