Apply as Seminar Assistant

Becoming a seminar assistant is a great opportunity for past scholarship holders of the European Forum Alpbach to return to Alpbach. If you enjoyed the seminars and would like to become more involved in terms of content and organisation, this is your chance to apply as a seminar assistant and be part of #EFA25!

• Communicating between the EFA team and the seminar chairs
• Enabling exchanges between the seminar chairs and scholarship holders by serving as the bridge between the two 
• Writing a report of your seminar
• Connecting the seminars to further modules in the second week of the EFA 
• Assisting with the evaluation and involvement in the programme
• Facilitating seminars and assisting the seminar chairs in a supporting role
• Establishing a safe space and making sure every participant has a pleasant experience

• You will receive a returnee scholarship as a seminar assistant that covers your participation in the European Forum Alpbach, as well as accommodation and daily allowances 
• Involvement in the programme during the seminars and beyond 
• Additional check-ins tailored to the needs of our seminar assistants 

• Previous participation as an EFA scholarship holder 
• You have not been a seminar assistant before 
• Age 35 and under 
• Fluent English (at least level B2 according to the CEFR) 
• Experience in assistant-related or leadership tasks (work experience or extracurricular involvement) 
• You are conscientious and enjoy supporting academic work in an administrative role 

Sounds like you? Then apply as a seminar assistant at the #EFA25!

Once the application period begins, a link to the form will be available here. You will be required to provide information about your educational background, extracurricular activities, and answer two questions as part of your motivational statement.