An application may be submitted at any time of the year by the candidate himself, and must contain the following documents

• A brief motivation letter, including the current workfield and possible research area
• A CV 

These documents can be sent to the coordinator of IOPS: secretariaat.iops@rug.nl

Procedure
The chair of the IOPS board assesses the application and shall state his conclusion within four weeks. 

Membership fee
Affiliated members do not pay a membership fee. They pay for each course/conference separately. The fee for each course can differ and can be requested with the IOPS coordinator. Regular IOPS PhD members have priority when courses are full.