Summer Internship in Cancer Research, Germany

Open to: undergraduate and master students
Deadline: 01/05/2010

The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is announcing Summer Internship in Cancer Research for outstanding and ambitious undergraduate or masters students who are interested in gaining laboratory research experience. The Internship is organized by the Helmholtz International Graduate School in Cancer Research.

The Core Course will take place during the period 2nd August – 3rd September 2010, during which summer students will be expected to be at the DKFZ, but the dates of the 8-10 week research project are otherwise flexible, and should be arranged with the lab supervisor.

Internship
* Students will spend 8-10 weeks working in a laboratory of the DKFZ, where they will have the opportunity to participate in cutting edge research in cancer-related biology, and to interact with leading scientists in the field as well as fellow students from around Europe.
* Students will also take part in the Internship Core Course, which covers recent research at the DKFZ via a series of research seminars and will have the opportunity to take part in a soft-skills course from a selection covering topics related to scientific presenting and writing.
* In addition, events with DKFZ PhD students and outings in and around Heidelberg will be organized.

Financial matters
A limited number of fellowships for the Summer School are available, but applicants are strongly encouraged to organize their own funding.

Application procedure
All interested applicant need to submit following documents:
1. the application form
2. electronic copy of the university registration certificate that confirms student status
3. the high school certificate
4. the university transcript of records

The application file need to submitted by 1st May 2010 to: higs@dkfz.de

PLUS the applicants should ask the University supervisor/advisor to email a letter of support for the application to: higs@dkfz.de

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