Regulations

Article 1
Each year the Academy operates a programme whereby scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic criteria.

Article 2
Recipients of scholarships must undertake to comply strictly with the provisions of this Regulation concerning their obligations in the event their application is accepted by the Curatorium. No documents submitted by candidates in support of their application for a scholarship will be returned. Therefore, university diplomas must be provided in the form of certified copies.

Article 3
All applications for scholarships, which must be typewritten and accompanied by supporting documents, must be received, by mail only, by March 1st 2011 at the latest, failing which they cannot be accepted.

Article 4
The Curatorium examines the applications that it has received within the deadline. It draws up a list of the recipients of scholarships, and is in no event bound by any recommendations that it receives.

Article 5
Candidates are notified of the decision in April at the latest.

Article 6
Scholarships are paid to the recipients either directly by the donor or by the Academy at the beginning of each period of summer courses.

Article 7
Recipients of scholarships are required to attend the Academy's courses throughout the session.

Article 8
Any failure by the recipient of a scholarship to comply with the obligations laid down by this Regulation shall result in the cancellation of the scholarship; furthermore, the Academy reserves the right to require the reimbursement of any amounts already paid to the recipient. No person may receive more than one scholarship. The age limit for scholarship is thirty years as of January 1st 2011 and thirty five as of January 1st 2011 for a doctoral scholarship.