Undergraduate Vacation Studentships
Ever wanted to find out what research is really like?
Vacation Scholarships provide paid opportunities for undergraduates to work on their own research project during the summer. They are a great way to get experience, and can help you decide on your future career path.
New for 2012 is the Research Summer School scheme! Further information on this exciting opportunity can be found on the Research Summer School webpage
Student Success Stories: Read about the successes of past vacation scholars.
You will be guided and supervised by Institute members in the design of your experiments, collection of data, analysis, and possibly even writing up your study for publication in a journal! However, the research will be done by you, and you will be encouraged to think independently about the direction of your project.
How to Apply
When projects are advertised above, email one of the project supervisors to check your eligibility for the scheme, and that places are still available. They will then discuss the schemes with you and help you develop your own research project in these areas. The deadlines for these schemes are early in the New Year, and you need to fill in an application form that outlines the aims of the project and the methods you will use. So you need to start the process as soon as possible, and ideally contact a supervisor before Christmas.
For more details of the schemes and application procedures, see the following pages:
- Wellcome Trust Biomedical Vacation Scholarships- £180 per week for up to eight weeks work. Deadline: Friday 15 February 2013.
- Nuffield Undergraduate Bursaries in Science Scheme
- Newcastle University Vacation Scholarships Students should preferably be in their second year - £180 per week for projects lasting between 6 and 8 weeks. Deadline: Friday 8th March 2013.
- Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour Undergraduate Project Scholarships open to all undergraduates - £150 per week (+£40pw research expenses) for between 1-8 weeks.
- Universities Federation for Animal Welfare Student Scholarship open to all undergraduates - £170 per week (+£30 pw research expenses) for up to eight weeks.
- Experimental Psychology Society Undergraduate Research Bursary Scheme: supervisor must be a member of the EPS - £200 per week for up to 10 weeks. Deadline: 1 March 2013
If you have any general queries regarding the vacation studentships, please contact us at ion-postgrad-enq@ncl.ac.uk for more information.
