Training School Venue
The Training School will be held at the hotel “Stary Tartak”
- Biskupska 5, 14-200 Iława, POLAND
Organizational matters
All participants must fill out the Registration Form, which includes a short CV, a letter of motivation, and a short recommendation letter.
The deadline for registration is March 25th, 2026.
Decision on selected participants: April 10th, 2026.
Deadline for submitting abstracts for poster presentations: May 30th, 2026.
All participants may submit their abstracts to malgorzata.biczysko@uwr.edu.pl using the Abstract-of-Poster-Presentation template, which can be downloaded below.
There is NO registration fee for this Training School.
Attendance is limited to 35 participants in total. The Scientific Committee will select ALL participants following COST rules. That includes self-financed participants and the ones reimbursed by the COSY-COST Action (see below for details).
Accommodation and meals
Accommodation and all meals are organized at Hotel Stary Tartak, where the scientific programme, including lectures and hands-on sessions will be held.
Participants interested to take advantage of staying on-site are kindly asked to indicate their interest during the registration process.
Accommodation in the double/single room will cost approximately 200-400 PLN per person per night. All meals at the Hotel “Stary Tartak” will cost approximately 500 PLN per person (2 lunches and 3 dinners, including TS Barbeque dinner).
How to reach the school venue
Iława is well connected by railway with major Polish cities, with direct trains to Iława Główna from Warsaw (Warszawa, 1.5 – 2h). Hotel “Stary Tartak” can be reached by a 30-min walk from the train station. Participants are expected arrive in Iława on Sunday, June 14th, and depart on Wednesday, June 17th.
For ALL trainees in order to participate at the TS it is necessary to
- Have an e-COST profile at https://e-services.cost.eu/ ;
- Have received an e-COST invitation to the meeting (sent AFTER 10 May) and have accepted it within 2 weeks from receiving it;
- Sign the attendance list on each day of the attendance at the GM;
Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops. If this is not possible, please let us know well in advance, and we will do our best to provide assistance.
Reimbursement
At present, the available funds can cover reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses for at least 8 trainees: up to 3 daily allowances of 100€ and travel costs up to 400€.
The Scientific Committee will select participants following COST rules, ensuring a balance of career stage, gender, and country of work.
These participants will be reimbursed individually by applying through the COST online system after the training school. Therefore, participants will have to pay themselves in advance for travel, accommodation and meals (except for snacks at the coffee breaks).
To be reimbursed, participants should submit their ticket receipts with the reimbursement claim at https://e-services.cost.eu/ and carry out their obligations which will be specified by the COST rules. About 1-2 months after applying for reimbursement through the COST online system, participants will be reimbursed.
COST Schools & eligibility
COST training schools are open to researchers (MSc, PhD students, and postdocs/researchers) from any nationality or country. However, due to space and funds limitations, following the COST association rules, the preference will be given to students working in laboratories from countries participating to the CA21101 action. Also eligible are some laboratories specifically associated with the actions in Nearest Neighbor Countries. See the websites of the actions COSY for details. ONLY students working in those laboratories are eligible for COST financial support. This support shall cover the local costs and travel expenses.
