Summer schools

SIdE Summer Schools are open to scholars and practitioners at all career stages, with a particular focus on PhD students and early-career researchers.

SIdE membership is required to attend (annual fee: €80).

Summer Schools 2026 – 40th Edition

All schools are delivered in hybrid mode.

Courses will be offered both in person and online. Participants may indicate their preferred attendance mode upon registration.

Important dates (updated)

• Application Deadline: 17 May, 2026
• Notification of acceptance: 21 May, 2026
• Deadline for Fee Payment: 29 May, 2026

Fees and Enrollment

Online courses

• Students (Master’s and PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, research fellows): €550
• University staff (RTDA, RTDB, associate and full professors): €750
• Others: €1700

In-person courses

• Students (Master’s and PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, research fellows): €900
• University staff (RTDA, RTDB, associate and full professors): €1100
• Others: €2500

Accommodation and logistics

Week in Bertinoro – University Residential Centre
The fee includes accommodation (from Sunday evening):

• double room for students and university staff
• single room for others
• breakfast and lunch

An upgrade to a single room is available at an extra cost, payable directly at the reception:
Roberta Partisani (rpartisani@ceub.it | +39 0543 446554)

Week in Perugia (July) – S.A.Di.Ba. (Scuola di Automazione per Dirigenti Bancari, Bank of Italy)

The fee includes accommodation (from Sunday evening), as well as breakfast, lunch, and dinner for all participants.

Multiple enrollment

Participants enrolling in:

• both Summer Schools, or
• one Summer School and one Postgraduate Course

are entitled to:

• €100 discount per in-person course
• €50 discount per online course

Renounce and refund policy

To withdraw and request a refund, please contact: admin@side-iea.it

Refund requests are accepted up to 7 days before the start of the course, and must include a justification.

Administrative fees will be deducted:

• €150 for in-person courses
• €100 for online courses

After this deadline (less than 7 days before the course), requests must include supporting documentation and will be evaluated by the SIdE President.

Carlo Bianchi grants     

We are pleased to announce that two full registration fee waivers are available for worthy PhD students who opt for the participation in presence to one of the schools. These grants are established in memory of professor Carlo Bianchi, the historical organizer of SIdE summer schools and are funded by a donation of the Carlo Bianchi family. To be eligible for the scholarship, PhD students must register before May 2th, 2025. All in presence participants will be requested to express their interest for the grant and, if appropriate, integrate their curriculum.  The SIdE Commission will evaluate the CVs submitted and will inform the winners by May 28th, 2026.

 Bank of Italy grants for female economists

With the aim of promoting the presence of women researchers in the fields of economics and finance, the Bank of Italy will fund up to ten full registration fee waivers to cover the participation costs of deserving female students and young researchers attending the SIdE Summer schools or Postgraduate courses. A committee composed of members of the SIdE and of the Bank of Italy will evaluate the CVs submitted in the registration process and will inform the winners by May 28th, 2026.

 Francesca Rossi Grants 

In memory of Professor Francesca Rossi, an outstanding scholar whose research and academic commitment left a lasting mark on the econometrics community, the Società Italiana di Econometria (SIdE) is pleased to announce the availability of registration fee waivers for deserving female young researchers, funded by the Department of Economics of the University of Verona and by SIdE.These grants are intended to support female PhD students and female early-career researchers who wish to attend one of the SIdE Summer Schools or Postgraduate Courses, promoting excellence and inclusiveness in advanced econometric training.Eligible candidates will be asked to express their interest during the registration process and, if appropriate, to submit or integrate their curriculum vitae. Applications will be evaluated by a SIdE-appointed committee, which will assess the submitted CVs on the basis of academic merit and research potential.  Successful applicants will be notified by May 28th, 2026.