Wellcome Sanger Institute is now accepting applications for Sanger Institute Prize Competition 2019. This is an outreach competition for undergraduate students from low- and middle-income countries and gives the winner an opportunity to experience the very cutting edge of genomic research.
The winner of the Sanger Institute Prize will be offered a three-month internship with a research group at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in 2019. Travel, living and research expenses are all covered by the award.
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Who May Eligible:
To be eligible to apply, applicants must:
- Be from a low- or middle-income country (a full list of eligible countries is available below)
- Be studying at a University/Institute in a low-/middle-income country
- Demonstrate an active interest in research in the genomics field
- Have a good command of English
How to Apply & Competition Rules:
To participate, the applicants must submit an online application form through the given link: https://www.sanger.ac.uk/form/Sanger_Prize
Rules:
- The 2019 competition will be run as a two-stage process.
- Stage one: expression of interest
- First stage applicants are asked to complete a short application form and write an expression of interest detailing their scientific interests and why they want to come to the Sanger Institute.
- Two academic references are also required at this stage.
- Stage two: an essay
- Selected candidates will then be asked to take part in stage two of the process, which is to write an essay with a given title.
- Stage one: expression of interest
Benefits:
- The winner of the Sanger Institute Prize will be offered a three-month internship with a research group at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in 2019.
- Travel, living and research expenses are all covered by the award.
Application Deadline:
Entries should be submitted online by 5 pm UK GMT, December 21, 2018.
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If you have any queries contact Nicky Chilvers (sangerprize@sanger.ac.uk)
