Any Lister Fellow or Former Fellow can apply for funding.
Applications must be submitted by the host (Lister Fellow). Students will need to reach out to the Lister Fellows, present or former, to discuss working in their labs. The Lister institute does not have any involvement at this stage, and students are encouraged to approach Fellows and Former Fellows that work in their area of interest or studies.
Students are free to reach out to multiple fellows however, can only accept and work with one fellow.
Students are free to contact Lister fellows at any time to express their interest in the studentship scheme.
Lister Fellows are contacted directly at the start of the year and asked to register their interest in the scheme.
The Deadline for application is 31st May. Application must be made by the host (Lister Fellow) by this date.
The Deadline for application is 31st May. Application must be made by the host (Lister Fellow) by this date.
Students are free to contact Lister fellows at any time to express their interest in the studentship scheme.
Yes, all students are free to make contact with the Lister Fellows via email or any other means available to them. The Lister institute has no involvement at this stage.
Some Fellows have suggested that a CV and/or personal statement is useful at this stage.
A list of current and former fellows can be found on our webpages. We do not hold email addresses on our website however you can typically find them on the fellows own University pages or by looking them up via a search engine.
You can only accept one Lister Summer Studentship.
Applications must be made by the Lister Fellow via the Lister online application form.
All registered Lister Fellows should receive an email at the start of each year containing the non-public link.
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Funding is allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Yes, to secure your funding early, use the non-public link, sent to you via email. Start the application process leaving the Student details blank. We will be notified that an application has been made and will allocate the funding. Student details will need to be provided before the deadline of 31st May.
We accept applications for one student per Lister Fellow / Former Fellows, however student details can be updated, if necessary, e.g. if a student withdraws and is replaced by another undergraduate.
The Lister Summer Studentship scheme is aimed at undergraduates usually at the end of their second year. However it is not limited to those in their second year.
Yes, the Lister Summer Studentship scheme is aimed at undergraduates.
The purpose of the studentship is to encourage undergraduates to take up a career in research. Where that decision has not yet been made the scheme would provide a great opportunity for an undergraduate student to experience working in a top laboratory and to undertake their own project.
The purpose of the studentship is to encourage undergraduates to take up a career in research. Where that decision has not yet been made the scheme would provide a great opportunity for an undergraduate student to experience working in a top laboratory and to undertake their own project.
The award of £3000, is typically paid in June directly to the host institution. The host institution is responsible for paying the student according to their own policies.
The award of £3000, is paid directly to the host institution at the commencement of the studentship. The host institution is responsible for paying the student according to their own policies.
The funding enables students to spend time working in a Fellow’s laboratory during the summer holiday period. This provides an opportunity for Lister Fellows to receive additional support for their research. It also provides a great opportunity for an undergraduate student to experience working in a top laboratory and to undertake their own project. Monies must only be used for the support of the student and their associated research project, including consumables.
Applications must be made by the Lister Fellow via the Lister online application form.
The studentship scheme is to fund a project devised by one of our fellows in their own laboratory.
The studentships must run for a minimum of 6 weeks, and no more than 10.
Students will spend between 6 – 10 weeks working in a Fellow’s laboratory during the summer holiday period. The host, will devise the project and determine whether or not the weeks run consecutively.
All Lister Summer Students will have the opportunity to present their posters during the poster session at the Annual Fellows Meeting held in September in Oxford. Invitation to the Annual Meeting will be sent to the Fellows / Former Fellows who will invite their students. All students that present their posters at the Annual Fellows Meeting will receive certificates during the autumn after the meeting.
Supervisor and student reports will need to be submitted for all participants that have completed the Lister Summer Studentship scheme. Templates will be emailed to supervisors and students via the online system in September following completion of the scheme.
The Lister Institute’s competitive research prizes give young scientists the opportunity to develop their potential through flexible funding over a five-year period. The awards are aimed at younger, researchers in the early years of running their own groups, for whom receipt of the prize would make a significant difference to their research work.