Call for applications - HC2P Summer Program
- spriteplus
- Apr 14
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 22
SPRITE+ invites applications from PhD students to participate in the Human-Centric Cybersecurity Partnership’s Summer Program 2025, which will take place on 9 – 20 June, 2025 at the Université de Montréal and the University of Ottawa, Canada.
Up to 3 grants covering registration, travel and accommodation will be awarded. This call for applications is open to PhD students from any discipline, based at UK universities (UKRI eligible research institutions). Full and part-time students are eligible, at any stage of study through to thesis submission. You will be asked to confirm that your supervisor is aware and approves of your application.
About the program
The HC2P’s 2025 summer program will focus on human aspects of cybersecurity from the following three perspectives:
Society and Human Centric Cybersecurity
Regulation and Human Centric Cybersecurity
Behaviour and Human Centric Cybersecurity
The program combines directed learning, practical experiences and hands on research that will not only provide you with real world skills and contacts but also authorship of a published report on cybersecurity. For reference, the 2023 edition yielded a report “Decrypting Ransomware” which examined the phenomena of ransomware in Canada in terms of the issues and potential solutions through societal, regulatory and behavioural lenses.
More details are available here.
How to apply
Applicants should be members of SPRITE+. If you are not already a member, registration is quick and free of charge.
Applications will be assessed by members of the SPRITE+ Management Team based on criteria of:
Clearly articulated motivation for participating in the Summer Program
Realistic understanding of expected benefits of participation
Academic excellence and relevant research interests
SPRITE+ will cover economy travel costs (including flights and ground transportation) and accommodation for the duration of the Summer Program. Travel bookings will be made by SPRITE+ in line with our travel policy, accommodation will be arranged by SPRITE+ or HC2P.
Successful applicants will be asked to write a blog post for the SPRITE+ website reflecting on their experience, and may be invited to present on their Summer Program research at future SPRITE+ events.
To apply you need to be currently enrolled in a PhD programme at a UK University. Please send your application (in PDF format) to admin@spritehub.org, with the subject line ‘Summer Program Application’ by the closing date of 15 March, 2025 containing the following information in no more than two A4 pages:
Name and affiliation
A brief CV
Your motivations to apply for participation in the program
Expected benefits from participation
Confirmation that your supervisor is aware of your application and will be happy for you to attend
Important dates
Submission deadline: 15 March, 2025.
Outcomes communicated: by 28 March, 2025.
Program
Week of June 2nd, 2025: Online Briefing
June 9th, 2025: Arrival in Montréal
June 10th - 14th, 2025: Montréal Portion
June 15th, 2025: Travel to Ottawa
June 16th - 20th, 2025: Ottawa Portion
June 20th, 2025: Program Conclusion
If you have any questions about this call, please contact admin@spritehub.org.