List of studentships within the UK
Studentships at Research Institutes in the UK
Lister Summer Vacation Studentship
Open to students wishing to work with previous Lister Fellows.
http://www.lister-institute.org.uk/home/summer-studentships
Links to an external site.
Cancer Research UK (Cambridge)
https://www.cruk.cam.ac.uk/jobs-and-studentships/undergraduate-summer-research-programme
Crick Institute, London
For further information and to apply online visit the website:
https://www.crick.ac.uk/careers-study/students/summer-students
Applications open early January, closing early February,
Interviews in March
Diamond Light Source
https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Careers/Students/Summer-Placement.html
Applications open early December, closing early January,
Interviews early February, Placements start June
Institute of Cancer Research (London)
https://www.icr.ac.uk/studying-and-training/undergraduate-vacation-scholarship-scheme
Applications open mid January
Applications opening in April
John Innes Centre, Norwich
https://www.jic.ac.uk/training-careers/summer-schools/
Closing date for applications to the Summer School mid January
UCL Institute of Child Health
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/child-health/study/undergraduate-summer-studentships
Studentships from UK institutions
Biochemical Society Summer Studentships*
https://www.biochemistry.org/grants-and-awards/grants-and-bursaries/summer-vacation-studentships/
Links to an external site.
Funding for lab-based and computational projects is available. Closing date in May.
The Physiological Society Vacation Studentship Scheme*
https://www.physoc.org/supporting-you/grants/summer-studentships/
Links to an external site.
Microbiology Society*
https://microbiologysociety.org/grants/travel-research/harry-smith-vacation-studentships.html
Links to an external site.
Applications open early December
Wellcome Trust
https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/biomedical-vacation-scholarships
Links to an external site.
See also UNIQ+ programme https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/access/uniq-plus/projects#wellcomebvs
British Society for Cell Biology
http://bscb.org/competitions-awardsgrants/studentships
Links to an external site.
The Genetics Society
https://genetics.org.uk/grants/summer-studentships/
Links to an external site.
British Society for Developmental Biology
British Society for Developmental Biology (Gurdon summer studentships)
Links to an external site.