Eligibility

This scheme is designed for undergraduate students interested in pursuing a career in biomedical research, including progression to a PhD.

To be eligible, students must:

• Be currently studying for an undergraduate degree.

• Be available for a 6 to 10-week summer research placement.

• Undertake the placement in the UK or Republic of Ireland, supervised by a current or former Lister Fellow.

• Have the appropriate right to work for the duration of the placement.

• Accept no more than one Lister Summer Studentship.

Master’s and postgraduate students

• Students on an integrated undergraduate Master’s degree, such as an MSci, MBiol, MChem or MEng, are eligible, provided they are still registered as an undergraduate.

• Students currently undertaking or who have already completed a standalone postgraduate Master’s degree, including an MSc, are not eligible.

In short: the scheme is aimed at undergraduates to help them decide if postgraduate research is right for them.

Terms & Conditions

• The award of £3100 (provided the studentship lasts for no less than 6 weeks) will be paid to the host institution by the Lister Institute in advance of the commencement of the studentship.

• The student must be based in UK or Ireland for the duration of the studentship. If the student is not a UK citizen the host institution must ensure that the student has the appropriate right to work documents.

• The host institution is responsible for the administration of the award and for all payments to the student, upon receipt of the funding by the host institution from the Lister Institute.

• The Institute will pay the fixed amount of £3100 and the host institution should then pay the student according to their own policies.

• The award is for a maximum of 10 weeks and a minimum of 6 (see above) and monies must only be used for the support of the student and their associated research project.

• The host institution is responsible for all health and safety issues relating to the student/project and compliance with all legislative and licence requirements of the project.

• As far as is possible and necessary the host institution is responsible for the welfare of the student and ensuring that all legal requirements are met (work permit etc).

• In any publication (paper, short communication, letter, poster or talk) resulting from the student’s input to the research this should be fully recognised, and the student must be referred to by name and as a Lister Institute Summer Student.

• If the host institution (in its reasonable opinion) decides that any intellectual property arising from the research is commercially exploitable, the host institution will consider whether it is appropriate to seek intellectual property protection and further develop the intellectual property. In the event that any revenue is generated through commercial exploitation of the intellectual property, the host institution will agree an appropriate share with the Lister Institute, in line with the host institution’s own ‘reward to inventors’ policy.

• At the end of the project, feedback must be submitted to the Institute from yourself and your student using the institutes online management system.

• Any additional costs must be covered by the host institution.