Wolfram Winter School 2026 Application

The Wolfram Science Winter School 2026 will be held online January 5–16, 2026, from 9am–9pm US Eastern Time with a self-guided week of reading and learning December 29, 2025–January 2, 2026.

For more information about the Wolfram Science Winter School, please visit our website for more information about the program or contact our team with any questions.

Application Overview

Admission to the Wolfram Science Winter School is a multistep process. The quality of your application contributes toward your successful admission to the school.

Please note: we want to hear from you, not from generative AI. Your application will be read by humans, some of whom work on LLMs and all of whom have seen a lot of LLM-generated text. The only thing we consider to be an acceptable use of LLM text generation is for language translation. If you intend to use a generative AI program, we would rather see your prompts than the LLM's responses. We value the content of your application over the presentation of that content.

Space is limited and early applicants have a higher chance of acceptance. Admissions are done on a rolling basis and spots fill quickly. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

The Wolfram Science Winter School is intended for participants who will be 18 years of age or older on January 4, 2026.

Please fill out the form below and click Submit once you have finished.

Applicant Information

First name *

Last name *

Preferred name (the name you like to be called) *

Please include the pronunciation of your preferred name *

You can use to this tool to generate the phonetic spelling of your name or refer to this phonetic spelling guide.

What pronouns do you use? *

Email address *

Phone number *

Date of birth (YYYY/MM/DD) *

Street address *

City *

State/Province *

Country *

ZIP/Postal code *

Experience and Qualifications

Do you have any current affiliations? *

(e.g. your university, company, institution, organization...)

What is your current status? *

(e.g. undergraduate student, doctoral candidate, researcher, engineer...)

Please list any major(s) or field(s) of study. *

Please provide a link to your current résumé/CV. *

Make sure this link is public and accessible.

Briefly tell us about any active/past project(s) or research experience(s) in physics, mathematics or other relevant fields. *

Estimate your level of skill with Wolfram Language: *
None
Novice (i.e. I understand what Wolfram Language is, I've opened a notebook and/or I've used Wolfram|Alpha for homework)
Beginner (i.e. I've run code using Wolfram Language, used Wolfram Programming Lab/Explorations and/or used Wolfram Language in school)
Intermediate (i.e. I've written small programs using Wolfram Language and/or worked on a group project using Wolfram Language)
Advanced (i.e. I've written a large program and/or completed an independent project using Wolfram Language)

Briefly describe your familiarity with the Wolfram Physics Project, the ruliad, the paradigm of multicomputation or the other fields of research pursued at the Wolfram Institute. *

If you have previously attended a Wolfram program or posted on Community, please share the titles and links to any previous projects or posts:

Motivation and Interest

Why do you want to attend the Wolfram Winter School? What do you hope to accomplish or gain from the program? *

What do you bring to the Wolfram Winter School? Beyond what you hope to gain, what perspectives, skills or experiences will you contribute that make you a valuable part of the community? *

Please select two (2) primary areas you would like to explore: *

If you selected other, please provide more information below:

If you have a research idea that you would like to explore during the Wolfram Winter School, please describe it briefly.

Is there any other relevant information that you would like to add to this application?

Other Information

If you selected "Other," please explain.

If you selected "Previous attendee," "Friend, classmate or colleague," "Teacher or advisor" or "University," please provide their name and email so we can thank them for the referral.

Do you give us consent to share your application information with some of our trusted partners hiring people with your qualifications? *

Yes, you can share my application information with any trusted partner Yes with only Wolfram-affiliated organizations No

Program events will take place from January 5 to 16, between 9am and 9pm US Eastern Time. The week before the program begins (December 29 to January 2), students will also be expected to complete self-guided readings and skills practice.

Will you be available for these dates and requirements? *

By submitting this application you must agree to the following: *

I agree to the retention of my personal data by the Wolfram Companies as explained in the Privacy Policy. I have answered all questions truthfully and to my best ability.

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