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Funding opportunities and awards to support undergraduate students interested in doing research over the Summer. Highly recommended to all students interested in a career in science or engineering.
At UCL
Faculty of Engineering Sciences:
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Scheme [12 weeks]
- Eligibility: ALL 2nd & 3rd year students in MAPS or FES
- EPSRC Vacation Bursaries [4 - 10 weeks]
- Eligibility: 2nd & 3rd year home/EU students in MAPS or FES
- Teaching and Learning Support Studentship [up to 8 weeks]
- Eligibility: Open to all students
Deadline is typically late March, FES program descriptions
Faculty of MAPS:
- International Students Dean's Summer Student Scholarships [8 weeks]
- Eligibility: international students in MAPS Deadline: 24 April 2015
- EPSRC Vacation Bursaries [4 - 10 weeks]
- Eligibility: 2nd & 3rd years home/EU students Deadline: 17:00, 29 April 2015
The Ogden Trust:
- Summer Student Internships [6 - 8 weeks]
- One or two internships will be made available in the SPiN group thanks to the generosity of the Ogden Trust
Eligibility: open to COYI alumni only. See Ogden Trust alumni internship for details
External Opportunities
In the UK
- Institute of Physics (IOP) work placements:
- Resources to find IOP-supported work experience IOP opportunities
- National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
- NPL Summer research placements details and open applications
Abroad
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) [8 - 12 weeks]
- Deadline typically in January, RISE program description
- Caltech Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)
- Deadline typically late February, SURF program description
- Lego 2 Nano Summer School (Beijing, PRC) [2 weeks]
- 2015 program information
Searchable Databases
- Gradcracker Careers for Science, Engineering & Technology Students
- Internship listings for Summer and year-long placements
