For undergraduates not enrolled in a work placement year, gaining research or industry experience can be challenging. Summer research placements offer a solution, providing valuable skills and insights into lab work. Various organisations provide funding for students between their second and third years, typically covering a 6-8 week period with a small stipend.
Funding bodies:
- Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
- Biochemical Society
- British Society for Cell Biology
- Carnegie Trust
- Experimental Psychology Society
- Genetics Society
- The Physiological Society
- Wellcome
- Animal Free Research UK.
Key details to note:
- Applications often come from the supervisor, not the student.
- Some funding bodies require either the supervisor or student to be a member of the society.
- Deadlines for applications usually fall in the first few months of the calendar year.
- Students can secure placements at universities where they are not pursuing their degree.