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meetings:other-events:1st_unidive_training_school [2024/04/11 15:21] – [APPLICATIONS AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES] victoria.bobicevmeetings:other-events:1st_unidive_training_school [2024/05/01 11:08] (current) – [Call for applications] agata.savary
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 ===== Call for applications =====  ===== Call for applications ===== 
-**Apply by: April 29, 2024**+**Apply by: May 1, 2024**
  
-** CALL FOR APPLICATIONS** +We are happy to announce the 1st edition of UNIDIVE Summer School on Universality, Diversity and Idiosyncrasy in Language Technology. It is dedicated mainly (but not exclusively) to young researchers and investigators. Researchers working on low-resourced languages, dialects and varieties are particularly welcome. See below for the application details.
-We are happy to announce the 1th edition of UNIDIVE Summer School on Universality, Diversity and Idiosyncrasy in Language Technology. It is dedicated mainly (but not exclusively) to young researchers and investigators. Researchers working on low-resourced languages, dialects and varieties are particularly welcome +
  
  
 ===== Program =====  ===== Program ===== 
-The courses considered for this training school include: +The [[meetings:other-events:1st_unidive_training_school:courses|courses]] considered for this training school include: 
-  * annotating a (S)UD treebank for a new language (by [[https://kahane.fr/|Sylvain Kahane]] and Francis Tyers) +  * [[meetings:other-events:1st_unidive_training_school:courses#dependency_syntax_surface-syntactic_ud_and_ud|Dependency syntax, Surface-Syntactic UD and UD]] - by [[https://kahane.fr/|Sylvain Kahane]] 
-  * annotating MWE in a new language (by [[https://www.racai.ro/en/about-us/racai-staff/verginica-barbu-mititelu/|Verginica Mititelu]] and [[https://www.ilsp.gr/en/members/giouli-voula-2/|Voula Giouli]]) +  * [[meetings:other-events:1st_unidive_training_school:courses#annotation_of_multiword_expressions_for_newcomers|Annotation of multiword expressions for newcomers]] - by [[https://www.racai.ro/en/about-us/racai-staff/verginica-barbu-mititelu/|Verginica Mititelu]] and [[https://www.ilsp.gr/en/members/giouli-voula-2/|Voula Giouli]] 
-  * corpus annotation infrastructure (annotation platforms, format validators, Git etc.) +  * [[meetings:other-events:1st_unidive_training_school:courses#corpus_annotation_infrastructure|Corpus annotation infrastructure]] - by [[https://members.loria.fr/BGuillaume/|Bruno Guillaume]], [[https://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/daniel-zeman|Daniel Zeman]] and [[https://perso.limsi.fr/savary/|Agata Savary]] 
-  * a brainstorming hackaton on topics submitted by the trainees.+ 
 +Additionally, the program will include: 
 +  * a brainstorming hackaton on topics submitted by the trainees 
 +  * posters of selected student projects
  
 ===== APPLICATIONS AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES =====  ===== APPLICATIONS AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ===== 
 Each applicant should **submit a project** for a construction of a resource related to the topics of the training school (e.g. a new/enhanced UD treebank, a new PARSEME corpus, a resource adding a new annotation layer on top of a UD/PARSEME corpus, etc.). The length of the application should be 2 pages (excluding references). The application should contain: Each applicant should **submit a project** for a construction of a resource related to the topics of the training school (e.g. a new/enhanced UD treebank, a new PARSEME corpus, a resource adding a new annotation layer on top of a UD/PARSEME corpus, etc.). The length of the application should be 2 pages (excluding references). The application should contain:
- +  * The title 
-- The title +  * Applicant’s name and affiliation (including the country) 
- +  * A list of 3-4 key-words 
-- Applicant’s name and affiliation (including the country) +  * Description of a resource related to the topics of the training school 
- +  * Explanation how the participation in the training school will be useful for the project 
-- A list of 3-4 key-words +  * Open questions related to the project which could be addressed during the brainstorming hackathon  
- +  * Short statement of the project phase (planning, started, in the process of creation)
-- Description of a resource related to the topics of the training school +
- +
-- Explanation how the participation in the training school will be useful for the project +
- +
-- Open questions related to the project which could be addressed during the brainstorming hackathon  +
- +
-- Short statement of the project phase (planning, started, in the process of creation)+
  
 **The projects are to be submitted via the  [[https://openreview.net/group?id=UniDive/2024/Training_School|OpenReview portal]]**. **The projects are to be submitted via the  [[https://openreview.net/group?id=UniDive/2024/Training_School|OpenReview portal]]**.
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-===== Trainees' selection criteria ===== +===== TRAINEE’S SELECTION CRITERIA ===== 
 We can fund about 40 trainees to come to Chișinău (additionally to local trainees). In case of a larger number of candidates, the selection criteria will include: We can fund about 40 trainees to come to Chișinău (additionally to local trainees). In case of a larger number of candidates, the selection criteria will include:
 +  * Trainee’s country: trainees only from COST countries  and Near-Neighbour Countries can be funded. See [[https://www.cost.eu/about/members/|here]] and [[https://www.cost.eu/about/strategy/international-collaboration/|here]].
   * Age (Young Researchers and Invesitgators, i.e. under the age of 40, are promoted)   * Age (Young Researchers and Invesitgators, i.e. under the age of 40, are promoted)
   * Gender and geographical balance (notably between Inclusiveness Target Countries and others COST countries)   * Gender and geographical balance (notably between Inclusiveness Target Countries and others COST countries)
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   * Status of the language on which the trainee intends to work (low-resourced languages, dialects or genres are promoted)   * Status of the language on which the trainee intends to work (low-resourced languages, dialects or genres are promoted)
  
 +__If you are not selected on the basis of these criteria and you can find other financial sources to cover your travel, accommodation and meals, you are also welcome to participate. 
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 +__The authors of the selected projects may optionally present them in a poster session during the Training School.__
 ===== Organizing Committee =====  ===== Organizing Committee ===== 
   * Victoria Bobicev   * Victoria Bobicev
   * Olesea Caftanatov   * Olesea Caftanatov
   * Atul Kr. Ojha   * Atul Kr. Ojha
 +  * Agata Savary
  
  
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