Spain: Summer Internship Opportunity for undergraduates in Medical, Biology, Biomedicine

Deadline:  21 April 2013

Summer Internship Opportunity for undergraduates in Medical, Biology, Biomedicine, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Bioinformatics at LABORATORY TRAINING PROGRAMME: UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER SESSION, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Spain

2013 Call

The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) announces up to 7 vacancies for undergraduate students to work in a lab at the CNIO over the summer.

The programme runs from June 24 to August 16, 2013, and is open to undergraduate students of any nationality who are in their final two years of studies in the Life Sciences or related subjects (e.g. Biology, Biomedicine, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Bioinformatics). 
Travel expenses and meals will be covered by the CNIO for summer training programme students during their stay at the centre.
https://www.cnio.es/ing/cursos/practicasverano.asp
Each student will be matched with a specific laboratory based on the student’s interest and background. The student will be working under the supervision of the group/section/unit leader or a member of the research group. 
The participants will attend a series of seminars given by faculty members and researchers from the CNIO. Students will be required to present the results of their summer projects in a special session to be held at the end of the programme.
Fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis taking into consideration the student’s academic record and their letter of motivation.