Deadline: January 31, 2024
The Biology Undergraduate Summer School 2024 is now accepting applications. This Summer Undergraduate Research (SUR) Program is proposed by the School of Biology of the Faculty of Biology and Medicine at UNIL. International students from all around the world are welcome to enroll in the European Summer School. For this 2024 SUR Program in Switzerland, undergraduate students who have already finished the first two years of their bachelor’s degree are eligible. With a strong emphasis on biological sciences, the international undergraduate summer program offers a plethora of research options in biology, medicine, or allied fields. The Undergraduate Summer School in Biology offers an opportunity to conduct top-notch research at one of the world’s best facilities. Giving a detailed insight is the goal of the fully financed summer research program in Switzerland.
The Summer Undergraduate Research Program runs for eight weeks and is fully financed. This eight-week undergraduate summer school in biology in Switzerland will introduce students to curriculum and research themes. Since English is an international language and the official language of many nations, foreign students can learn and speak in English without encountering any communication hurdles throughout the fully-funded summer program abroad. The nearly eight-week UNIL summer program for undergraduate students will begin in July and go through August. The fully financed SUR Program 2024 will choose roughly fifteen bachelor’s students with backgrounds in biology and medicine.
Every member of the UNIL SUR Program 2024 will conduct their research project in a lab that is distinct from the Faculty of Medicine and Biology. The goal of this fully sponsored summer program in Europe is to draw exceptional, talented, and driven individuals who are eager to engage in lifelong research. Along with interacting with other participants, the kids will be able to gain experience and learn from one another in a variety of ways. There are multiple common academic activities at the international undergraduate summer school.
These events include talks on various research topics and career paths by esteemed faculty members and student research presentations. Additionally, participants will get the opportunity to attend workshops on career assistance for academics and beyond. Along with all of these educational pursuits, students will also take part in a variety of extracurricular activities.
Location:
Switzerland
Benefits
- The program will pay for and arrange for the housing of all the participants. SUR participants will be housed in one of the UNIL associations in Lausanne in a male/female (mixed) furnished apartment.
- The 2024 SUR program will provide an amount of CHF 1,500 to cover other living expenses.
- Students will get reimbursement for travel expenses at the end of the program.
- Visa assistance is also provided to all international students who need it.
Eligibilities
- Applicants should have an academic background in biology, medicine or a related discipline with a strong focus on biological sciences.
- Applicants must have completed two years of their bachelor’s degree and will be pursuing their third year at the time of the SUR programme.
- As the summer program is highly competitive, students must have a GPA >3.75 or equivalent or be in the top 5% of class ranking.
- Students should have excellent communication skills in spoken and written English.
- Students must be able to participate for the entire duration of the international summer program.
- The UNIL SUR Program 2024 is open to both national and international students.
- Applicants must be proficient in English as the international summer camp is in English.
Eligible Regions: Open for all
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