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13 programmes

International research

Amgen Scholars Program

Amgen Foundation

summer research programme with host-specific application windows

The Amgen Scholars Program gives undergraduates summer research opportunities at host institutions across multiple regions. Participants conduct a research project and j...

International research

France Excellence Charpak Summer Training Scholarship

Campus France India

Closed - next edition expected supports internships or research projects during the academic summer break

The France Excellence Charpak Summer Training Scholarship supports Indian students undertaking a short research internship or project at a French laboratory or instituti...

International research

Globalink Research Internship

Mitacs

Closed - next edition expected student applications usually open well before the following year's internship period

Mitacs Globalink Research Internship places selected international undergraduates with Canadian university faculty for a full-time research internship. Projects span sci...

International research

IAESTE Internships

IAESTE

national committees run their own selection cycles, commonly in the winter for summer placements

An international exchange network arranging technical internships abroad for science, engineering and applied-arts students through member country committees.

International research

JSPS Summer Program

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

nominating agencies run their own calls, generally well ahead of the summer

Places pre- and postdoctoral researchers from participating countries in Japanese host laboratories for a summer of research, alongside an orientation in Japanese langua...

International research

MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

applications usually open in the winter for a summer placement

A summer programme placing undergraduate students in MIT research groups with faculty and graduate-student mentorship.

International research

NUS Research Attachment Programmes

National University of Singapore

intakes are announced ahead of each attachment period

NUS hosts visiting students on research attachments with its faculty across science and engineering disciplines.

International research

RISE Germany

DAAD

Opens 15 Oct

RISE Germany offers summer research internships at German universities and research institutes. Undergraduate students are matched with doctoral-student mentors in scien...

International research

Singapore International Pre-Graduate Award

A*STAR

intakes run in cycles through the year, with deadlines ahead of each start date

The Singapore International Pre-Graduate Award supports short-term research attachments for international students at A*STAR research institutes and consortia. The award...

International research

Student Summer Research Fellowship

ETH Zurich Department of Computer Science

fellowship work takes place during the July-August summer period

The ETH Student Summer Research Fellowship offers undergraduate and graduate students research experience in computer science at ETH Zurich. Fellows work with a research...

International research

Summer Student Programme

CERN

applications usually close early in the year for the summer programme

CERN's Summer Student Programme lets selected bachelor's and master's students work on scientific or technical projects at CERN. Students also attend lectures and take p...

International research

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)

California Institute of Technology

applications usually close in the earlier part of the year for a summer project

Caltech's flagship summer research fellowship, in which students write a project proposal with a mentor and carry it out over the summer.

International research

Visiting Student Research Program

KAUST

applications are project-based and flexible through the year

KAUST's Visiting Student Research Program offers research internships for advanced bachelor's and master's students in STEM fields. Interns work with KAUST faculty on pr...