CNIO Summer Laboratory Training Programme 2017 for Undergraduate Students – Madrid, Spain (Fully Funded)

• You must have passed at least 2/3 of the total credit points (courses or exams) required for a Life Sciences or Biomedicine-related undergraduate degree (in any country).
• You must maintain your status of undergraduate student throughout the whole summer programme (June 26 to August 18, 2017).
• You must have an excellent academic track record with a Grade Point Average (GPA) above 0.75 (with your GPA as the numerator and the highest possible GPA as the denominator).
• You must have a good knowledge of English.
• You must be available from June 26 to August 18 (8 weeks) to attend the training programme. If you cannot be at the CNIO during this period, you will not be eligible for the programme.

Benefits:

• The CNIO will cover the student’s travel expenses: one return ticket from the student’s
  hometown to Madrid.
• During the summer training programme, the CNIO will subsidize b reakfasts and lunches
  at the centre’s cafeteria.
• Students will be covered by a personal accident insurance throughout their stay at the
  CNIO.
• Citizens from countries not issuing the EHC will receive a private health insurance and a
  repatriation insurance, except those already having a valid health insurance during the
  whole summer stay.
• The training programme will run from June 26 to August 18, 2017 (8 weeks) , and will consist of 292,5 working hours– the actual timetable will be mutually agreed on by the students and the programme director. The intensive nature of the programme requires a full-time commitment (37,5 hours per week) from the participant. Students are required to participate in all scheduled activities.

Application Procedure:

• Only online applications will be considered. To apply go to http://www.cnio.es/ing/cursos/practicasverano.asp and complete the application form, choosing three laboratories in order of preference. Please attach your CV in pdf format; doc and rtf formats are also accepted. Please note that the size of this document must not exceed 1MB. Only shortlisted candidates will be asked to send the following documents by e-mail to summertraining@cnio.es: