The seminars offered by the Ecumenical Institute, each gathering up to 20 participants are on sensitive, cutting-edge issues and burning challenges confronting Christians and churches today. They are open to all those interested in participating in a short-term issue-oriented debate. Applications can be sent throughout the year. The selection from among the applicants, which strives to create a balanced group of participants in terms of age, denomination, gender and geography, is done approximately two months before the announced date of the seminar. If places are still available, applications can be received up to two weeks before the beginning of the seminar from those persons not needing a visitor’s visa to Switzerland.
For each seminar organised at the Ecumenical Institute there is a modest scholarship fund to provide financial assistance, on request, to participants with less financial capacity to cover the costs of board and lodging, registration and the programme fee. However, travel and travel-related expenses are always the responsibility of the participant.
Note: the board and lodging fee mentioned for each seminar includes full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner and two coffee breaks) and lodging in a single room in Colombie/Heaven/Petit-Bossey room categories.