Sanger Institute Prize Competition is accepting the application from undergraduate students who are from low- and middle-income countries. The Institute will provide a three-month internship for the winning applicants.

Description:

We are thrilled that the Sanger Institute Prize Competition announces this award again. Are you interested to further your knowledge of genomes and in particular to play a substantial role in the sequencing and interpretation of the human genome? This information will underpin research on human biology and diseases in this century and beyond.

Details:

Key Dates:

• Time limit: December 6, 2019
• Deadline for references: 18 December 2019
• Result announcement: End of January 2020

Level:  undergraduate

Duration: 3 months 

Location: England

Open to: low-and middle-income countries

Value of this award:

The winner receives the following advantages:

• Covers travel costs
• Covers accommodations and research expenses
• Living
• three months internship with the research group at the Welcome Sanger Institute

Eligibility criteria:

• Applicant’s age must be over 18 years old.
• Applicants must be from low-and middle-income countries including Afghanistan and other countries.
• Applicant must study in low- and middle-income countries
• Must be interested in research genomic fields
• Must be proficient in English

Application process:

Follow the steps below to apply for this competition:

• fill an application form and then write your scientific interest and mentioning why you want to apply
• They will be asked to provide two reference
• Finally, selected students will be asked to write an essay on a given title (will send by email).
• The outcome will be announced by judges at the end of April 2020.

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For more info please visit Sanger Institute Prize Competition