Book Your STEM Experience
Can’t make it to London? No problem! LIYSF Virtual brings the magic of the world’s leading STEM forum straight to you. Tune in for inspiring lectures from Nobel Prize winners, interactive scientific sessions, and a chance to connect with like-minded students from across the globe—all from the comfort of your home.
Key Application Information
Eligibility Criteria
- Aged between 16 and 21 years old when LIYSF takes place – thus date of birth be between 23/7/2004 and 23/7/2009. If your birthday is later than 23/07/2009, you should apply for the following year
- Students must have a good understanding of written and spoken English
- Students must be studying and have a passion for science/STEM and have achieved or be in preparation for taking exam qualifications for university entrance. We ask for a reference for individual applications.
Inclusions
The participation fee/charge of the LIYSF VIRTUAL STEM programme is £395.00 GBP per student.
This covers the total cost of the 13-day virtual STEM learning programme and includes:
- 10 main lecture demonstrations, with Nobel Prize winner lecture.
- Selection of scientific visit content.
- On-demand access to view content throughout the event, watch later and access available for 2 months after the event.
- Networking element included in the platform with a networking carousel and post-lecture lounges for participants to meet each other, talk about the programme and debate topics raised.
- Live chat – all sessions have a live chat with our LIYSF staff moderators able to answer questions and will propose questions to lecturers to be addressed in the lecture
- Certificate upon completing the programme.
Pre-requisites
You will require a desktop or tablet computer and a stable network connection to enjoy the programme fully. The platform is web-based and works with all main browsers and on Microsoft and Apple devices. There is also a mobile app version for our virtual event as well.
LIYSF VIRTUAL will also offer all content on-demand, so you can catch up with any session that you missed throughout the two weeks.
Participants are responsible for seeking their own financial assistance to support their attendance at LIYSF. Applications are considered on a first-come, first-served basis and are open until 1st July.
Please complete the “ VIRTUAL LIYSF APPLICATION FORM” on the top right of this page to apply to attend the LIYSF VIRTUAL STEM programme. Submission of this form confirms your application and subject to our acceptance commits you to full payment of the participation fees.
Only submit this form if you have the funds ready, if you are not sure or have questions please contact us.
Individual Application
Each year 500 students aged between 16-21 years old attend LIYSF from over 70 countries worldwide, many attending as self-nominated individual attendees. You can use the application form to apply as an individual, but you
must supply an academic referee who can confirm that you meet our requirements. Once you apply, you will enter our application process and will be advised about your application, we will let you know if we need any more
information from you. If your application is accepted you are required to pay a £795 deposit to hold your place (balance of fees due 3rd June).
Please complete the “Individual Application Form” on the top right of this page to apply to attend LIYSF. Submission of this form confirms your
application and subject to our acceptance commits you to full payment of the participation fees. Only submit this form if you have the funds ready, if you are not sure or have questions please
contact us.
Register Interest Form
Would you like to talk to us before sending an application? Please register your interest here and we will get back to you to discuss and answer your questions about applying to attend the in-person physical LIYSF or LIYSF VIRTUAL. Do check our frequently asked question page, as this may have the answer to your question too.
Video Testimonials
FAQs
Virtual LIYSF highlights:
- 10 plenary lecture demonstrations live streamed
- Selection of scientific visit content.
- Live chat – all sessions have a live chat
- Networking element included
- Lounge area
- On-demand content to watch when you want
The participation charge to attend the virtual programme information can be found here. Only one person may log-in per account registered.
You will require a desktop or tablet computer to enjoy the programme fully. You just need a computer with a stable internet connection and the ability to play sound. The platform is web-based and works with all main browsers and on Microsoft and Apple devices. Please note that it’s not possible to connect via a mobile device at this time.
No problem, we are offering all content on-demand, you can catch up with any session that you missed throughout the two weeks and also for one week after the event. After this time the content will no longer be available.
Yes please! We have our live chat area in all sessions where you can ask your questions, our LIYSF moderators may be able to help straight away and otherwise questions will be put to the speaker in the session. We will make sure that a balance of questions are asked from both on-campus and virtual participants. Please note you have to attend the session live to be able to ask questions, this is not possible when watching on-demand. We will put a selection of questions to the speakers, but as with the on-campus programme, there is only a fixed time for questions and it may not be possible to answer all questions.
Yes, we issue all participants that complete the programme a certificate of attendance.
We are offering all participants the opportunity to transfer between the on-campus and virtual programme until 28th April, after this time it is still possible, but further charges may apply. Please note that funds are transferrable, but must be paid in full for each of the respective programmes, both programmes have a different price. A reference will also be required to attend the on-campus programme, as per our standard in-person application process.
Yes, we are working hard to make sure that you can meet as many of your fellow participants as possible, so on the platform there are networking events designed to enable you meeting each other.
The programme is fixed as per the on-campus event, we will send you the exact programme timing nearer the event. There is programme content on most days, but it’s in manageable sessions, typically no more than 90mins per session. See our LIYSF Schedule.
