Dear colleagues,
I would appreciate it if you would pass on the message below to any interested students. Note that we will pay 100% of the travel costs of all selected participants.
Regards
Roderik Overzier

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The Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences of the University of São Paulo (IAG-USP) is pleased to announce the São Paulo School of Advanced Science

FIRST LIGHT: stars, galaxies and black holes in the epoch of reionization
July 28 — August 7, 2019, IAG-USP, São Paulo, Brazil

This intensive, 10-day school is aimed at graduate students interested in the theory and observations of the epoch of reionization. The school features 8 courses delivered by top international experts that will cover the cosmic dark ages, neutral hydrogen experiments, the formation of the first stars, galaxies and black holes, and the evolution of the first objects to their present-day descendants. Focus lectures and tutorial sessions by local experts will highlight new instrumentation and surveys relevant to the topic, including the James Webb Space Telescope, the Giant Magellan Telescope and the Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph, and provide students with a practical introduction to the school's topics. Thanks to a generous grant from the São Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP), the school will fully fund the participation (airfare and accommodation) of about 100 students, with a roughly 50/50 split between local and international students. Priority will be given to students enrolled in graduate programs (MSc or PhD) and that are active in one of the research areas related to the school. To apply, students should submit a brief letter of motivation, research statement, transcript of their grades, and CV, and arrange one letter of recommendation by their advisor.

Details and registration: http://www.firstlight.iag.usp.br/
Application deadline: April 15, 2019
Announcement of selections: May 6, 2019
Inquiries: Roderik Overzier (firstlight@iag.usp.br)

Lecture courses:
Rennan Barkana, Xiaohui Fan, Ken Nagamine, Renske Smit, Patricia Tissera, Naoki Yoshida, Saleem Zaroubi, and Adi Zitrin, + focus lectures, student presentations, posters and more.

SOC: Laerte Sodré Jr. (Co-Chair), Roderik Overzier (Co-Chair), Raul Abramo, Volker Bromm, Eduardo Cypriano, Xiaohui Fan, Garth Illingworth, Nobunari Kashikawa, Rodrigo Nemmen, Rogier Windhorst
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