2015 Summer Training Program for Undergraduate Students

2015 Summer Training Program
for Undergraduate Students in
Spain
Awarding Institute/Country: The
Spanish National Cancer Research
Centre in Spain is providing this
Training Program.
Scholarship Description: The
Spanish National Cancer Research
Centre (CNIO) announces up to 10
vacancies for undergraduate
students to work in a lab at the
CNIO over the summer. The
programme runs from June 22 to
August 14, 2015, and is open to undergraduate students of any nationality. Travel expenses
and meals at the CNIO cafeteria will be covered for summer training programme students
during their stay at the centre. The application deadline is 26 April, 2015.
The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) announces up to 10 vacancies for
undergraduate students to work in a lab at the CNIO over the summer.The programme
runs from June 22 to August 14, 2015, and is open to undergraduate students of any
nationality who have passed at least 2/3 of the total credit points (courses or exams)
required for a Life Sciences or Biomedicine-related undergraduate degree (e.g. Biology,
Biomedicine, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Bioinformatics). Travel expenses and meals
at the CNIO cafeteria will be covered for summer training programme students during
their stay at the centre.
Study Subject (s): Programme is available in the area of Life Sciences.
Course Level: Programme is available to undergraduate university students to work in a lab
at the CNIO over the summer.
Eligibility: Application requirements
-You must have passed at least 2/3 of the total credit points (cour
ses or exams) required for a Life Sciences or Biomedicinerelated undergraduate degree (in
any country).
-You must have an excellent academic track record with a Grade Point Average (GPA) above
0.75 (with your GPA as the numerator and the highest possible GPA as the denominator).
-You must have a good knowledge
of English.
-You must be available from June22
to August 14 (8 weeks) to attend the
training programme. If you cannot
be at the CNIO during this period,
you will
not be eligible for the programme.
2015 Summer Training Program
for Undergraduate Students in
Spain
Eligible Group: Students of any
nationality can apply for this CNIO
Summer Training Programme.
Up to 10 summer training positions
will be awarded during 2015 to undergraduate university students of biomedicine-related
studies in any country.
The programme runs from June 22 to August 14, 2015.
Travel expenses and meals at the CNIO cafeteria will be covered for summer training
programme students during their stay at the centre. In addition, students without public
health assistance benefits in Spain will be covered with a private health insurance
provided by the CNIO for the same period of time (8 weeks).
Selection Criteria: Positions will be awarded on a competitive basis taking into consideration
the student’s academic records and motivation letter. In case of equal merits, students in
their final year of studies will be given preference.
Only shortlisted candidates will be asked to the following documents by email.
How to Apply: Only on line applications will be considered. Please attach your CV in pdf
format; doc and rtf formats are also accepted. Please note that the size of this document must
not exceed 1MB.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 26 April, 2015.