Post graduate, PhD students, post-doctoral research scientists and users from European countries and Canada interested in Radar Polarimetry and its applications are invited to apply to Advanced Course on Radar Polarimetry.

Research scientists and students from all other countries are also welcome to apply and participate to the course, subject to space availability.

Participation is limited to a maximum of 60 students and subject to selection of application.

No participation fees will be charged for attending the Course. Participants are expected to finance their own travel and accommodation expenses (No financial support is available).

Application Submission will be open from 03 September 2012 - 21 October 2012

Pre-requisites in order to apply

1. It is required to bring a personal Laptop for use during the hands-on practical sessions of the course (ESA will not provide any PC).
   
   Laptop minimum hardware requirements:
   • Windows OS
   • 2 Gb RAM (4 Gb recommended)
   • 30 Gb hard disk space to store processed data
   • Minimum display size of 1200 by 768 pixels
2. The application has to be supported with a reference letter (on official headed University/Company paper) from an academic or work related referee. The referee will be automatically notified once the application is submitted.

Application Submission procedure

1. Download the Course application form
2. Fill in all the fields of the form with requested information and save it as pdf
3. Submit the filled form and complete the application
4. A confirmation email will state the correct reception of the application.

Please kindly note that the application will be considered completed only when the reference letter is received. Reference letters received later than 21 October 2012 will not be taken into consideration and the application will be withdrawn.

The notification of acceptance (or rejection) of your application will be emailed in November 2012.