Call 32: ONLINE Winter school ‘Data for monitoring poverty and vulnerabilities in Europe'

Deadline for applications: 17 January 2021
Notification of admission: by 29 January 2021

General information

Building a fairer Europe and strengthening the EU’s social dimension has become a key priority for the Von der Leyen Commission, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Monitoring the evolution of the social situation by tracking trends, performances and analysing data on poverty, vulnerability and living conditions is crucial to achieve social goals.

Against this background, the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) is organising the Winter School on Data for Monitoring Poverty and Vulnerabilities in Europe in the framework of the InGRID-2 project.

The School will provide an overview on: i) data availability at EU level for monitoring poverty, vulnerability and living standards, ii) how such data are being and can be used for research and policy, and iii) the main findings from ongoing research. It will give the opportunity to the participants to delve on data on different aspects of poverty and present their own research during an online presentation session.

CEPs will host this Winter School in collaboration with leading experts in the field as well as policy makers. They will guide participants across the different topics through keynote speeches, lectures, hands-on workshops on specific case studies and data visualization.

This Winter School is the first out of two organised by CEPS under the Poverty and Living Conditions Pillar of InGRID-2. It targets advanced graduate students, early-stage researchers, PhD students and policy makers.

Participants are expected to have a strong background in quantitative research methods and statistical analysis. Selected participants are expected to share knowledge, participate actively in debates, present their research and give feedback to other participants.

Date and location

Start: Wednesday 24 February 2021, 9:30
End: Friday 26 February 2021, 14:00
Location: Online (Microsoft Teams)

How to apply?

Please send your CV and a short motivation letter via the application form.

Submit an abstract of maximum 300 words about one of the following topics:

• Poverty in Europe (e.g. in-work poverty, child poverty, housing exclusion)
• Social inclusion of vulnerable groups
• Monitoring social conditions at EU level and in European countries

Selected applicants are expected to present their work during the winter school in an interactive presentation session. This session will be the opportunity to display and discuss an own research project in an interactive manner, as well as to get feedback.

Applications are due by January 17th, 2021.

Selected applicants will be notified of admission by January 29th, 2021.

Important: Participants are expected to have access to data analysis and visualization software (STATA, R, Tableau) to actively participate in practical exercise during workshops. Some experience with any of this software is highly recommended to take part to interactive sections and workshops. Please explicitly indicate in your application which software you have access to, outlining the experience you have with it (i.e. no. of years or projects).