The summer research fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis taking into consideration several criteria including the student's academic record, personal statement and letters of recommendation.
Eligibility
- Must be enrolled in a degree program in biology, physics, chemistry, bio-engineering, or computational sciences and plan on pursuing a career in the life sciences. Basic Life Sciences backgound is essential. Previous lab experience is a plus.
- Must be in good standing with a GPA equivalent to a 3.75/4.0 grade or higher and should have completed at least 2 years of undergraduate coursework by the summer of 2012. (If your university does not use a 4 point scale, then include an explanation of the your grading scale with your motivation letter.)
- Usually participants come from the top 10% of their class and have some research experience. Their essays show passion and motivation!
- Sometimes we do select 1st year master's students, but we mostly aim at undergraduates. (Undergraduate means the first 4 years of university training usually towards a bachelor's degree.) Students from the medically focused studies are also welcome to apply, but we like to see that their background also includes hard science, ie physics, quantiative biology, genetics courses etc.
- Please keep in mind that last year, we received almost 800 complete applications! This unfortunately makes the acceptance rate very low. We will announce the selected participants 2 to 3 weeks after the deadline.
Application Procedure
Applicants must submit a complete on-line application, including pdf uploads of the following:
- A CV (1 - 2 pages)
- A motivation letter (maximum 1000 words) describing your academic background, scientific interests, any previous research experience, what you will bring to the program and what you hope to accomplish from attending the summer research program.
- A short explanation of why you would like to work in the labs that you chose. One or two sentences will be sufficient for each lab.
- Official copy of the student's university academic transcript or school official list of classes and grades. (in English or one of the major European languates) up to the moment of the SRP application. (The candidate may translate their transcript her(him)self and have a faculty member sign it to verify its authenticity.)
- Two e-mail addresses of faculty or instructors who are familiar with the student and are in a position to assess the student's capabilities and potential for a career in science. If you have had the opportunity to work in a lab, please include a recommendation from the lab head. A link will be sent to the referee shortly afterwards for uploading their recommendation.
Submission Deadline
6 February 2012
Website Link
http://sv.epfl.ch/cms/lang/fr/pid/
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