Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences Summer Research Scholarships: Summer Studentships

Opportunities exists for undergraduate students to undertake a research project over the summmer under the supervision of a senior clinical, biomedical or public health researcher. The award is a $5,000 stipend, with $3,000 paid in December and $2,000 on completion. The scholarships usually run from November to February.

More information for Students

Read about the benefits of the Summer Research Scholarships and see the available projects.

More information for Supervisors

Read about the timeline of the Summer Research Scholarship project and add project.

About the scholarships

How the programme works
Eligibility
Guidelines
Application forms
Other Summer Research Scholarships

How the programme works

Projects for Summer Studentships are offered in July each year. Interested students should follow the process below.

Read the Guidelines.
Select a project of interest and arrange to see the supervisor offering the project.
When you meet the supervisor, take your C.V and your academic record (print it out from Student Services Online or request one from the Student Centre).
If selected, student and supervisor together submit an application for a studentship to the faculty's Research Office.
Ethical approval must be obtained before work on the project begins (student to arrange this with supervisor).

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Eligibility

Students are eligible from second to fourth years of study. Medical students eligible only in second and third years of study.
A minimum B+ average grade equivalent to a GPA of 6 is required.
Each student is eligible for a maximum of two summer research scholarships during their period of undergraduate study.
Students enrolled in a postgraduate programme (Hons, Masters, PhD) are not eligible.

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Guidelines

Summer Studentship application guidelines

Summer Studentship report guidelines

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Application forms

Please choose the appropriate application form.

Third year medical students with good grades and an interest in pursuing research in their career can apply for the Paykel Scholarship and complete the Paykel Scholarship form(77.0KB DOC)

Other interested students should complete a General application form. (75.5KB DOC)

Applications for Summer Research Scholarships open on 16 July 2012. Students are advised to check back on this date to find projects they may be interested in.

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