Page last updated 16/08/2020

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Below we have listed links to pages which regularly advertise opportunities or to institutions which run annual programmes.   

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For more regular updates, check out these lists:

• Undergraduate Internship

• Postgraduate Opportunities

• Postgraduate Funding

• Career Opportunities

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Prospective Undergraduates

Application Tips and Scholarships

https://collegelah.com/scholarship-applications/

https://afterschool.my/scholarship

https://www.studymalaysia.com/scholarships/

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Undergraduates

Internship Opportunities (UK & EU) 

*Note that due to COVID-19, some of these schemes and programmes may have been suspended for the current year

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Academia-related Opportunities

• Research Studentships & Scholarships – Wide list compiled by the Royal Society of Biology, usually for students who have finished their 2nd year of undergraduate study.

• Amgen Scholarship Undergraduate Summer Research Programme

• Cancer Research Uk Beatson Institute Internships

• Child Health Research Studentship Scheme

• Cancer Research UK Voluntary Internships

• The Crick - Calleva Summer Studentship Programme

• John Innes Centre Undergraduate Summer School & Vacation Bursaries

• MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Summer Studentships

• Vienne Biocenter Summer School

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Industry/Consulting Internships

• Costello Medical Scientific Internships

• GSK Industrial Placements

• MSD Industrial Placements

• P&G Research & Development Internship Programme

• Unilever Industrial Placements Programme

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Science Communication Internships

• European Medical Writers Internship Forum  – for students interested in medical writing

• Royal Society of Chemistry Science Writer Internships

• Springer Group Internships (Scientific Publishing)

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Prospective Postgraduates

General Information 

• Masters Degree Advice

• PhD Advice

• Postgraduate Study in the USA – Information from the Fulbright Commission

• Study & Research in Germany

• Research Degrees in the Netherlands

• Study in Sweden - PhD Programmes

 

PhD Programmes

Note: Do check these links regularly as they may update the information listed for the upcoming academic year. FindaPhD.com is also a great resource but take note of the funding criteria for each project

• Child Health Research PhD Programme, UCL 

• CRUK Cambridge Centre MRes + PhD in Cancer Biology

• European Molecular Biology Lab International PhD Programme

• Germany - PhD Programme Database

• IMPRS for Cell, Developmental & Systems Biology 

• Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship for Research Student

• John Innes Centre (Plant Biology) Rotation PhD Programme 

• Medical Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership, Imperial College London

• Medical Research Council Discovery Medicine North Doctoral Training Partnership

• Natural Environment Research Council, London Doctoral Training Partnership

• Natural Environment Research Council, Leeds, York Doctoral Training Partnership

• Norwich Research Park Doctoral Training Partnerships

• UCL Research Degree Database – all disciplines

• PhD Programme at The Francis Crick Institute

• Pasteur Paris-University (PPU) international doctoral program

• The Vienna Biocenter (VBC) PhD Programme in Life Sciences

• Wellcome Trust 4-year science studentships 

• Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute PhD Programmes

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Postgraduate Funding​

• MyBrain Scholarship

• Commonwealth Scholarship

• Chevening Scholarship

• Yayasan Khazanah Global Scholarship

• Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme

• Rhode’s Scholarship - for Malaysian students intending to do a postgraduate degree in Oxford University

• Gates Cambridge Scholarship

• Levehulme Doctoral Scholarships - for students in UK universities

• Taiwan MOE University Scholarships - also available for undergraduates studies

• Wellcome Trust Doctoral Studentships

• Postgraduate Study Loans from the UK Government 

• Prospects.ac.uk – Postgraduate course directory. Also has a funding advice section and general advice on postgraduate studies

• FindAMasters.com – International database of courses

• The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Study and Funding – For PhD, Masters, and PGCE study in the UK through grants from charities, trusts, and foundations. Requires your university to be subscribed to the page to access the list of funding sources 

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Jobs/Fellowships

University websites are a great place to start when looking for job/fellowship opportunities in academia​

• Universiti Malaya Research Assistant Recruitment

• ResearchGate

• Glassdoor

• LinkedIn

• Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Fellowships - Fellowship schemes for women in STEM

• L'ORÉAL-UNESCO Fellowships and Awards for Women in Science