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Biosciences Undergraduate Summer Research Studentships

Studentships are available for students in their penultimate year of study, providing experience of a research environment and training. 

We are very pleased to announce that applications are now being taken for the UG Biosciences summer research studentships. The deadline for submission is 8 May 2024. Following a generous donation to Life Sciences, a number of studentships are available for students in their penultimate year of study, providing experience of a research environment and training.   

Who can apply? 

Students studying for an undergraduate degree in the UCL School of Pharmacy or the UCL Division of Biosciences who are in the: 

  • second year of a three-year programme or 
  • third year of a four-year programme; 
  • are domiciled in the UK;
  • come from a low-income and/or a low-socio-economic background;
  • have demonstrated excellence in academic achievement in their university studies.

The studentships may be held in any area of UCL where the Principal Investigator (PI) agrees to offer you space to undertake a laboratory or computational research project. Areas available within Life Sciences include UCL Biosciences, the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits & Behaviour (SWC) and the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit (GCNU).  

What does the studentship cover? 

You will spend between six to twelve weeks undertaking a research project working with a PI based at UCL. 

How much funding is available? 

  • Bench fee of £500 to the PI (Principal Investigator)
  • £400 per week stipend for the successful recipient for between 6 and 12 weeks
  • Projects must be hosted by a PI based at UCL. 
  • Additional travel and accommodation costs are not covered by the Scheme. 

How to apply? (Closing date for applications is 8 May 2024)

•    All you need to do is to complete the FLS UG Summer Studentship Student Application Form.
•    The same form covers both Alumni and Biosciences studentships. It will ask you to submit a short statement explaining how doing a summer project in a laboratory will benefit you. You can include details of research areas that you would be interested in to help us identify suitable projects.